Caribbean

Largest Countries:
Cuba, Dominican Republic
Number of Countries:
27
Land Area:
233.9K km² (0.16%)

Caribbean is a sub-continent located in North America. Caribbean comprises 0.16% of the world's land area, along with 0.54% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Caribbean is 44,751,088.

44,751,088
Total Population
191/km²
Density
0.54%
% of World Population
160.5K 0.36%
Annual Growth

Caribbean Population by Country

< 1M
1M - 10M
10M - 50M
50M - 100M
100M - 300M
> 300M
Country
Population ↓
Density /km²
Haiti FlagHaiti12,037,506434
Dominican Republic FlagDominican Republic11,609,500239
Cuba FlagCuba10,892,65999
Puerto Rico FlagPuerto Rico3,222,688363
Jamaica FlagJamaica2,833,403258
Trinidad and Tobago FlagTrinidad and Tobago1,513,268295
Bahamas FlagBahamas404,62829
Guadeloupe FlagGuadeloupe372,453229
Martinique FlagMartinique337,711299
Barbados FlagBarbados282,724657
Curacao FlagCuracao185,440418
Saint Lucia FlagSaint Lucia180,488293
Grenada FlagGrenada117,362341
Aruba FlagAruba108,164601
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FlagSaint Vincent and the Grenadines99,245255
Antigua and Barbuda FlagAntigua and Barbuda94,626214
United States Virgin Islands FlagUnited States Virgin Islands83,400240
Cayman Islands FlagCayman Islands77,196292
Dominica FlagDominica65,51187
Turks and Caicos Islands FlagTurks and Caicos Islands47,14850
Saint Kitts and Nevis FlagSaint Kitts and Nevis46,992180
Sint Maarten FlagSint Maarten44,4471,307
British Virgin Islands FlagBritish Virgin Islands39,936264
Saint Martin FlagSaint Martin23,898451
Anguilla FlagAnguilla14,817163
Saint Barthelemy FlagSaint Barthelemy11,550550
Montserrat FlagMontserrat4,32842

Caribbean's Population Growth

Caribbean Population

Historical

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Year ↓
Population
Change
Density /km²
202644,751,0880.36%191
202544,591,1380.41%191
202043,695,0640.49%187
201542,649,2350.6%182
201041,385,9000.72%177
200539,919,7350.87%171
200038,234,6171.06%163
199536,273,8181.25%155
199034,084,1121.4%146
198531,801,4901.4%136
198029,668,0701.43%127
197527,629,3361.74%118
197025,348,7551.89%108
196523,088,2232.06%99
196020,850,0251.96%89
195518,921,1991.94%81
195017,186,3445.98%73
194512,857,1422.04%55
194011,620,3821.82%50
193510,618,1601.81%45
19309,706,8692.03%42
19258,780,2082.03%38
19207,939,9762.02%34
19157,185,8152%31
19106,509,7292%28
19055,896,5791.84%25
19005,382,2060%23

Caribbean Population Pyramid

Caribbean Overview

Most Populous Countries in Caribbean

Haiti Flag Haiti

12,037,506

Dominican Republic Flag Dominican Republic

11,609,500

Least Populous Countries in Caribbean

Montserrat Flag Montserrat

4,328

Saint Barthelemy Flag Saint Barthelemy

11,550

Is Caribbean a Continent?

No, Caribbean is not a continent. It is a subcontinent of North America.

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.

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