Barbados vs Montenegro: Rural population growth
Barbados
-0.3%
in 2025
Montenegro
-0.3%
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
Montenegro rank
129th
Rural population growth over time
- Barbados
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Montenegro ranks 129th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.5% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | -4.0% | -0.9% | 3.1% | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -2.1% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -1.4% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Barbados or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Barbados and Montenegro?
- 0.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Montenegro?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Montenegro rank globally for rural population growth?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Montenegro ranks 129th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.