Barbados vs Tonga: Rural population growth
Barbados
-0.3%
in 2025
Tonga
-0.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
Tonga rank
134th
Rural population growth over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 134th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Tonga |
| 1970s | -4.0% | 1.6% | 5.6% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Barbados or Tonga?
- Barbados, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Barbados and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for rural population growth?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 134th 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.