Demographics of Barbados

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date12 May 2024

There are 135k males and 147k females in Barbados. The percentage of the male population is 47.98%, compared to 52.02% of the female population. Barbados has 11k more females than males. The sex ratio in Barbados in 2024 will be 92.248 males per 100 females. Barbados is in the 30th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Barbados population

Year Population Growth (%)
1950210,5482.52
1955227,3200.77
1960232,5500.48
1965237,6940.34
1970241,3970.36
1975247,0900.51
1980253,5750.47
1985257,9110.21
1990258,8680.09
1995262,3030.20
2000264,6570.13
2005269,4770.35
2010274,7110.30
2015278,0830.21
2020280,6930.19
2021281,2000.17
2022281,6350.14
2023281,9950.12
2024282,3090.10
  • Total
  • Crude

Barbados death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19503,0047,32614.29634.865
19552,7167,41511.87032.406
19602,2227,1849.47430.639
19652,0156,0768.42325.397
19702,0824,9448.59020.398
19752,1014,6288.48218.682
19802,0804,6818.17818.410
19852,3394,4299.04217.120
19902,5184,0549.70115.622
19952,5913,8659.86314.714
20002,5093,6989.47013.955
20052,4853,6049.21813.371
20102,4823,3279.03712.115
20152,4403,0858.77211.095
20202,5193,0488.97310.859
20212,5333,0469.00710.832
20222,5673,0379.11410.783
20232,5953,0119.20310.676
20242,6303,0019.31310.628
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Barbados

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195076,069134,92336.053
195582,687144,38636.414
196084,932146,00736.777
196587,420147,95437.141
197089,687149,16137.550
197595,596150,43838.855
1980101,136151,05840.102
198599,134156,79038.736
199097,406162,96837.370
199594,236170,72335.566
200091,281178,56633.827
200589,988184,02132.841
201089,099190,47031.870
201588,815195,40231.249
202089,695197,87331.191
202190,012198,05931.246
202290,380198,14931.324
202390,795198,13331.425
202491,256198,00531.548
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Barbados population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 7,619 7,378 14,996 5.31 103.266
05-09 7,689 7,445 15,133 5.36 103.277
10-14 8,149 7,880 16,029 5.68 103.414
15-19 9,159 8,916 18,075 6.40 102.725
20-24 9,507 9,222 18,729 6.63 103.090
25-29 8,970 9,007 17,976 6.37 99.589
30-34 9,302 9,536 18,837 6.67 97.546
35-39 8,880 9,217 18,096 6.41 96.344
40-44 9,012 9,738 18,750 6.64 92.545
45-49 8,836 9,643 18,479 6.55 91.631
50-54 9,314 10,293 19,608 6.95 90.489
55-59 8,948 10,197 19,145 6.78 87.751
60-64 8,890 10,542 19,433 6.88 84.329
65-69 7,795 9,441 17,236 6.11 82.565
70-74 5,818 7,369 13,187 4.67 78.952
75-79 4,120 5,460 9,579 3.39 75.458
80-84 2,151 3,261 5,413 1.92 65.961
85-89 958 1,629 2,587 0.92 58.809
90-94 292 547 840 0.30 53.382
95-99 51 115 167 0.06 44.348
100+ 4 12 16 0.01 33.333
Total 135,464 146,848 282,311 92.248