List of Caribbean island countries by population

This is a list of Caribbean countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections. Islands in the Caribbean region, even if technically not in the Caribbean sea itself, are included. Some lists include Bermuda, which is located about 1,000 miles from any Caribbean island. For related lists, see below.

Table

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
July 1, 2015
projection[1]
% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[2]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[3]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[4]
Alternative
figure
DateSource
1 Cuba11,260,00026.490.2933,00023611,210,064December 31, 2013Official estimate
2 Haiti10,994,00025.872.31248,0003010,745,6652014Official estimate
3 Dominican Republic9,980,00023.480.9897,000719,980,2432015Official estimate
4 Puerto Rico (US)[5]3,508,0008.25-1.13-40,000-3,548,397July 1, 2014Official estimate
5 Jamaica2,729,0006.420.267,0002702,717,991December 31, 2013Official estimate
6 Trinidad and Tobago1,357,0003.190.527,0001341,328,019January 9, 20112011 census result
7 Guadeloupe (France)405,0000.950.251,000280403,314January 1, 2012Official estimate
8 Martinique (France)383,0000.90-0.52-2,000-388,364January 1, 2012Official estimate
9 Bahamas379,0000.891.345,00052351,461May 3, 2010Final 2010 census result
10 Barbados283,0000.670.351,000196277,821May 1, 20102010 census result
11 Saint Lucia172,0000.400.581,000119166,526May 10, 2010Preliminary 2010 census result
12 Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)157,0000.370.641,000108154,843January 1, 2014Official estimate
13 Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)110,0000.261.852,00038109,5172015Official estimate
14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines110,0000.260.000-109,991June 12, 2012Preliminary 2012 census result
15 United States Virgin Islands (US)105,0000.250.000-106,405April 1, 20102010 census result
16 Grenada104,0000.240.000-103,328May 12, 2011Preliminary 2011 census result
17 Antigua and Barbuda89,0000.211.141,0006185,567May 27, 2011Final 2011 census result
18 Dominica71,0000.170.000-71,293May 14, 2011Preliminary 2011 census result
19 Cayman Islands (UK)59,0000.143.512,0002055,6912013Official estimate
20 Saint Kitts and Nevis46,0000.110.000-46,204May 15, 20112011 census result
21 Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)39,0000.092.631,0002737,224February 1, 2014Official estimate
22 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)37,0000.095.712,0001231,618January 25, 2012Preliminary 2012 census result
23 Saint Martin (France)36,0000.080.000-35,742January 1, 2012Official estimate
24 British Virgin Islands (UK)31,0000.073.331,0002128,054July 12, 20102010 census result
25 Caribbean Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands)26,0000.064.001,0001823,296January 1, 2013Official estimate
26 Anguilla (UK)14,0000.030.000-13,037May 11, 2011Final 2011 census result
27 Saint Barthélemy (France)10,0000.020.000-9,131January 1, 2012Official estimate
28 Montserrat (UK)5,0000.010.000-4,922May 12, 20112011 census result
Total42,499,000100.000.88369,00079

See also

Caribbean-related

Other

Countries by population

Island countries

Notes

  1. Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
  2. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  3. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  4. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
  5. Commonwealth of the United States since July 26, 1952.