Barbados vs Kiribati: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Barbados
38,450 people
in 2020
Kiribati
42,181 people
in 2020
Barbados rank
186th
Kiribati rank
183rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 42,181 people against 38,450 people in Barbados, a difference of 3,731 people.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 186th and Kiribati ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,914 people | 30,008 people | 2,093 people | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 28,578 people | 35,212 people | 6,634 people | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 29,190 people | 38,835 people | 9,646 people | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 31,924 people | 43,594 people | 11,670 people | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 32,238 people | 49,126 people | 16,888 people | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 35,984 people | 50,730 people | 14,747 people | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 43,270 people | 51,696 people | 8,426 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 38,450 people | 42,181 people | 3,731 people | Kiribati |
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 Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 42,181 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 Kiribati?
- 3,731 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kiribati?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Kiribati rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Kiribati ranks 183rd 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.