Barbados vs French Polynesia: The global population hockey stick
Barbados
282,347 people
in 2023
French Polynesia
281,125 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
186th
French Polynesia rank
187th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Barbados
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 282,347 people against 281,125 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 1,222 people.
Across all 83 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 186th and French Polynesia ranks 187th of 239 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 80,000 people | 56,840 people | 23,160 people | Barbados |
| 1800s | 81,729 people | 62,530 people | 19,199 people | Barbados |
| 1840s | 120,798 people | 66,000 people | 54,798 people | Barbados |
| 1850s | 135,605 people | 62,000 people | 73,605 people | Barbados |
| 1900s | 193,451 people | 30,000 people | 163,451 people | Barbados |
| 1920s | 166,745 people | 36,000 people | 130,745 people | Barbados |
| 1930s | 180,568 people | 42,000 people | 138,568 people | Barbados |
| 1940s | 203,528 people | 55,000 people | 148,528 people | Barbados |
| 1950s | 221,034 people | 72,974 people | 148,060 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 240,936 people | 95,363 people | 145,573 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 250,647 people | 132,270 people | 118,377 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 255,146 people | 178,490 people | 76,656 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 261,259 people | 220,334 people | 40,925 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 267,862 people | 256,663 people | 11,199 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 278,509 people | 276,256 people | 2,253 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 282,134 people | 280,135 people | 1,999 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or French Polynesia?
- Barbados, at 282,347 people against 281,125 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and French Polynesia?
- 1,222 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Barbados ranks 186th and French Polynesia ranks 187th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.