Aruba vs Barbados: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Aruba
0.1046 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados
0.0648 % change on previous year
in 2025
Aruba rank
169th
Barbados rank
171st
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 0.1046 % change on previous year against 0.0648 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 0.0398 % change on previous year.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.6 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Aruba ranks 169th and Barbados ranks 171st of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5172 % change on previous year | 0.0756 % change on previous year | 0.4416 % change on previous year | Aruba |
| 1980s | 0.2115 % change on previous year | 0.2588 % change on previous year | 0.0473 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 0.1731 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Aruba |
| 2000s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.4128 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Aruba |
| 2010s | 0.8186 % change on previous year | 0.2709 % change on previous year | 0.5477 % change on previous year | Aruba |
| 2020s | 0.2099 % change on previous year | 0.0939 % change on previous year | 0.116 % change on previous year | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Aruba or Barbados?
- Aruba, at 0.1046 % change on previous year against 0.0648 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Aruba and Barbados?
- 0.0398 % change on previous year, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Aruba ranks 169th and Barbados ranks 171st of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.