List of Caribbean countries by population
This list of Caribbean countries and dependencies by population 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.
Culturally Caribbean mainland countries are included.
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[edit]Top island populations by country and dependency in the Caribbean
- Haiti (25.2%)
- Dominican Republic (24.4%)
- Cuba (24.1%)
- Puerto Rico (US) (7.00%)
- Jamaica (6.10%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3.30%)
- Others (9.90%)
Table
[edit]| 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% | 10,055,968 | 1 Dec 2023[4] |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico (US) | 7.0% | 3,260,314 | -1.6% | 3,184,195 | 1 Jul 2025[5] |
| 5 |  Jamaica | 6.1% | 2,825,544 | -0.1% | 2,734,092 | 1 Jul 2019[6] |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% | 1,534,937 | 0.3% | 1,365,805 | 30 Jun 2022[7] |
| – |  Guyana | 1.8% | 813,834 | 0.6% | 743,699 | 1 Jul 2019[8] |
| – |  Suriname | 1.3% | 623,237 | 0.8% | 616,500 | 1 Jul 2021[9] |
| 7 |  Bahamas | 0.9% | 412,624 | 0.6% | 395,640 | 1 Jul 2019[10] |
| – |  Belize | 0.9% | 410,825 | 1.4% | 441,471 | 1 Jul 2022[11] |
| 8 |  Guadeloupe (France) | 0.9% | 395,839 | 0.0% | 390,253 | 1 Jul 2020[12] |
| 9 |  Martinique (France) | 0.8% | 366,981 | -0.1% | 372,594 | 1 Jul 2020[13] |
| 10 |  Barbados | 0.6% | 281,996 | 0.1% | 269,090 | 1 May 2010[14] |
| 11 |  Curaçao (Netherlands) | 0.4% | 192,077 | 0.5% | 148,925 | 1 Jan 2023[15] |
| 12 |  Saint Lucia | 0.4% | 180,251 | 0.2% | 178,696 | 1 Jul 2018[16] |
| 13 |  Grenada | 0.3% | 126,184 | 0.6% | 112,579 | 1 Jul 2019[17] |
| 14 |  Aruba (Netherlands) | 0.2% | 106,277 | 0.4% | 108,027 | 31 Dec 2024[18] |
| 15 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2% | 103,699 | -0.2% | 110,418 | 1 Jul 2022[19] |
| 16 |  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 0.2% | 98,750 | -0.7% | 87,146 | 1 Apr 2020[20] |
| 17 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% | 94,298 | 0.6% | 100,772 | 1 Jan 2022[21] |
| 18 |  Dominica | 0.2% | 73,040 | 0.4% | 71,293 | 14 May 2011[22] |
| 19 |  Cayman Islands (UK) | 0.1% | 69,310 | 0.9% | 71,432 | 10 Oct 2021[23] |
| 20 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 47,755 | 0.2% | 47,195 | 15 May 2011[24] |
| 21 |  Turks and Caicos (UK) | 0.1% | 46,062 | 0.8% | 46,131 | 1 Jul 2021[25] |
| 22 |  Sint Maarten (Neth.) | 0.1% | 44,222 | 0.1% | 42,938 | 1 Jan 2023[26] |
| 23 | Saint Martin (France) | 0.07% | 32,077 | 0.9% | 36,108 | 1 Jan 2020[27] |
| 24 |  British Virgin Islands (UK) | 0.07% | 31,538 | 0.7% | 28,054 | 12 Jul 2010[28] |
| 25 |  Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.) | 0.06% | 27,148 | 0.4% | 27,726 | 1 Jan 2022[29] |
| 26 |  Anguilla (UK) | 0.03% | 15,900 | 0.3% | 15,780 | 1 Dec 2022[30] |
| 27 |  Saint Barthélemy (France) | 0.02% | 10,994 | 0.2% | 10,083 | 1 Jan 2020[31] |
| 28 |  Montserrat (UK) | 0.01% | 4,387 | -0.1% | 4,433 | 1 Jul 2022[32] |
| Caribbean | 100% | 46,482,286 | 0.6% | 43,432,864 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Total population, both sexes combined (thousands)". UNdata. United Nations Statistics Division. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Haiti at a Glance". Embassy of the Republic of Haiti. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official projection "Estimated and projected population". National Statistics Office. 27 Oct 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Gámez Torres, Nora (July 24, 2024). "Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ↑ Official estimate "QuickFacts". US Census. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ↑ Official projection "Population Statistics". Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Population Statistics". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Year-end and Mid-year Population Estimates by Sex, Guyana: 1992 to 2019". Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Population Statistics". General Bureau of Statistics. 3 Mar 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official projection "Commonwealth of the Bahamas". City Population. 13 Mar 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Key Indicators". Statistical Institute of Belize. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Adjusted census result "Barbados". City Population. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "People and Society". Central Bureau of Statistics. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Population". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Grenada". City Population. 29 Aug 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ "The development of the population of Aruba – Central Bureau of Statistics". 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ↑ Official estimate "Population and Demography". Statistical Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 2020 Census result "Population of the United States Virgin Islands" (PDF). US Census. 28 Oct 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Population Estimates". Statistics Division. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 2011 census result "2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Statistics Division. 1 Sep 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 2021 census result "Cayman Islands' 2021 Census Report" (PDF). Economics and Statistics Office. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 2011 census result "St. Kitts and Nevis". City Population. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "2021 Indicators". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Recent Indicators". Department of Statistics. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 2010 census result "British Virgin Islands". City Population. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official estimate "Caribbean Netherlands". City Population. 15 Sep 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Population". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2020" (PDF). Insee. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ Official figure "Statistics Department Montserrat". Statistics Department. Retrieved 28 May 2023.