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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
1Haiti11,680,288
2Cuba11,305,648
3Dominican Republic11,056,374
4Jamaica2,985,087
5Trinidad and Tobago1,406,587
6Bahamas400,515
7Barbados288,023
8Saint Lucia185,112
9Grenada113,477
10Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111,552
11Antigua and Barbuda99,505
12Dominica72,337
13Saint Kitts & Nevis53,864

Overseas Territory / Dependencies

#Country SovereigntyPop. 2022 Estimate
1Puerto RicoUS2,829,807
2GuadeloupeFrance399,802
3MartiniqueFrance374,083
4CuraçaoNetherlands165,531
5ArubaNetherlands107,612
6U.S. Virgin IslandsUS103,969
7Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Netherlands43970
8Turks and CaicosUK39,744
9Saint Martin (French part)France39,732
10British Virgin IslandsUK30,606
11Dutch CaribbeanNetherlands26,643
12AnguillaUK15,225
13Saint BarthélemyFrance9,946
14Cayman IslandsUK6728
15MontserratUK4,968
Caribbean Countries by Population 2023