Which has higher population by world region, Barbados or Curacao?

Barbados, at 194,711 people against 120,466 people in Curacao as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Barbados and Curacao?

74,245 people, with Barbados ahead.

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

151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

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

Barbados vs Curacao: Population by world region

Barbados

194,711 people

in 2100

Curacao

120,466 people

in 2100

Barbados rank

190th

Curacao rank

193rd

Population by world region over time

Barbados
Curacao

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 194,711 people against 120,466 people in Curacao, a difference of 74,245 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Curacao's.

Across all 151 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 190th and Curacao ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Curacao	Difference	Ahead
1950s	221,034 people	114,997 people	106,037 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	141,219 people	99,717 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	154,474 people	96,173 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	156,601 people	98,544 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	152,524 people	108,735 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	150,206 people	117,656 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	167,860 people	110,649 people	Barbados
2020s	282,466 people	185,328 people	97,138 people	Barbados
2030s	280,336 people	183,116 people	97,219 people	Barbados
2040s	271,214 people	177,470 people	93,744 people	Barbados
2050s	258,205 people	169,564 people	88,641 people	Barbados
2060s	244,771 people	160,334 people	84,437 people	Barbados
2070s	231,130 people	150,468 people	80,662 people	Barbados
2080s	216,921 people	138,882 people	78,039 people	Barbados
2090s	202,488 people	126,670 people	75,817 people	Barbados
2100s	194,711 people	120,466 people	74,245 people	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Barbados or Curacao?: Barbados, at 194,711 people against 120,466 people in Curacao as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Barbados and Curacao?: 74,245 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Curacao?: 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Barbados and Curacao rank globally for population by world region?: Barbados ranks 190th and Curacao ranks 193rd 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
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, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.