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Population — Barbados

Population in Barbados in 2025 — 282,623 people. Ranked 179 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22.4%.

2025 282,623 people +0.06% vs 2024
World rank 179of 217
Period maximum 282,623 people2025
Period minimum 230,893 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Barbados, 1960–2025220,000240,000260,000280,000300,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 230,893 people1962: 235,224 people1964: 239,958 people1966: 244,996 people1968: 248,540 people1970: 249,387 people1972: 249,658 people1974: 250,777 people1976: 251,442 people1978: 251,551 people1980: 251,524 people1982: 253,095 people1984: 254,920 people1986: 256,618 people1988: 257,763 people1990: 258,582 people1992: 260,267 people1994: 261,620 people1996: 262,284 people1998: 262,436 people2000: 262,063 people2002: 264,148 people2004: 267,298 people2006: 270,002 people2008: 272,714 people2010: 275,243 people2012: 276,938 people2014: 278,348 people2016: 279,598 people2018: 280,711 people2020: 281,698 people2022: 282,318 people2024: 282,467 people2025: 282,623 people
Change over the period: +51,730 (+22.4%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 282,623 people
World 8.22B people
Latin America & Caribbean 667M people
Caribbean computed 43.64M people
High-income countries computed 1.39B people
Population — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 282,623 +156 +0.06%
2024 282,467 +131 +0.05%
2023 282,336 +18 +0.01%
2022 282,318 +171 +0.06%
2021 282,147 +449 +0.16%
2020 281,698 +491 +0.17%
2019 281,207 +496 +0.18%
2018 280,711 +540 +0.19%
2017 280,171 +573 +0.2%
2016 279,598 +608 +0.22%
2015 278,990 +642 +0.23%
2014 278,348 +683 +0.25%
2013 277,665 +727 +0.26%
2012 276,938 +799 +0.29%
2011 276,139 +896 +0.33%
2010 275,243 +1,120 +0.41%
2009 274,123 +1,409 +0.52%
2008 272,714 +1,426 +0.53%
2007 271,288 +1,286 +0.48%
2006 270,002 +1,296 +0.48%
2005 268,706 +1,408 +0.53%
2004 267,298 +1,522 +0.57%
2003 265,776 +1,628 +0.62%
2002 264,148 +1,723 +0.66%
2001 262,425 +362 +0.14%
2000 262,063 −454 −0.17%
1999 262,517 +81 +0.03%
1998 262,436 +44 +0.02%
1997 262,392 +108 +0.04%
1996 262,284 +245 +0.09%
1995 262,039 +419 +0.16%
1994 261,620 +593 +0.23%
1993 261,027 +760 +0.29%
1992 260,267 +894 +0.34%
1991 259,373 +791 +0.31%
1990 258,582 +473 +0.18%
1989 258,109 +346 +0.13%
1988 257,763 +484 +0.19%
1987 257,279 +661 +0.26%
1986 256,618 +798 +0.31%
1985 255,820 +900 +0.35%
1984 254,920 +928 +0.37%
1983 253,992 +897 +0.35%
1982 253,095 +825 +0.33%
1981 252,270 +746 +0.3%
1980 251,524 +255 +0.1%
1979 251,269 −282 −0.11%
1978 251,551 −75 −0.03%
1977 251,626 +184 +0.07%
1976 251,442 +267 +0.11%
1975 251,175 +398 +0.16%
1974 250,777 +455 +0.18%
1973 250,322 +664 +0.27%
1972 249,658 +490 +0.2%
1971 249,168 −219 −0.09%
1970 249,387 −57 −0.02%
1969 249,444 +904 +0.36%
1968 248,540 +1,449 +0.59%
1967 247,091 +2,095 +0.86%
1966 244,996 +2,579 +1.06%
1965 242,417 +2,459 +1.02%
1964 239,958 +2,401 +1.01%
1963 237,557 +2,333 +0.99%
1962 235,224 +2,076 +0.89%
1961 233,148 +2,255 +0.98%
1960 230,893 — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HT Haiti 11.91M DO Dominican Republic 11.52M CU Cuba 10.94M PR Puerto Rico 3.18M JM Jamaica 2.84M TT Trinidad and Tobago 1.37M BS Bahamas 403,033 BB Barbados 282,623 LC Saint Lucia 180,149 CW Curaçao 156,263 GD Grenada 117,303 AW Aruba 108,785 VI United States Virgin Islands 103,792 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99,924 AG Antigua and Barbuda 94,209 KY Cayman Islands 75,844 DM Dominica 65,871 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,922 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 46,855 SX Sint Maarten 43,923 VG British Virgin Islands 39,732 MF Saint Martin 24,941
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About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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