List of Caribbean countries by population
This list of Caribbean countries and dependent territories is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections.
Inland and island countries in the Caribbean region, even if technically not in the Caribbean Sea itself, are included.
Table[]
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
1 July 2017 projection |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%) |
Average absolute annual growth |
Estimated doubling time (years) |
Official figure (where available) |
Date of latest figure |
Source |
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1 | Cuba | 11,252,999 | 25.05 | 0.25 | 28,000 | 278 | 11,238,317 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
2 | Haiti | 10,981,229 | 24.45 | 0.98 | 97,000 | 71 | 9,980,243 | 2015 | Official estimate |
3 | Dominican Republic | 10,766,998 | 23.97 | 2.31 | 248,000 | 30 | 10,911,819 | 2015 | Official estimate |
- | Puerto Rico (US) | 3,508,000 | 7.81 | -1.13 | -40,000 | - | 3,548,397 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
4 | Jamaica | 2,729,000 | 6.08 | 0.26 | 7,000 | 270 | 2,723,246 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,357,000 | 3.02 | 0.52 | 7,000 | 134 | 1,349,667 | 2015 | Official estimate |
- | Guadeloupe (France) | 405,000 | 0.90 | 0.25 | 1,000 | 280 | 390,253 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
- | Martinique (France) | 383,000 | 0.85 | -0.52 | -2,000 | - | 372,594 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
6 | Bahamas | 379,000 | 0.84 | 1.34 | 5,000 | 52 | 369,670 | 2015 | Official estimate |
7 | Barbados | 283,000 | 0.63 | 0.35 | 1,000 | 196 | 277,821 | May 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
8 | Saint Lucia | 172,000 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 1,000 | 119 | 166,526 | May 10, 2010 | Preliminary 2010 census result |
- | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 157,000 | 0.35 | 0.64 | 1,000 | 108 | 154,843 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
- | Aruba (Netherlands) | 110,000 | 0.24 | 1.85 | 2,000 | 38 | 109,517 | 2015 | Official estimate |
9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,000 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 109,434 | 2014 | Official estimate |
- | United States Virgin Islands (US) | 105,000 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 106,405 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
10 | Grenada | 104,000 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,328 | May 12, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89,000 | 0.20 | 1.14 | 1,000 | 61 | 85,567 | May 27, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
12 | Dominica | 71,000 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
- | Cayman Islands (UK) | 59,000 | 0.13 | 3.51 | 2,000 | 20 | 58,238 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,000 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 46,204 | May 15, 2011 | 2011 census result |
- | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 39,000 | 0.09 | 2.63 | 1,000 | 27 | 37,224 | February 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
- | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 37,000 | 0.08 | 5.71 | 2,000 | 12 | 31,618 | January 25, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
- | Saint Martin (France) | 36,000 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 35,334 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
- | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 31,000 | 0.07 | 3.33 | 1,000 | 21 | 28,054 | July 12, 2010 | 2010 census result |
- | Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 26,000 | 0.06 | 4.00 | 1,000 | 18 | 24,593 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
- | Anguilla (UK) | 14,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 13,037 | May 11, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
- | Saint Barthélemy (France) | 10,000 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 9,961 | January 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
- | Montserrat (UK) | 5,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 4,922 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result |
Total | 44,915,964 | 100.00 | 0.86 | 364,000 | 81 |
See also[]
Categories:
- Caribbean society
- Countries in the Caribbean
- Demographics of the Caribbean
- Demographics of North America
- Lists of countries by large sub or trans-continental region, by population
- Lists of countries in the Americas
- Lists of countries by population
- Lists of countries by continent, by population