Population of Barbados

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 May 2025

The current population of Barbados is 282,609 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Barbados is projected at 282,623, or 283k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Barbados is projected at 282,467, or 282k people, for the year 2024.

Barbados ranks 186th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Barbados is ranked 20th among 41 countries and territories in North America.

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  • Growth rate
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Barbados population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024282,376282,4671830.0650.00346
2025282,559282,6231290.0460.00343
2026282,688282,724730.0260.00341
2027282,761282,786510.0180.00338
2028282,812282,793-39-0.0140.00335
2029282,773282,695-157-0.0560.00332
2030282,616282,490-251-0.0890.00330
2031282,365282,204-321-0.1140.00327
2032282,044281,844-400-0.1420.00324
2033281,644281,400-488-0.1730.00321
2034281,156280,901-509-0.1810.00318
2035280,647280,342-609-0.2170.00316
2036280,038279,692-691-0.2470.00313
2037279,347278,967-760-0.2720.00310
2038278,587278,151-872-0.3130.00307
2039277,715277,278-874-0.3150.00304
2040276,841276,346-990-0.3580.00301
2041275,851275,351-1,001-0.3640.00298
2042274,850274,292-1,116-0.4070.00295
2043273,734273,143-1,182-0.4330.00292
2044272,552271,961-1,182-0.4350.00290
2045271,370270,774-1,193-0.4410.00287
2046270,177269,536-1,282-0.4760.00284
2047268,895268,224-1,343-0.5010.00281
2048267,552266,890-1,323-0.4960.00279
2049266,229265,555-1,347-0.5070.00276
2050264,882264,216-1,333-0.5050.00273
2051263,549262,867-1,364-0.5190.00271
2052262,185261,517-1,337-0.5110.00268
2053260,848260,183-1,329-0.5110.00266
2054259,519258,862-1,314-0.5080.00264
2055258,205257,526-1,357-0.5270.00262
2056256,848256,178-1,340-0.5230.00259
2057255,508254,855-1,307-0.5130.00257
2058254,201253,546-1,311-0.5170.00255
2059252,890252,222-1,335-0.5290.00253
2060251,555250,870-1,370-0.5460.00251
2061250,185249,512-1,346-0.5390.00249
2062248,839248,157-1,364-0.5500.00247
2063247,475246,792-1,366-0.5540.00245
2064246,109245,438-1,343-0.5470.00243
2065244,766244,091-1,350-0.5530.00242
2066243,416242,746-1,340-0.5520.00240
2067242,076241,389-1,373-0.5690.00238
2068240,703240,013-1,380-0.5750.00236
2069239,323238,651-1,344-0.5630.00235
2070237,979237,282-1,393-0.5870.00233
2071236,586235,931-1,309-0.5550.00231
2072235,277234,601-1,352-0.5760.00230
2073233,925233,251-1,348-0.5780.00228
2074232,577231,874-1,406-0.6060.00226
2075231,171230,487-1,368-0.5940.00225
2076229,803229,089-1,429-0.6240.00223
2077228,374227,662-1,424-0.6250.00222
2078226,950226,244-1,412-0.6240.00220
2079225,538224,824-1,428-0.6350.00219
2080224,110223,393-1,435-0.6420.00217
2081222,675221,959-1,431-0.6450.00216
2082221,244220,524-1,439-0.6530.00214
2083219,805219,088-1,434-0.6550.00213
2084218,371217,647-1,448-0.6650.00212
2085216,923216,197-1,451-0.6710.00210
2086215,472214,744-1,457-0.6780.00209
2087214,015213,294-1,442-0.6760.00207
2088212,573211,867-1,413-0.6670.00206
2089211,160210,438-1,444-0.6860.00205
2090209,716208,992-1,449-0.6930.00203
2091208,267207,530-1,474-0.7100.00202
2092206,793206,059-1,469-0.7130.00201
2093205,324204,601-1,446-0.7070.00200
2094203,878203,155-1,447-0.7120.00198
2095202,431201,716-1,430-0.7090.00197
2096201,001200,295-1,412-0.7050.00196
2097199,589198,886-1,406-0.7070.00195
2098198,183197,483-1,399-0.7080.00194
2099196,784196,086-1,396-0.7120.00192
2100195,388194,698-1,380-0.7090.00191

Barbados population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950208,083209,9173,6671.7470.00842
1951211,750213,3983,2951.5440.00841
1952215,045216,5062,9221.3500.00838
1953217,967219,2322,5301.1540.00832
1954220,497221,5532,1120.9530.00825
1955222,609223,2901,3610.6100.00815
1956223,970224,5111,0820.4820.00803
1957225,052225,7941,4840.6570.00792
1958226,536227,2581,4450.6360.00781
1959227,981228,7801,5990.6990.00771
1960229,580230,8932,6251.1370.00766
1961232,205233,1481,8860.8090.00761
1962234,091235,2242,2660.9630.00753
1963236,357237,5572,4001.0100.00744
1964238,757239,9582,4021.0010.00735
1965241,159242,4172,5151.0370.00727
1966243,674244,9962,6441.0790.00720
1967246,318247,0911,5470.6260.00711
1968247,865248,5401,3490.5430.00701
1969249,214249,4444590.1840.00689
1970249,673249,387-572-0.2290.00675
1971249,101249,1681340.0540.00661
1972249,235249,6588460.3390.00649
1973250,081250,3224830.1930.00638
1974250,564250,7774260.1700.00628
1975250,990251,1753710.1480.00617
1976251,361251,4421630.0650.00607
1977251,524251,6262040.0810.00597
1978251,728251,551-354-0.1410.00586
1979251,374251,269-210-0.0840.00575
1980251,164251,5247190.2860.00566
1981251,883252,2707750.3070.00557
1982252,658253,0958740.3450.00549
1983253,532253,9929200.3620.00541
1984254,452254,9209360.3670.00533
1985255,388255,8208630.3370.00525
1986256,251256,6187350.2860.00518
1987256,986257,2795870.2280.00509
1988257,573257,7633800.1470.00501
1989257,953258,1093120.1210.00493
1990258,265258,5826330.2450.00485
1991258,898259,3739490.3660.00479
1992259,847260,2678390.3220.00473
1993260,686261,0276820.2610.00467
1994261,368261,6205050.1930.00461
1995261,873262,0393330.1270.00455
1996262,206262,2841550.0590.00449
1997262,361262,392610.0230.00443
1998262,422262,436280.0110.00437
1999262,450262,5171350.0510.00431
2000262,585262,063-1,044-0.3980.00425
2001261,541262,4251,7690.6740.00420
2002263,310264,1481,6760.6340.00417
2003264,986265,7761,5800.5940.00414
2004266,566267,2981,4640.5480.00411
2005268,030268,7061,3520.5030.00408
2006269,382270,0021,2390.4590.00405
2007270,621271,2881,3350.4920.00401
2008271,956272,7141,5170.5560.00398
2009273,473274,1231,2990.4740.00395
2010274,772275,2439430.3430.00392
2011275,715276,1398480.3070.00388
2012276,563276,9387490.2700.00385
2013277,312277,6657060.2540.00381
2014278,018278,3486600.2370.00377
2015278,678278,9906240.2240.00373
2016279,302279,5985910.2110.00370
2017279,893280,1715560.1980.00366
2018280,449280,7115230.1860.00363
2019280,972281,2074710.1670.00360
2020281,443281,6985100.1810.00357
2021281,953282,1473870.1370.00355
2022282,340282,318-44-0.0160.00352
2023282,296282,336800.0280.00349