Caribbean Population 2024

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 2024 is 44,875,587 (45 million)

Caribbean population in 2023: 45 million or 4.5 crores

Source: UN estimates

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Caribbean Countries by Population

The Caribbean has a population of 45 million i.e. 0.55 % of the world’s population. Haiti (12 million), the Dominican Republic (11.5 million), and Cuba (11 million) remain the top three populous islands in the Caribbean.

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

#	Countries/ Dependencies	Population 2024
1	Haiti	11,867,030
2	Dominican Republic	11,434,006
3	Cuba	11,174,588
4	Puerto Rico*	3,268,802
5	Jamaica	2,824,738
6	Trinidad and Tobago	1,538,200
7	Bahamas	415,222
8	Guadeloupe*	396,346
9	Martinique*	366,416
10	Barbados	282,309
11	Curaçao	192,966
12	Saint Lucia	180,805
13	Grenada	126,887
14	Aruba*	106,178
15	Saint Vincent & Grenadines	103,683
16	U.S. Virgin Islands*	98,055
17	Antigua and Barbuda	94,816
18	Dominica	73,368
19	Cayman Islands*	69,886
20	Saint Kitts & Nevis	47,847
21	Turks and Caicos*	46,432
22	Sint Maarten	44,308
23	Saint Martin	32,337
24	British Virgin Islands*	31,763
25	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands)	27,272
26	Anguilla*	15,936
27	Saint Barthelemy*	11,019
28	Montserrat*	4,372

*Overseas Territories of Other Nations

source: https://uscanadainfo.com/caribbean-countries-by-population/

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 States	Overseas Territories of
1	Anguilla	UK
2	Aruba	Netherlands
3	British Virgin Islands	U.K.
4	Caribbean Netherlands	Netherlands
5	Cayman Islands	U.K.
6	Curaçao	Netherlands
7	Martinique	France
8	Puerto Rico	U.S.A.
9	Saint Martin (French part)	France
10	Saint-Barthélemy	France
11	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	Netherlands
12	Turks and Caicos	U.K.
13	U.S. Virgin Islands	U.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

Areawise	Country	Area (sq.km)
Largest by Area	Cuba	1,63,76,870 Km2
Smallest by Area	Saint Kitts & Nevis	260 Km2

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

Largest & Smallest Country by Density

Density wise	Country	Density (P/Km2)
Highest Population Density	Barbados	668 (p/km2)
least population Density	Dominica	96 (p/km2)

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

#	Country	Land Area	Density
1	Cuba	106,440	106
2	Dominican Republic	48,320	225
3	Haiti	27,560	414
4	Jamaica	10,830	273
5	Bahamas	10,010	39
6	Puerto Rico*	8,870	323
7	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	273
8	Guadeloupe	1,690	237
9	Martinique*	1,060	354
10	Turks and Caicos*	950	41
11	Dominica	750	96
12	Saint Lucia	610	301
13	Curaçao	444	370
14	Antigua and Barbuda	440	223
15	Barbados	430	668
16	St. Vincent & Grenadines	390	284
17	U.S. Virgin Islands*	350	298
18	Grenada	340	331
19	Caribbean Netherlands*	328	80
20	Saint Kitts & Nevis	260	205
21	Cayman Islands*	240	274
22	Aruba*	180	593
23	British Virgin Islands*	150	202
24	Anguilla*	90	167
25	Saint Martin (French part)*	53	730
26	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)*	34	1,261
27	Saint-Barthélemy*	21	470

*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 Rate	Median age
1	Haiti	3	24
2	Dominican Republic	2.4	28
3	Guadeloupe	2.2	44
4	Grenada	2.1	32
5	Jamaica	2	31
6	Antigua and Barbuda	2	34
7	U.S. Virgin Islands*	2	43
8	Martinique*	1.9	47
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	1.9	33
10	Aruba*	1.9	41
11	Bahamas	1.8	32
12	Curaçao	1.8	42
13	Trinidad and Tobago	1.7	36
14	Cuba	1.6	42
15	Barbados	1.6	40
16	Saint Lucia	1.4	34
17	Puerto Rico*	1.2	44
18	Turks and Caicos*
19	Dominica
20	Caribbean Netherlands*
21	Saint Kitts & Nevis
22	Cayman Islands*
23	British Virgin Islands*
24	Anguilla*
25	Saint Martin (French part)*
26	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)*
27	Saint-Barthélemy*

*Overseas Territories of Other Nations

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Caribbean Population 2024 | Caribbean Countries by Population