Barbados Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Barbados population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Barbados in 2025 is 282,580, a 0.1% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Barbados in 2024 was 282,309, a 0.11% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Barbados in 2023 was 281,995, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Barbados in 2022 was 281,635, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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United States 343,603,404
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United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
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South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Barbados - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 282,580 0.10%
2024 282,309 0.11%
2023 281,995 0.13%
2022 281,635 0.15%
2021 281,200 0.18%
2020 280,693 0.18%
2019 280,180 0.18%
2018 279,688 0.18%
2017 279,187 0.19%
2016 278,649 0.20%
2015 278,083 0.21%
2014 277,493 0.23%
2013 276,865 0.24%
2012 276,197 0.26%
2011 275,486 0.28%
2010 274,711 0.34%
2009 273,791 0.42%
2008 272,635 0.44%
2007 271,444 0.38%
2006 270,425 0.35%
2005 269,477 0.36%
2004 268,505 0.38%
2003 267,499 0.39%
2002 266,455 0.41%
2001 265,377 0.27%
2000 264,657 0.18%
1999 264,170 0.20%
1998 263,642 0.16%
1997 263,224 0.16%
1996 262,793 0.19%
1995 262,303 0.23%
1994 261,712 0.27%
1993 260,995 0.30%
1992 260,212 0.31%
1991 259,402 0.21%
1990 258,868 0.04%
1989 258,759 0.00%
1988 258,762 0.04%
1987 258,654 0.11%
1986 258,370 0.18%
1985 257,911 0.25%
1984 257,279 0.30%
1983 256,505 0.34%
1982 255,642 0.38%
1981 254,684 0.44%
1980 253,575 0.49%
1979 252,334 0.53%
1978 251,009 0.54%
1977 249,663 0.53%
1976 248,359 0.51%
1975 247,090 0.50%
1974 245,851 0.49%
1973 244,643 0.49%
1972 243,458 0.46%
1971 242,350 0.39%
1970 241,397 0.33%
1969 240,594 0.29%
1968 239,905 0.28%
1967 239,238 0.31%
1966 238,494 0.34%
1965 237,694 0.36%
1964 236,834 0.41%
1963 235,875 0.45%
1962 234,829 0.48%
1961 233,698 0.49%
1960 232,550 0.50%
1959 231,404 0.46%
1958 230,350 0.39%
1957 229,458 0.37%
1956 228,615 0.57%
1955 227,320 0.89%
1954 225,309 1.16%
1953 222,730 1.49%
1952 219,469 1.87%
1951 215,430 2.32%
1950 210,548 0.00%