Caribbean Population (LIVE)

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Caribbean Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Caribbean

Country Population
(2025)
Haiti 11,772,557
Dominican Republic 11,427,557
Cuba 10,979,783
Puerto Rico 3,242,204
Jamaica 2,839,175
Trinidad and Tobago 1,507,782
Bahamas 401,283
Guadeloupe 375,106
Martinique 343,195
Barbados 282,467
Curaçao 185,482
Saint Lucia 179,744
Grenada 117,207
Aruba 108,066
St. Vincent Grenadines 100,616
Antigua and Barbuda 93,772
U.S. Virgin Islands 84,905
Cayman Islands 74,457
Dominica 66,205
Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843
Turks and Caicos 46,535
Sint Maarten 43,350
British Virgin Islands 39,471
Caribbean Netherlands 30,675
Anguilla 14,598
St. Barth 11,258
Montserrat 4,389
  • The current population of Caribbean is 44,575,974 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Caribbean population is equivalent to 0.54% of the total world population.
  • Caribbean ranks number 3 in Latin America and the Caribbean among subregions ranked by Population.
  • The population density in Caribbean is 197 per Km² (511 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 225,996 Km² (87,258 sq. miles).
  • 76.3% of the population is urban (34,068,622 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Caribbean is 32.4 years.

Population of Caribbean (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Caribbean's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Caribbean
Rank
2025 44,622,478 0.4% 177,668 −97,215 32.4 1.95 197 76.3% 34,068,622 0.54% 8,231,613,070 3
2024 44,444,810 0.44% 195,543 −89,595 32 1.97 197 75.9% 33,715,769 0.54% 8,161,972,572 3
2023 44,249,267 0.45% 196,365 −81,063 31.7 1.98 196 75.4% 33,357,148 0.55% 8,091,734,930 3
2022 44,052,902 0.38% 165,694 −96,348 31.4 1.99 195 74.9% 32,993,217 0.55% 8,021,407,192 3
2020 43,721,514 0.49% 209,534 −76,031 30.8 2.05 193 73.8% 32,250,967 0.55% 7,887,001,292 3
2015 42,673,846 0.6% 253,478 −154,616 29.2 2.21 189 71% 30,319,412 0.57% 7,470,491,872 3
2010 41,406,457 0.73% 293,949 −151,729 27.8 2.33 183 68.3% 28,280,095 0.59% 7,021,732,148 3
2005 39,936,714 0.87% 337,573 −137,707 26.7 2.36 177 65.7% 26,234,039 0.61% 6,586,970,132 3
2000 38,248,849 1.06% 392,305 −145,895 25.5 2.57 169 63% 24,099,130 0.62% 6,171,702,993 3
1995 36,287,326 1.25% 438,057 −122,988 24.1 2.68 161 61.3% 22,245,806 0.63% 5,758,878,982 3
1990 34,097,041 1.4% 456,637 −114,794 22.8 2.96 151 59.8% 20,402,001 0.64% 5,327,803,110 3
1985 31,813,856 1.4% 426,801 −110,136 21.4 3.07 141 57% 18,129,033 0.65% 4,868,943,465 3
1980 29,679,852 1.43% 407,932 −126,888 20 3.25 131 53.4% 15,858,422 0.67% 4,447,606,236 3
1975 27,640,190 1.74% 456,314 −126,043 19 3.92 122 50.1% 13,844,356 0.68% 4,070,735,277 3
1970 25,358,622 1.89% 452,349 −141,145 18.3 4.67 112 46.5% 11,786,109 0.69% 3,694,683,794 3
1965 23,096,877 2.06% 447,804 −162,276 18.4 5.28 102 43.5% 10,042,546 0.69% 3,334,533,703 3
1960 20,857,859 1.96% 385,812 −128,853 18.6 5.32 92 40.2% 8,379,235 0.69% 3,015,470,894 3
1955 18,928,801 1.94% 347,093 −114,968 19 5.17 84 38% 7,194,388 0.69% 2,740,213,792 3

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Caribbean Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Caribbean's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Caribbean
Rank
2030 45,320,671 0.31% 139,639 −99,316 34 1.9 201 78.8% 35,729,417 0.53% 8,569,124,911 3
2035 45,798,046 0.21% 95,475 −85,899 35.4 1.87 203 81.1% 37,156,913 0.52% 8,885,210,181 3
2040 46,070,665 0.12% 54,524 −76,278 36.8 1.85 204 83.2% 38,320,569 0.50% 9,177,190,203 3
2045 46,137,842 0.03% 13,435 −63,475 38 1.83 204 85% 39,200,057 0.49% 9,439,639,668 3
2050 45,997,117 −0.06% −28,145 −50,433 39.2 1.81 204 86.6% 39,823,815 0.48% 9,664,378,587 3

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Caribbean Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Caribbean delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Caribbean (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Caribbean, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Caribbean’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Caribbean in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

See also