Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Rural population

Barbados
113,898
in 2025
Saint Lucia
127,732
in 2025
Barbados rank
169th
Saint Lucia rank
166th

Rural population over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Lucia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922025

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 127,732 against 113,898 in Barbados, a difference of 13,834.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 169th and Saint Lucia ranks 166th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 139,437 76,656 62,781 Barbados
1970s 114,446 83,660 30,786 Barbados
1980s 93,070 92,133 937 Barbados
1990s 96,082 104,350 8,268 Saint Lucia
2000s 104,805 125,447 20,642 Saint Lucia
2010s 113,489 138,862 25,373 Saint Lucia
2020s 114,486 128,488 14,002 Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 127,732 against 113,898 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
13,834, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for rural population?
Barbados ranks 169th and Saint Lucia ranks 166th of 215 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

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.