The 26 Most Popular Islands In The Caribbean, 2019: Who goes where?

Unsurprisingly, the Dominican Republic is the most popular islands in the Caribbean, attracting over 6.6 million international travelers per year, that’s according to a study by the CEOWORLD magazine, while Cuba (4.7 million) and Puerto Rico (3 million) placed second and third, respectively.

The 2019 rankings placed Jamaica (2.5 million) in fourth ahead of Bahamas (1.6 million) into fifth, while Aruba (1 million) ranked sixth, and Barbados (680,000) seventh.

To help you plan your trip, we’ve used data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to round up the most and the least-visited islands in the Caribbean – based on annual international tourist arrivals in 2019. So what are you waiting for?

These are the 26 most popular islands in the Caribbean:

1. Dominican Republic: 6,569,000
2. Cuba: 4,684,000
3. Puerto Rico: 3,068,000
4. Jamaica: 2,473,000
5. Bahamas: 1,627,000
6. Aruba: 1,071,000
7. Barbados: 680,000
8. Guadeloupe: 650,000
9. Martinique: 537,000
10. Haiti: 467,000
11. Cayman Islands: 463,000
12. Curacao: 432,000
13. Turks & Caicos: 416,000
14. Saint Lucia: 396,000
15. US Virgin Islands: 381,000
16. Trinidad & Tobago: 375,000
17. Bermuda: 282,000
18. Antigua & Barbuda: 269,000
19. British Virgin Islands: 192,000
20. Sint Maarten: 178,000
21. Grenada: 161,000
22. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 116,000
23. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 80,000
24. Dominica: 63,000
25. Anguilla: 55,000
26. Montserrat: 9,000

• How many Caribbean Islands Are There?
  There are more than 7,000 islands in the Caribbean and 28 island nations.
• When is the hurricane season in the Caribbean?
  June 1st through November 30th with the worst part being mid-August through mid-September
• When is the best time to visit the Caribbean?
  December through April
• Which Caribbean islands aren’t in the hurricane belt?
  Aruba, Barbados, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Bonaire, Curaçao, Providencia Island, San Andrés, and the islands off Venezuela.
• What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
  Cuba, which is 42,803 square miles.

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