Which has higher population, total, Barbados or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 295,333 against 282,623 in Barbados as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Barbados and New Caledonia?

12,710, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Barbados vs New Caledonia: Population, total

Barbados

282,623

in 2025

New Caledonia

295,333

in 2025

Barbados rank

180th

New Caledonia rank

179th

Population, total over time

Barbados
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 295,333 against 282,623 in Barbados, a difference of 12,710.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 180th and New Caledonia ranks 179th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	240,927	92,018	148,909	Barbados
1970s	250,638	131,950	118,688	Barbados
1980s	255,139	159,616	95,523	Barbados
1990s	261,254	197,778	63,475	Barbados
2000s	267,854	241,430	26,424	Barbados
2010s	278,501	277,509	992.2	Barbados
2020s	282,265	289,059	6,794	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Barbados or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 295,333 against 282,623 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Barbados and New Caledonia?: 12,710, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for population, total?: Barbados ranks 180th and New Caledonia ranks 179th 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: 17 September 2026

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.