| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Barbados is 288,314 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Barbados is projected at 287,711 or 287.7 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Barbados is projected at 287,375 or 287.4 thousands people for the year 2020. Barbados ranks number 184th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Barbados is ranked 20th among 41 countries in North America.
Barbados's population peak will be 2031 with 289.0 thousands people after Barbados's population will be decreased year by year. The Barbadosn population is projected to reach 289.0 thousands in 2030 and decrease further to 277.0 thousands in 2050 and 215.0 thousands by 2100. Barbados accounts for 0.0037 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.0082% in 1955 and is projected to decline at 0.0020% by 2100.
Barbados was at 164th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 190th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 287,375 | 350 | 0.12 | 0.0037 |
| 2021 | 287,711 | 336 | 0.12 | 0.0037 |
| 2022 | 288,023 | 312 | 0.11 | 0.0036 |
| 2023 | 288,309 | 286 | 0.10 | 0.0036 |
| 2024 | 288,569 | 260 | 0.09 | 0.0036 |
| 2025 | 288,806 | 237 | 0.08 | 0.0035 |
| 2026 | 289,002 | 196 | 0.07 | 0.0035 |
| 2027 | 289,168 | 166 | 0.06 | 0.0035 |
| 2028 | 289,303 | 135 | 0.05 | 0.0034 |
| 2029 | 289,398 | 95 | 0.03 | 0.0034 |
| 2030 | 289,444 | 46 | 0.02 | 0.0034 |
| 2031 | 289,448 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.0034 |
| 2032 | 289,408 | -40 | -0.01 | 0.0033 |
| 2033 | 289,307 | -101 | -0.03 | 0.0033 |
| 2034 | 289,144 | -163 | -0.06 | 0.0033 |
| 2035 | 288,924 | -220 | -0.08 | 0.0033 |
| 2036 | 288,612 | -312 | -0.11 | 0.0032 |
| 2037 | 288,235 | -377 | -0.13 | 0.0032 |
| 2038 | 287,780 | -455 | -0.16 | 0.0032 |
| 2039 | 287,253 | -527 | -0.18 | 0.0031 |
| 2040 | 286,647 | -606 | -0.21 | 0.0031 |
| 2041 | 285,958 | -689 | -0.24 | 0.0031 |
| 2042 | 285,206 | -752 | -0.26 | 0.0031 |
| 2043 | 284,380 | -826 | -0.29 | 0.0030 |
| 2044 | 283,484 | -896 | -0.32 | 0.0030 |
| 2045 | 282,528 | -956 | -0.34 | 0.0030 |
| 2046 | 281,526 | -1,002 | -0.35 | 0.0030 |
| 2047 | 280,456 | -1,070 | -0.38 | 0.0029 |
| 2048 | 279,335 | -1,121 | -0.40 | 0.0029 |
| 2049 | 278,195 | -1,140 | -0.41 | 0.0029 |
| 2050 | 277,011 | -1,184 | -0.43 | 0.0028 |
| 2051 | 275,809 | -1,202 | -0.43 | 0.0028 |
| 2052 | 274,589 | -1,220 | -0.44 | 0.0028 |
| 2053 | 273,345 | -1,244 | -0.45 | 0.0028 |
| 2054 | 272,099 | -1,246 | -0.46 | 0.0027 |
| 2055 | 270,843 | -1,256 | -0.46 | 0.0027 |
| 2056 | 269,593 | -1,250 | -0.46 | 0.0027 |
| 2057 | 268,334 | -1,259 | -0.47 | 0.0027 |
| 2058 | 267,092 | -1,242 | -0.46 | 0.0027 |
| 2059 | 265,839 | -1,253 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2060 | 264,600 | -1,239 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2061 | 263,351 | -1,249 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2062 | 262,122 | -1,229 | -0.47 | 0.0026 |
| 2063 | 260,892 | -1,230 | -0.47 | 0.0025 |
| 2064 | 259,665 | -1,227 | -0.47 | 0.0025 |
| 2065 | 258,434 | -1,231 | -0.47 | 0.0025 |
| 2066 | 257,216 | -1,218 | -0.47 | 0.0025 |
| 2067 | 255,986 | -1,230 | -0.48 | 0.0025 |
| 2068 | 254,768 | -1,218 | -0.48 | 0.0024 |
| 2069 | 253,531 | -1,237 | -0.49 | 0.0024 |
| 2070 | 252,305 | -1,226 | -0.48 | 0.0024 |
| 2071 | 251,062 | -1,243 | -0.49 | 0.0024 |
| 2072 | 249,819 | -1,243 | -0.50 | 0.0024 |
| 2073 | 248,570 | -1,249 | -0.50 | 0.0024 |
| 2074 | 247,313 | -1,257 | -0.51 | 0.0023 |
| 2075 | 246,059 | -1,254 | -0.51 | 0.0023 |
| 2076 | 244,793 | -1,266 | -0.51 | 0.0023 |
| 2077 | 243,534 | -1,259 | -0.51 | 0.0023 |
| 2078 | 242,268 | -1,266 | -0.52 | 0.0023 |
| 2079 | 240,988 | -1,280 | -0.53 | 0.0023 |
| 2080 | 239,722 | -1,266 | -0.53 | 0.0022 |
| 2081 | 238,437 | -1,285 | -0.54 | 0.0022 |
| 2082 | 237,150 | -1,287 | -0.54 | 0.0022 |
| 2083 | 235,858 | -1,292 | -0.54 | 0.0022 |
| 2084 | 234,569 | -1,289 | -0.55 | 0.0022 |
| 2085 | 233,279 | -1,290 | -0.55 | 0.0022 |
| 2086 | 231,997 | -1,282 | -0.55 | 0.0022 |
| 2087 | 230,715 | -1,282 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2088 | 229,441 | -1,274 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2089 | 228,178 | -1,263 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2090 | 226,908 | -1,270 | -0.56 | 0.0021 |
| 2091 | 225,650 | -1,258 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2092 | 224,398 | -1,252 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2093 | 223,158 | -1,240 | -0.55 | 0.0021 |
| 2094 | 221,927 | -1,231 | -0.55 | 0.0020 |
| 2095 | 220,710 | -1,217 | -0.55 | 0.0020 |
| 2096 | 219,498 | -1,212 | -0.55 | 0.0020 |
| 2097 | 218,304 | -1,194 | -0.54 | 0.0020 |
| 2098 | 217,119 | -1,185 | -0.54 | 0.0020 |
| 2099 | 215,951 | -1,168 | -0.54 | 0.0020 |
| 2100 | 214,792 | -1,159 | -0.54 | 0.0020 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 210,992 | - | - | 0.0083 |
| 1951 | 215,725 | 4,733 | 2.24 | 0.0083 |
| 1952 | 219,670 | 3,945 | 1.83 | 0.0083 |
| 1953 | 222,857 | 3,187 | 1.45 | 0.0083 |
| 1954 | 225,320 | 2,463 | 1.11 | 0.0083 |
| 1955 | 227,138 | 1,818 | 0.81 | 0.0082 |
| 1956 | 228,410 | 1,272 | 0.56 | 0.0081 |
| 1957 | 229,279 | 869 | 0.38 | 0.0080 |
| 1958 | 229,885 | 606 | 0.26 | 0.0079 |
| 1959 | 230,402 | 517 | 0.22 | 0.0077 |
| 1960 | 230,980 | 578 | 0.25 | 0.0076 |
| 1961 | 231,718 | 738 | 0.32 | 0.0075 |
| 1962 | 232,633 | 915 | 0.39 | 0.0074 |
| 1963 | 233,630 | 997 | 0.43 | 0.0073 |
| 1964 | 234,586 | 956 | 0.41 | 0.0072 |
| 1965 | 235,413 | 827 | 0.35 | 0.0070 |
| 1966 | 236,088 | 675 | 0.29 | 0.0069 |
| 1967 | 236,659 | 571 | 0.24 | 0.0068 |
| 1968 | 237,241 | 582 | 0.25 | 0.0067 |
| 1969 | 237,955 | 714 | 0.30 | 0.0066 |
| 1970 | 238,896 | 941 | 0.40 | 0.0065 |
| 1971 | 240,094 | 1,198 | 0.50 | 0.0064 |
| 1972 | 241,515 | 1,421 | 0.59 | 0.0063 |
| 1973 | 243,069 | 1,554 | 0.64 | 0.0062 |
| 1974 | 244,644 | 1,575 | 0.65 | 0.0061 |
| 1975 | 246,154 | 1,510 | 0.62 | 0.0060 |
| 1976 | 247,583 | 1,429 | 0.58 | 0.0060 |
| 1977 | 248,937 | 1,354 | 0.55 | 0.0059 |
| 1978 | 250,203 | 1,266 | 0.51 | 0.0058 |
| 1979 | 251,351 | 1,148 | 0.46 | 0.0057 |
| 1980 | 252,394 | 1,043 | 0.41 | 0.0057 |
| 1981 | 253,298 | 904 | 0.36 | 0.0056 |
| 1982 | 254,082 | 784 | 0.31 | 0.0055 |
| 1983 | 254,788 | 706 | 0.28 | 0.0054 |
| 1984 | 255,497 | 709 | 0.28 | 0.0053 |
| 1985 | 256,263 | 766 | 0.30 | 0.0053 |
| 1986 | 257,107 | 844 | 0.33 | 0.0052 |
| 1987 | 258,019 | 912 | 0.35 | 0.0051 |
| 1988 | 258,977 | 958 | 0.37 | 0.0050 |
| 1989 | 259,957 | 980 | 0.38 | 0.0050 |
| 1990 | 260,936 | 979 | 0.38 | 0.0049 |
| 1991 | 261,905 | 969 | 0.37 | 0.0048 |
| 1992 | 262,886 | 981 | 0.37 | 0.0048 |
| 1993 | 263,874 | 988 | 0.38 | 0.0047 |
| 1994 | 264,893 | 1,019 | 0.39 | 0.0047 |
| 1995 | 265,955 | 1,062 | 0.40 | 0.0046 |
| 1996 | 267,049 | 1,094 | 0.41 | 0.0046 |
| 1997 | 268,187 | 1,138 | 0.43 | 0.0045 |
| 1998 | 269,336 | 1,149 | 0.43 | 0.0045 |
| 1999 | 270,451 | 1,115 | 0.41 | 0.0045 |
| 2000 | 271,515 | 1,064 | 0.39 | 0.0044 |
| 2001 | 272,500 | 985 | 0.36 | 0.0044 |
| 2002 | 273,425 | 925 | 0.34 | 0.0043 |
| 2003 | 274,329 | 904 | 0.33 | 0.0043 |
| 2004 | 275,284 | 955 | 0.35 | 0.0043 |
| 2005 | 276,323 | 1,039 | 0.38 | 0.0042 |
| 2006 | 277,477 | 1,154 | 0.42 | 0.0042 |
| 2007 | 278,700 | 1,223 | 0.44 | 0.0042 |
| 2008 | 279,946 | 1,246 | 0.45 | 0.0041 |
| 2009 | 281,104 | 1,158 | 0.41 | 0.0041 |
| 2010 | 282,131 | 1,027 | 0.37 | 0.0041 |
| 2011 | 282,987 | 856 | 0.30 | 0.0040 |
| 2012 | 283,701 | 714 | 0.25 | 0.0040 |
| 2013 | 284,296 | 595 | 0.21 | 0.0039 |
| 2014 | 284,826 | 530 | 0.19 | 0.0039 |
| 2015 | 285,324 | 498 | 0.17 | 0.0039 |
| 2016 | 285,796 | 472 | 0.17 | 0.0038 |
| 2017 | 286,232 | 436 | 0.15 | 0.0038 |
| 2018 | 286,641 | 409 | 0.14 | 0.0038 |
| 2019 | 287,025 | 384 | 0.13 | 0.0037 |