Barbados vs Tonga: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Barbados
38,450 people
in 2020
Tonga
41,669 people
in 2020
Barbados rank
186th
Tonga rank
184th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 41,669 people against 38,450 people in Barbados, a difference of 3,219 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 186th and Tonga ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,914 people | 25,529 people | 2,385 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 28,578 people | 30,284 people | 1,706 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 29,190 people | 34,540 people | 5,350 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 31,924 people | 42,237 people | 10,313 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 32,238 people | 41,823 people | 9,585 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 35,984 people | 43,246 people | 7,262 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 43,270 people | 44,036 people | 766.05 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 38,450 people | 41,669 people | 3,219 people | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 41,669 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 Tonga?
- 3,219 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Tonga ranks 184th 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.