Barbados vs Guam: Urban population
Barbados
168,725
in 2025
Guam
159,230
in 2025
Barbados rank
180th
Guam rank
182nd
Urban population over time
- Barbados
- Guam
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 168,725 against 159,230 in Guam, a difference of 9,495.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 180th and Guam ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101,490 | 66,758 | 34,732 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 136,191 | 86,962 | 49,229 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 162,069 | 109,970 | 52,100 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 165,172 | 136,718 | 28,454 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 163,049 | 153,361 | 9,689 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 165,012 | 155,038 | 9,974 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 167,779 | 156,004 | 11,774 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Barbados or Guam?
- Barbados, at 168,725 against 159,230 in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Barbados and Guam?
- 9,495, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Guam rank globally for urban population?
- Barbados ranks 180th and Guam ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.