List of Caribbean countries by population

This list of Caribbean countries and dependencies is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections from the United Nations,[1] the change from the previous year, and the most recent official figure.

Map

Caribbean population by country

  Haiti (25.2%)
  Dominican Republic (24.4%)
  Cuba (24.1%)
  Puerto Rico (US) (7.0%)
  Jamaica (6.1%)
  Trinidad and Tobago (3.3%)
Map of Caribbean islands

Table

Country / dependency % total UN 2023
estimate
%
change
Official
figure
Official
date
1  Haiti 25.0% 11,724,764 1.2% 9,801,664 1 Jul 2012[2]
2  Dominican Republic 24.0% 11,332,973 0.9% 10,711,155 1 Jul 2023[3]
3  Cuba 24.0% 11,194,449 -0.2% 11,113,215 1 Jul 2023[4]
 Puerto Rico (US) 7.0% 3,260,314 -1.6% 3,205,691 1 Jul 2023[5]
4  Jamaica 6.1% 2,825,544 -0.1% 2,734,092 1 Jul 2019[6]
5  Trinidad and Tobago 3.3% 1,534,937 0.3% 1,365,805 30 Jun 2022[7]
6  Guyana 1.8% 813,834 0.6% 743,699 1 Jul 2019[8]
7  Suriname 1.3% 623,237 0.8% 616,500 1 Jul 2021[9]
8  Bahamas 0.9% 412,624 0.6% 395,640 1 Jul 2019[10]
9  Belize 0.9% 410,825 1.4% 441,471 1 Jul 2022[11]
 Guadeloupe (France) 0.9% 395,839 0.0% 390,253 1 Jul 2020[12]
 Martinique (France) 0.8% 366,981 -0.1% 372,594 1 Jul 2020[13]
10  Barbados 0.6% 281,996 0.1% 277,821 1 May 2010[14]
 Curaçao (Netherlands) 0.4% 192,077 0.5% 148,925 1 Jan 2023[15]
11  Saint Lucia 0.4% 180,251 0.2% 178,696 1 Jul 2018[16]
12  Grenada 0.3% 126,184 0.6% 112,579 1 Jul 2019[17]
 Aruba (Netherlands) 0.2% 106,277 -0.2% 107,457 31 Dec 2021[18]
13  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% 103,699 -0.2% 110,418 1 Jul 2022[19]
 United States Virgin Islands (US) 0.2% 98,750 -0.7% 87,146 1 Apr 2020[20]
14  Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% 94,298 0.6% 100,772 1 Jan 2022[21]
15  Dominica 0.2% 73,040 0.4% 71,293 14 May 2011[22]
 Cayman Islands (UK) 0.1% 69,310 0.9% 71,432 10 Oct 2021[23]
16  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% 47,755 0.2% 47,195 15 May 2011[24]
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 0.1% 46,062 0.8% 46,131 1 Jul 2021[25]
 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 0.1% 44,222 0.1% 42,938 1 Jan 2023[26]
 Saint Martin (France) 0.07% 32,077 0.9% 36,108 1 Jan 2020[27]
 British Virgin Islands (UK) 0.07% 31,538 0.7% 28,054 12 Jul 2010[28]
 Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) 0.06% 27,148 0.4% 27,726 1 Jan 2022[29]
 Anguilla (UK) 0.03% 15,900 0.3% 15,780 1 Dec 2022[30]
 Saint Barthélemy (France) 0.02% 10,994 0.2% 10,083 1 Jan 2020[31]
 Montserrat (UK) 0.01% 4,387 -0.1% 4,433 1 Jul 2022[32]
Caribbean 100% 46,482,286 0.6% 43,432,864

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References

  1. ^ "Total population, both sexes combined (thousands)". UNdata. United Nations Statistics Division. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ Official estimate "Haiti at a Glance". Embassy of the Republic of Haiti. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ Official projection "Estimated and projected population". National Statistics Office. 27 Oct 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ Official figure "Demographic Indicators of Cuba and its Territories January-December 2021" (PDF). ONEI. 31 Mar 2023. Archived from the original on 16 Nov 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ Official estimate "QuickFacts". US Census. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ Official projection "Population Statistics". Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ Official estimate "Population Statistics". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ Official estimate "Year-end and Mid-year Population Estimates by Sex, Guyana: 1992 to 2019". Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ Official estimate "Population Statistics". General Bureau of Statistics. 3 Mar 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ Official projection "Commonwealth of the Bahamas". City Population. 13 Mar 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ^ Official figure "Key Indicators". Statistical Institute of Belize. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ^ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  14. ^ Adjusted census result "Barbados". City Population. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  15. ^ Official figure "People and Society". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  16. ^ Official estimate "Population". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  17. ^ Official estimate "Grenada". City Population. 29 Aug 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  18. ^ Official estimate "Quarterly Demographic Bulletin". Central Bureau of Statistics. 2 Mar 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  19. ^ Official estimate "Population and Demography". Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  20. ^ 2020 Census result "Population of the United States Virgin Islands" (PDF). US Census. 28 Oct 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  21. ^ Official figure "Population Estimates". Statistics Division. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  22. ^ 2011 census result "2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistics Division. 1 Sep 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  23. ^ 2021 census result "Cayman Islands' 2021 Census Report" (PDF). Economics and Statistics Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  24. ^ 2011 census result "St. Kitts and Nevis". City Population. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  25. ^ Official figure "2021 Indicators". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  26. ^ Official figure "Recent Indicators". Department of Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  27. ^ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  28. ^ 2010 census result "British Virgin Islands". City Population. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  29. ^ Official estimate "Caribbean Netherlands". City Population. 15 Sep 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  30. ^ Official figure "Population". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  31. ^ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  32. ^ Official figure "Statistics Department Montserrat". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.