Barbados vs Greenland: Population growth
Barbados
0.1%
in 2025
Greenland
-0.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
Greenland rank
169th
Population growth over time
- Barbados
- Greenland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.1% against -0.0% in Greenland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 6.3 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greenland ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Greenland ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 3.6% | 2.7% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Barbados or Greenland?
- Barbados, at 0.1% against -0.0% in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Barbados and Greenland?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Greenland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Greenland rank globally for population growth?
- Barbados ranks 167th and Greenland ranks 169th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.