List of Caribbean countries by population - wikipedia List of Caribbean countries by population This list of Caribbean countries and dependent territories is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections. Inland and island countries in the Caribbean region, even if technically not in the Caribbean Sea itself, are included. Some lists include Bermuda, which is located about 1,000 miles from any Caribbean island, and Belize. For related lists, see Caribbean - related below. Table Rank Country ( or dependent territory ) Abbr. July 1, 2017 projection % of pop. Average relative annual growth ( % ) Average absolute annual growth Estimated doubling time ( Years ) Official figure ( where available ) Date of last figure Source Cuba CU 11,252,000 26.48 0.25 28,000 278 11,238,317 December 31, 2014 Official estimate Haiti HT 10,981,229 25.49 0.98 97,000 71 9,980,243 2015 Official estimate Dominican Republic DO 10,766,998 23.87 2.31 248,000 30 10,911,819 2015 Official estimate Puerto Rico ( US ) PR 3,508,000 8.26 - 1.13 - 40,000 - 3,548,397 July 1, 2014 Official estimate Jamaica JM 2,729,000 6.42 0.26 7,000 270 2,723,246 December 31, 2014 Official estimate 6 Trinidad and Tobago TT 1,357,000 3.19 0.52 7,000 134 1,349,667 2015 Official estimate 7 Guadeloupe ( France ) GP 405,000 0.95 0.25 1,000 280 403,314 January 1, 2012 Official estimate 8 Martinique ( France ) MQ 383,000 0.90 - 0.52 - 2,000 - 388,364 January 1, 2012 Official estimate 9 Bahamas BS 379,000 0.89 1.34 5,000 52 369,670 2015 Official estimate 10 Barbados BB 283,000 0.67 0.35 1,000 196 277,821 May 1, 2010 2010 census result 11 Saint Lucia LC 172,000 0.40 0.58 1,000 119 166,526 May 10, 2010 Preliminary 2010 census result 12 Curaçao ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) CW 157,000 0.37 0.64 1,000 108 154,843 January 1, 2014 Official estimate 13 Aruba ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) AW 110,000 0.26 1.85 2,000 38 109,517 2015 Official estimate 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC 110,000 0.26 0.00 0 - 109,434 2014 Official estimate 15 United States Virgin Islands ( US ) VI 105,000 0.25 0.00 0 - 106,405 April 1, 2010 2010 census result 16 Grenada GD 104,000 0.24 0.00 0 - 103,328 May 12, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 17 Antigua and Barbuda AG 89,000 0.21 1.14 1,000 61 85,567 May 27, 2011 Final 2011 census result 18 Dominica DM 71,000 0.17 0.00 0 - 71,293 May 14, 2011 Preliminary 2011 census result 19 Cayman Islands ( UK ) KY 59,000 0.14 3.51 2,000 20 58,238 December 31, 2014 Official estimate 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis KN 46,000 0.11 0.00 0 - 46,204 May 15, 2011 2011 census result 21 Sint Maarten ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) SX 39,000 0.09 2.63 1,000 27 37,224 February 1, 2014 Official estimate 22 Turks and Caicos Islands ( UK ) TC 37,000 0.09 5.71 2,000 12 31,618 January 25, 2012 Preliminary 2012 census result 23 Saint Martin ( France ) MF 36,000 0.08 0.00 0 - 35,742 January 1, 2012 Official estimate 24 British Virgin Islands ( UK ) VG 31,000 0.07 3.33 1,000 21 28,054 July 12, 2010 2010 census result 25 Caribbean Netherlands ( Kingdom of the Netherlands ) BQ 26,000 0.06 4.00 1,000 18 24,593 January 1, 2015 Official estimate 26 Anguilla ( UK ) AI 14,000 0.03 0.00 0 - 13,037 May 11, 2011 Final 2011 census result 27 Saint Barthélemy ( France ) BL 10,000 0.02 0.00 0 - 9,131 January 1, 2012 Official estimate 28 Montserrat ( UK ) MS 5,000 0.01 0.00 0 - 4,922 May 12, 2011 2011 census result Total 42,491,000 100.00 0.86 364,000 81 See also List of Caribbean islands by area List of Caribbean islands by political affiliation List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies List of West Indian first - level country subdivisions Notes Jump up ^ Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates ( many of which are cited in their respective column ), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable. Jump up ^ It corresponds to the following formula : projection / projection x100 - 100. Jump up ^ It corresponds to the calculation : projection * annual_growth / 100. Jump up ^ It corresponds to the formula : LN ( 2 ) / LN ( growth / 100 + 1 ), which produces exactly the same result as LOG ( 2 ) / LOG ( growth / 100 + 1 ). Jump up ^ Commonwealth of the United States since July 26, 1952. 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