Barbados vs Dominica: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Barbados
38,450 people
in 2020
Dominica
38,586 people
in 2020
Barbados rank
186th
Dominica rank
185th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 38,586 people against 38,450 people in Barbados, a difference of 136 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 186th and Dominica ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Dominica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,914 people | 30,766 people | 2,851 people | Dominica |
| 1960s | 28,578 people | 34,623 people | 6,045 people | Dominica |
| 1970s | 29,190 people | 37,804 people | 8,614 people | Dominica |
| 1980s | 31,924 people | 39,612 people | 7,688 people | Dominica |
| 1990s | 32,238 people | 47,807 people | 15,569 people | Dominica |
| 2000s | 35,984 people | 45,857 people | 9,874 people | Dominica |
| 2010s | 43,270 people | 43,132 people | 137.4 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 38,450 people | 38,586 people | 136 people | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Barbados or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 38,586 people against 38,450 people in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Barbados and Dominica?
- 136 people, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Dominica ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.