Barbados vs French Polynesia: Population, total

Barbados
282,623
in 2025
French Polynesia
282,465
in 2025
Barbados rank
180th
French Polynesia rank
181st

Population, total over time

  • Barbados
  • French Polynesia
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k196019922025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 282,623 against 282,465 in French Polynesia, a difference of 158.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 180th and French Polynesia ranks 181st of 218 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 240,927 95,348 145,579 Barbados
1970s 250,638 132,256 118,382 Barbados
1980s 255,139 178,478 76,661 Barbados
1990s 261,254 220,325 40,929 Barbados
2000s 267,854 256,653 11,202 Barbados
2010s 278,501 276,249 2,252 Barbados
2020s 282,265 280,795 1,470 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Barbados or French Polynesia?
Barbados, at 282,623 against 282,465 in French Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Barbados and French Polynesia?
158, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for population, total?
Barbados ranks 180th and French Polynesia ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.