Caribbean Population 2022
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas that comprises the Caribbean Sea, its surrounding coasts, and its islands. The region lies southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
Caribbeans include 13 independent island countries and 15 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. As per the United Nations World Population Prospects, the estimated population of Caribbean in 2022 is 43,527,373 (43 million )
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects
List of Caribbean Countries by Population
Caribbean Islands has 13 independent island countries and 15 dependencies and other territories. Haiti (12 million), Cuba (11.5 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
Independent Nations
# | Country | Pop. 2022 Estimate |
1 | Haiti | 11,680,288 |
2 | Cuba | 11,305,648 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 11,056,374 |
4 | Jamaica | 2,985,087 |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,406,587 |
6 | Bahamas | 400,515 |
7 | Barbados | 288,023 |
8 | Saint Lucia | 185,112 |
9 | Grenada | 113,477 |
10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111,552 |
11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99,505 |
12 | Dominica | 72,337 |
13 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 53,864 |
Overseas Territory / Dependencies
# | Country | Sovereignty | Pop. 2022 Estimate |
1 | Puerto Rico | US | 2,829,807 |
2 | Guadeloupe | France | 399,802 |
3 | Martinique | France | 374,083 |
4 | Curaçao | Netherlands | 165,531 |
5 | Aruba | Netherlands | 107,612 |
6 | U.S. Virgin Islands | US | 103,969 |
7 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Netherlands | 43970 |
8 | Turks and Caicos | UK | 39,744 |
9 | Saint Martin (French part) | France | 39,732 |
10 | British Virgin Islands | UK | 30,606 |
11 | Dutch Caribbean | Netherlands | 26,643 |
12 | Anguilla | UK | 15,225 |
13 | Saint Barthélemy | France | 9,946 |
14 | Cayman Islands | UK | 6728 |
15 | Montserrat | UK | 4,968 |