Barbados vs New Caledonia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Barbados
66,216 people
in 2050
New Caledonia
67,921 people
in 2050
Barbados rank
177th
New Caledonia rank
175th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Barbados
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 67,921 people against 66,216 people in Barbados, a difference of 1,705 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Barbados ranks 177th and New Caledonia ranks 175th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 36 and New Caledonia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 17.9 people | 10,266 people | 10,248 people | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 19.53 people | 11,406 people | 11,387 people | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 78.12 people | 12,673 people | 12,595 people | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 312.49 people | 14,080 people | 13,768 people | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 1,250 people | 15,641 people | 14,391 people | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 4,999 people | 17,366 people | 12,368 people | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 19,987 people | 19,254 people | 732.6 people | Barbados |
| 1700s | 79,840 people | 21,254 people | 58,586 people | Barbados |
| 1710s | 79,864 people | 22,459 people | 57,405 people | Barbados |
| 1720s | 79,830 people | 23,617 people | 56,212 people | Barbados |
| 1730s | 79,787 people | 24,831 people | 54,956 people | Barbados |
| 1740s | 79,734 people | 26,103 people | 53,631 people | Barbados |
| 1750s | 79,668 people | 27,433 people | 52,235 people | Barbados |
| 1760s | 79,584 people | 28,823 people | 50,761 people | Barbados |
| 1770s | 79,480 people | 30,274 people | 49,206 people | Barbados |
| 1780s | 79,350 people | 31,787 people | 47,564 people | Barbados |
| 1790s | 79,188 people | 33,360 people | 45,828 people | Barbados |
| 1800s | 78,985 people | 34,994 people | 43,991 people | Barbados |
| 1810s | 90,541 people | 36,686 people | 53,855 people | Barbados |
| 1820s | 101,939 people | 38,540 people | 63,399 people | Barbados |
| 1830s | 113,126 people | 40,454 people | 72,672 people | Barbados |
| 1840s | 124,036 people | 42,421 people | 81,615 people | Barbados |
| 1850s | 134,580 people | 44,434 people | 90,146 people | Barbados |
| 1860s | 140,838 people | 46,478 people | 94,360 people | Barbados |
| 1870s | 146,564 people | 47,569 people | 98,995 people | Barbados |
| 1880s | 151,600 people | 48,591 people | 103,009 people | Barbados |
| 1890s | 155,744 people | 49,521 people | 106,223 people | Barbados |
| 1900s | 158,735 people | 50,328 people | 108,407 people | Barbados |
| 1910s | 158,532 people | 50,978 people | 107,554 people | Barbados |
| 1920s | 156,558 people | 50,985 people | 105,573 people | Barbados |
| 1930s | 152,313 people | 50,737 people | 101,576 people | Barbados |
| 1940s | 145,161 people | 50,177 people | 94,984 people | Barbados |
| 1950s | 132,699 people | 48,080 people | 84,619 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 139,437 people | 51,670 people | 87,767 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 114,446 people | 59,415 people | 55,032 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 93,070 people | 65,807 people | 27,263 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 96,082 people | 78,490 people | 17,591 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 104,805 people | 86,862 people | 17,943 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 113,489 people | 91,953 people | 21,535 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 113,582 people | 93,637 people | 19,944 people | Barbados |
| 2030s | 102,782 people | 90,776 people | 12,006 people | Barbados |
| 2040s | 80,899 people | 78,452 people | 2,447 people | Barbados |
| 2050s | 66,216 people | 67,921 people | 1,705 people | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Barbados or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 67,921 people against 66,216 people in Barbados as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 1,705 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Barbados ranks 177th and New Caledonia ranks 175th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.