Which has higher population, Barbados or French Guiana?

French Guiana, at 303,408 people against 282,347 people in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Barbados and French Guiana?

21,061 people, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Guiana?

106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs French Guiana: Population

Barbados

282,347 people

in 2023

French Guiana

303,408 people

in 2023

Barbados rank

185th

French Guiana rank

183rd

Population over time

Barbados
French Guiana

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 303,408 people against 282,347 people in Barbados, a difference of 21,061 people.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.

Barbados ranks 185th and French Guiana ranks 183rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 34 and French Guiana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1000s	17 people	994 people	977 people	French Guiana
1100s	19 people	1,085 people	1,066 people	French Guiana
1200s	78 people	1,183 people	1,105 people	French Guiana
1300s	312 people	1,291 people	979 people	French Guiana
1400s	1,250 people	1,408 people	158 people	French Guiana
1500s	5,000 people	1,536 people	3,464 people	Barbados
1600s	20,000 people	1,676 people	18,324 people	Barbados
1700s	80,000 people	1,829 people	78,171 people	Barbados
1710s	80,000 people	2,032 people	77,968 people	Barbados
1720s	80,000 people	2,258 people	77,742 people	Barbados
1730s	80,000 people	2,509 people	77,491 people	Barbados
1740s	80,000 people	2,787 people	77,213 people	Barbados
1750s	80,000 people	3,097 people	76,903 people	Barbados
1760s	80,000 people	3,441 people	76,559 people	Barbados
1770s	80,000 people	3,824 people	76,176 people	Barbados
1780s	80,000 people	4,249 people	75,751 people	Barbados
1790s	80,000 people	4,721 people	75,279 people	Barbados
1800s	81,729 people	5,245 people	76,484 people	Barbados
1810s	81,729 people	5,828 people	75,901 people	Barbados
1820s	82,573 people	6,476 people	76,097 people	Barbados
1830s	96,877 people	7,196 people	89,681 people	Barbados
1840s	114,800 people	7,995 people	106,805 people	Barbados
1850s	135,605 people	8,883 people	126,722 people	Barbados
1860s	152,421 people	9,871 people	142,550 people	Barbados
1870s	161,956 people	10,967 people	150,989 people	Barbados
1880s	171,907 people	12,186 people	159,721 people	Barbados
1890s	182,909 people	13,540 people	169,369 people	Barbados
1900s	193,451 people	15,045 people	178,406 people	Barbados
1910s	172,186 people	16,716 people	155,470 people	Barbados
1920s	158,593 people	18,574 people	140,019 people	Barbados
1930s	173,809 people	20,637 people	153,172 people	Barbados
1940s	193,407 people	22,931 people	170,476 people	Barbados
1950s	221,034 people	25,832 people	195,202 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	37,970 people	202,966 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	54,200 people	196,447 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	84,863 people	170,283 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	132,643 people	128,616 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	197,402 people	70,460 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	261,406 people	17,103 people	Barbados
2020s	282,134 people	295,953 people	13,820 people	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Barbados or French Guiana?: French Guiana, at 303,408 people against 282,347 people in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Barbados and French Guiana?: 21,061 people, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Guiana?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and French Guiana rank globally for population?: Barbados ranks 185th and French Guiana ranks 183rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.