Population growth in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Population growth was 0.4% in 2025. β Volatile
Population growth in Caribbean Small States, 1961β2025
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 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 4.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.28 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.67 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 13.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 6.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 4.1% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.27 1=low to 6=high (2025)
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 37th out of 46 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.