The current population of Barbados is 282,698 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 282,467 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Barbados accounts for 0.003% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 269K people to 283K (5.21% growth in 20 years).
- Barbados is ranked 175/197 by population and was ranked 174th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of 0.26% per year.
- Barbados is projected to reach 283K people in 2028.
Barbados population clock
Barbados
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
282698
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 175/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
2.78 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.92 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 164/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -70 | N/A |
Barbados population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 230,893 | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 0.89% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 0.99% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 1.01% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 1.06% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 0.86% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 0.36% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | -0.02% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | -0.09% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 0.2% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 0.27% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 0.18% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 0.16% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 0.11% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 0.07% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | -0.03% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | -0.11% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 0.1% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 0.33% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 0.35% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 0.37% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 0.35% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 0.31% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 0.26% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 0.19% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 0.13% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 0.18% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 0.34% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 0.29% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 0.23% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 0.16% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 0.09% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 0.04% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | -0.17% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 0.14% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 0.66% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 0.53% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 0.48% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 0.53% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 0.41% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 0.29% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 0.26% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 0.25% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 0.23% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 0.22% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 0.18% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 0.16% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 0.006% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 0.05% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 0.05% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 0.04% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 0.02% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 0.005% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | -0.04% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | -0.07% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | -0.1% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | -0.13% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | -0.16% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | -0.18% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | -0.29% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | -0.34% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | -0.36% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | -0.38% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | -0.42% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | -0.44% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | -0.43% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | -0.46% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | -0.5% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | -0.5% |
Barbados has a population of 283K as of 2025, compared to 279K in 2015, 269K in 2005, and 262K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.13% per year. Barbados is ranked 160th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Barbados will have 270,773 people (-4.22% decline) with a rank change from 175th to 176th.
By the year 2100, Barbados' population is projected to decline by 31.1% to 195K people.
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Barbados population statistics
|
Barbados
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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