Barbados vs Guam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Barbados
168,725 people
in 2025
Guam
159,230 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
186th
Guam rank
188th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Guam
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 168,725 people against 159,230 people in Guam, a difference of 9,495 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 186th and Guam ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88,325 people | 23,541 people | 64,784 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 101,490 people | 66,758 people | 34,732 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 136,191 people | 86,962 people | 49,229 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 162,069 people | 109,969 people | 52,100 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 165,172 people | 136,718 people | 28,454 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 163,049 people | 153,361 people | 9,689 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 165,012 people | 155,038 people | 9,974 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 167,779 people | 156,004 people | 11,774 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Barbados or Guam?
- Barbados, at 168,725 people against 159,230 people in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Barbados and Guam?
- 9,495 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guam?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guam rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Guam ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.