Caribbean Population 2023

According to United Nations, In 1950 the population of the Caribbean Islands was estimated at around 17 million people. It reached 30 million in 1981 and 40 million in 2006. In 2020 Caribbean population was estimated to be 43 million. The Caribbean population is expected to reach around 47 million by 2050. 

The total land area of the Caribbean islands is 225,970 sq. Km and Population Density is 193 per sq. Km. Caribbeans include 14 independent island countries and 14 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. As per the UN  estimated Caribbean  population in 2022 is 44,392,107 (44 million or 4.4 Crores)

Caribbean  population in 2023: 44 million or 44 crores

Source: UN estimates 

Caribbean Countries by Population

The Caribbean has a population of 44 million i.e 0.55 % of the world’s population. Haiti (12 million), Cuba( 11 million), and Dominican Republic (11 million) remain the top three populous islands in the Caribbean. 

Let’s have a look at the Country-wise population of the Caribbean

#Countries/ DependenciesPopulation 2022
1Haiti11,584,996
2Dominican Republic 11,228,821
3Cuba11,212,191
4Puerto Rico*3,252,407
5Jamaica2,827,377
6Trinidad and Tobago1,531,044
7Bahamas409,984
8Guadeloupe*395,752
9Martinique*367,507
10Barbados281,635
11Curaçao191,164
12Saint Lucia179,858
13Grenada125,438
14Aruba*106,445
15Saint Vincent & Grenadines103,948
16U.S. Virgin Islands*99,465
17Antigua and Barbuda93,763
18Dominica72,738
19Cayman Islands*68,706
20Saint Kitts & Nevis47,658
21Turks and Caicos*45,702
22Sint Maarten44,175
23Saint Martin31,791
24British Virgin Islands*31,305
25Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands)27,026
26Anguilla*15,857
27Saint Barthelemy*10,967
28Montserrat*4,390

 

*Overseas Territories of Other Nations

Overseas Territories of Other Nations in Caribbean

Caribbean Islands are a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea & includes 14 independent island countries and 14 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The List of Dependent States are as follows

#Dependent StatesOverseas Territories of
1AnguillaUK
2ArubaNetherlands
3British Virgin IslandsU.K.
4Caribbean NetherlandsNetherlands
5Cayman IslandsU.K.
6CuraçaoNetherlands
7MartiniqueFrance
8Puerto RicoU.S.A.
9Saint Martin (French part)France
10Saint-BarthélemyFrance
11Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Netherlands
12Turks and CaicosU.K.
13U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S.A.

List of Top Caribbean Countries by Land Area

Carribean Islands are part of North America or Latin America. Total Area of These Islands are 225,970 sq.km. There are total of 27 Countries ( 14 Sovereign Countries 13 Overseas Territory)  in Caribbean Islands of which Cuba is the largest. The population density in Europe is 193 per Km2

Largest & Smallest Country by Area
AreawiseCountryArea (sq.km)
Largest by AreaCuba1,63,76,870 Km2
Smallest  by AreaSaint Kitts & Nevis260 Km2

Puerto Rico is largest Overseas Territory with an area of 8870 sq. km

Largest & Smallest Country by Density
Density wiseCountryDensity (P/Km2)
Highest Population DensityBarbados668 (p/km2)
least population DensityDominica96 (p/km2)

Sint Maarten is  Overseas Territory with High density of 1261 person per sq. km

#Country Land AreaDensity
1Cuba106,440106
2Dominican Republic48,320225
3Haiti27,560414
4Jamaica10,830273
5Bahamas10,01039
6Puerto Rico*8,870323
7Trinidad and Tobago5,130273
8Guadeloupe1,690237
9Martinique*1,060354
10Turks and Caicos*95041
11Dominica75096
12Saint Lucia610301
13Curaçao444370
14Antigua and Barbuda440223
15Barbados430668
16St. Vincent & Grenadines390284
17U.S. Virgin Islands*350298
18Grenada340331
19Caribbean Netherlands*32880
20Saint Kitts & Nevis260205
21Cayman Islands*240274
22Aruba*180593
23British Virgin Islands*150202
24Anguilla*90167
25Saint Martin (French part)*53730
26Sint Maarten (Dutch part)*341,261
27Saint-Barthélemy*21470

*Overseas Territories of Other Nations

Caribbean Countries by Fertility Rate & Median Age

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of Caribbean is 1.9

  • Haiti is the country with the highest Fertility rate of 3
  • Puerto Rico has the lowest rate i.e 1.2

The median age in Caribbean is 32 years.

  • Cuba has the highest median age of 42 Years
  • Haiti has the lowest rate of 24 years

 

#Country Fertility RateMedian age 
1Haiti324
2Dominican Republic2.428
3Guadeloupe2.244
4Grenada2.132
5Jamaica231
6Antigua and Barbuda234
7U.S. Virgin Islands*243
8Martinique*1.947
9St. Vincent & Grenadines1.933
10Aruba*1.941
11Bahamas1.832
12Curaçao1.842
13Trinidad and Tobago1.736
14Cuba1.642
15Barbados1.640
16Saint Lucia1.434
17Puerto Rico*1.244
18Turks and Caicos*  
19Dominica  
20Caribbean Netherlands*  
21Saint Kitts & Nevis  
22Cayman Islands*  
23British Virgin Islands*  
24Anguilla*  
25Saint Martin (French part)*  
26Sint Maarten (Dutch part)*  
27Saint-Barthélemy*  

*Overseas Territories of Other Nations

Source: World Population Prospects 2019

Caribbean Population 2023 | Caribbean Countries by Population