Barbados vs Channel Islands: Rural population
Barbados
113,898
in 2025
Channel Islands
113,473
in 2025
Barbados rank
171st
Channel Islands rank
172nd
Rural population over time
- Barbados
- Channel Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 113,898 against 113,473 in Channel Islands, a difference of 425.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 171st and Channel Islands ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Channel Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Channel Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,437 | 72,713 | 66,724 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 114,446 | 84,789 | 29,657 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 93,070 | 92,463 | 607.2 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 96,082 | 100,703 | 4,622 | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 104,805 | 105,161 | 356.2 | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 113,489 | 109,580 | 3,909 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 114,486 | 112,575 | 1,911 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Barbados or Channel Islands?
- Barbados, at 113,898 against 113,473 in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Barbados and Channel Islands?
- 425, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Channel Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Channel Islands rank globally for rural population?
- Barbados ranks 171st and Channel Islands ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.