Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Caribbean Small States, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 0.4% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2005.
Caribbean Small States ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2% | — |
| 1962 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | -205.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -175.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +66.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -205.2% | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | +175.5% | -0.8% | 0.6% |
| 2018 | +66.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2020 | -54.7% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More climate change data for Caribbean Small States
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3879 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total 4.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.28 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.501 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 10.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 5.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Caribbean Small States?
- Population growth in Caribbean Small States was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2005.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for population growth?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.