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

10,794 people, with Guam ahead.

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

160 years are reported by both, from 1700 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 Guam: Population by world region

Barbados

194,711 people

in 2100

Guam

205,505 people

in 2100

Barbados rank

190th

Guam rank

188th

Population by world region over time

Barbados
Guam

How they compare

Guam currently reports 205,505 people against 194,711 people in Barbados, a difference of 10,794 people.

That makes Guam's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 190th and Guam ranks 188th of 238 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 22 and Guam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Guam	Difference	Ahead
1700s	80,000 people	12,000 people	68,000 people	Barbados
1800s	81,729 people	6,053 people	75,676 people	Barbados
1850s	135,605 people	34,000 people	101,605 people	Barbados
1900s	192,964 people	9,839 people	183,124 people	Barbados
1910s	172,186 people	12,000 people	160,186 people	Barbados
1920s	158,593 people	14,000 people	144,593 people	Barbados
1930s	173,809 people	19,000 people	154,809 people	Barbados
1940s	193,407 people	22,000 people	171,407 people	Barbados
1950s	221,034 people	64,000 people	157,034 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	77,974 people	162,962 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	97,988 people	152,659 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	122,824 people	132,321 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	148,768 people	112,492 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	163,710 people	104,153 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	164,807 people	113,702 people	Barbados
2020s	282,466 people	168,202 people	114,264 people	Barbados
2030s	280,336 people	178,893 people	101,442 people	Barbados
2040s	271,214 people	187,237 people	83,977 people	Barbados
2050s	258,205 people	194,326 people	63,879 people	Barbados
2060s	244,771 people	199,115 people	45,656 people	Barbados
2070s	231,130 people	203,054 people	28,076 people	Barbados
2080s	216,921 people	206,210 people	10,711 people	Barbados
2090s	202,488 people	206,536 people	4,048 people	Guam
2100s	194,711 people	205,505 people	10,794 people	Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Barbados or Guam?: Guam, at 205,505 people against 194,711 people in Barbados as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Barbados and Guam?: 10,794 people, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guam?: 160 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Barbados and Guam rank globally for population by world region?: Barbados ranks 190th and Guam ranks 188th 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.