| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 22 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.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 282,376 | 282,467 | 183 | 0.065 | 0.00346 |
| 2025 | 282,559 | 282,623 | 129 | 0.046 | 0.00343 |
| 2026 | 282,688 | 282,724 | 73 | 0.026 | 0.00341 |
| 2027 | 282,761 | 282,786 | 51 | 0.018 | 0.00338 |
| 2028 | 282,812 | 282,793 | -39 | -0.014 | 0.00335 |
| 2029 | 282,773 | 282,695 | -157 | -0.056 | 0.00332 |
| 2030 | 282,616 | 282,490 | -251 | -0.089 | 0.00330 |
| 2031 | 282,365 | 282,204 | -321 | -0.114 | 0.00327 |
| 2032 | 282,044 | 281,844 | -400 | -0.142 | 0.00324 |
| 2033 | 281,644 | 281,400 | -488 | -0.173 | 0.00321 |
| 2034 | 281,156 | 280,901 | -509 | -0.181 | 0.00318 |
| 2035 | 280,647 | 280,342 | -609 | -0.217 | 0.00316 |
| 2036 | 280,038 | 279,692 | -691 | -0.247 | 0.00313 |
| 2037 | 279,347 | 278,967 | -760 | -0.272 | 0.00310 |
| 2038 | 278,587 | 278,151 | -872 | -0.313 | 0.00307 |
| 2039 | 277,715 | 277,278 | -874 | -0.315 | 0.00304 |
| 2040 | 276,841 | 276,346 | -990 | -0.358 | 0.00301 |
| 2041 | 275,851 | 275,351 | -1,001 | -0.364 | 0.00298 |
| 2042 | 274,850 | 274,292 | -1,116 | -0.407 | 0.00295 |
| 2043 | 273,734 | 273,143 | -1,182 | -0.433 | 0.00292 |
| 2044 | 272,552 | 271,961 | -1,182 | -0.435 | 0.00290 |
| 2045 | 271,370 | 270,774 | -1,193 | -0.441 | 0.00287 |
| 2046 | 270,177 | 269,536 | -1,282 | -0.476 | 0.00284 |
| 2047 | 268,895 | 268,224 | -1,343 | -0.501 | 0.00281 |
| 2048 | 267,552 | 266,890 | -1,323 | -0.496 | 0.00279 |
| 2049 | 266,229 | 265,555 | -1,347 | -0.507 | 0.00276 |
| 2050 | 264,882 | 264,216 | -1,333 | -0.505 | 0.00273 |
| 2051 | 263,549 | 262,867 | -1,364 | -0.519 | 0.00271 |
| 2052 | 262,185 | 261,517 | -1,337 | -0.511 | 0.00268 |
| 2053 | 260,848 | 260,183 | -1,329 | -0.511 | 0.00266 |
| 2054 | 259,519 | 258,862 | -1,314 | -0.508 | 0.00264 |
| 2055 | 258,205 | 257,526 | -1,357 | -0.527 | 0.00262 |
| 2056 | 256,848 | 256,178 | -1,340 | -0.523 | 0.00259 |
| 2057 | 255,508 | 254,855 | -1,307 | -0.513 | 0.00257 |
| 2058 | 254,201 | 253,546 | -1,311 | -0.517 | 0.00255 |
| 2059 | 252,890 | 252,222 | -1,335 | -0.529 | 0.00253 |
| 2060 | 251,555 | 250,870 | -1,370 | -0.546 | 0.00251 |
| 2061 | 250,185 | 249,512 | -1,346 | -0.539 | 0.00249 |
| 2062 | 248,839 | 248,157 | -1,364 | -0.550 | 0.00247 |
| 2063 | 247,475 | 246,792 | -1,366 | -0.554 | 0.00245 |
| 2064 | 246,109 | 245,438 | -1,343 | -0.547 | 0.00243 |
| 2065 | 244,766 | 244,091 | -1,350 | -0.553 | 0.00242 |
| 2066 | 243,416 | 242,746 | -1,340 | -0.552 | 0.00240 |
| 2067 | 242,076 | 241,389 | -1,373 | -0.569 | 0.00238 |
| 2068 | 240,703 | 240,013 | -1,380 | -0.575 | 0.00236 |
| 2069 | 239,323 | 238,651 | -1,344 | -0.563 | 0.00235 |
| 2070 | 237,979 | 237,282 | -1,393 | -0.587 | 0.00233 |
| 2071 | 236,586 | 235,931 | -1,309 | -0.555 | 0.00231 |
| 2072 | 235,277 | 234,601 | -1,352 | -0.576 | 0.00230 |
| 2073 | 233,925 | 233,251 | -1,348 | -0.578 | 0.00228 |
| 2074 | 232,577 | 231,874 | -1,406 | -0.606 | 0.00226 |
| 2075 | 231,171 | 230,487 | -1,368 | -0.594 | 0.00225 |
| 2076 | 229,803 | 229,089 | -1,429 | -0.624 | 0.00223 |
| 2077 | 228,374 | 227,662 | -1,424 | -0.625 | 0.00222 |
| 2078 | 226,950 | 226,244 | -1,412 | -0.624 | 0.00220 |
| 2079 | 225,538 | 224,824 | -1,428 | -0.635 | 0.00219 |
| 2080 | 224,110 | 223,393 | -1,435 | -0.642 | 0.00217 |
| 2081 | 222,675 | 221,959 | -1,431 | -0.645 | 0.00216 |
| 2082 | 221,244 | 220,524 | -1,439 | -0.653 | 0.00214 |
| 2083 | 219,805 | 219,088 | -1,434 | -0.655 | 0.00213 |
| 2084 | 218,371 | 217,647 | -1,448 | -0.665 | 0.00212 |
| 2085 | 216,923 | 216,197 | -1,451 | -0.671 | 0.00210 |
| 2086 | 215,472 | 214,744 | -1,457 | -0.678 | 0.00209 |
| 2087 | 214,015 | 213,294 | -1,442 | -0.676 | 0.00207 |
| 2088 | 212,573 | 211,867 | -1,413 | -0.667 | 0.00206 |
| 2089 | 211,160 | 210,438 | -1,444 | -0.686 | 0.00205 |
| 2090 | 209,716 | 208,992 | -1,449 | -0.693 | 0.00203 |
| 2091 | 208,267 | 207,530 | -1,474 | -0.710 | 0.00202 |
| 2092 | 206,793 | 206,059 | -1,469 | -0.713 | 0.00201 |
| 2093 | 205,324 | 204,601 | -1,446 | -0.707 | 0.00200 |
| 2094 | 203,878 | 203,155 | -1,447 | -0.712 | 0.00198 |
| 2095 | 202,431 | 201,716 | -1,430 | -0.709 | 0.00197 |
| 2096 | 201,001 | 200,295 | -1,412 | -0.705 | 0.00196 |
| 2097 | 199,589 | 198,886 | -1,406 | -0.707 | 0.00195 |
| 2098 | 198,183 | 197,483 | -1,399 | -0.708 | 0.00194 |
| 2099 | 196,784 | 196,086 | -1,396 | -0.712 | 0.00192 |
| 2100 | 195,388 | 194,698 | -1,380 | -0.709 | 0.00191 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 208,083 | 209,917 | 3,667 | 1.747 | 0.00842 |
| 1951 | 211,750 | 213,398 | 3,295 | 1.544 | 0.00841 |
| 1952 | 215,045 | 216,506 | 2,922 | 1.350 | 0.00838 |
| 1953 | 217,967 | 219,232 | 2,530 | 1.154 | 0.00832 |
| 1954 | 220,497 | 221,553 | 2,112 | 0.953 | 0.00825 |
| 1955 | 222,609 | 223,290 | 1,361 | 0.610 | 0.00815 |
| 1956 | 223,970 | 224,511 | 1,082 | 0.482 | 0.00803 |
| 1957 | 225,052 | 225,794 | 1,484 | 0.657 | 0.00792 |
| 1958 | 226,536 | 227,258 | 1,445 | 0.636 | 0.00781 |
| 1959 | 227,981 | 228,780 | 1,599 | 0.699 | 0.00771 |
| 1960 | 229,580 | 230,893 | 2,625 | 1.137 | 0.00766 |
| 1961 | 232,205 | 233,148 | 1,886 | 0.809 | 0.00761 |
| 1962 | 234,091 | 235,224 | 2,266 | 0.963 | 0.00753 |
| 1963 | 236,357 | 237,557 | 2,400 | 1.010 | 0.00744 |
| 1964 | 238,757 | 239,958 | 2,402 | 1.001 | 0.00735 |
| 1965 | 241,159 | 242,417 | 2,515 | 1.037 | 0.00727 |
| 1966 | 243,674 | 244,996 | 2,644 | 1.079 | 0.00720 |
| 1967 | 246,318 | 247,091 | 1,547 | 0.626 | 0.00711 |
| 1968 | 247,865 | 248,540 | 1,349 | 0.543 | 0.00701 |
| 1969 | 249,214 | 249,444 | 459 | 0.184 | 0.00689 |
| 1970 | 249,673 | 249,387 | -572 | -0.229 | 0.00675 |
| 1971 | 249,101 | 249,168 | 134 | 0.054 | 0.00661 |
| 1972 | 249,235 | 249,658 | 846 | 0.339 | 0.00649 |
| 1973 | 250,081 | 250,322 | 483 | 0.193 | 0.00638 |
| 1974 | 250,564 | 250,777 | 426 | 0.170 | 0.00628 |
| 1975 | 250,990 | 251,175 | 371 | 0.148 | 0.00617 |
| 1976 | 251,361 | 251,442 | 163 | 0.065 | 0.00607 |
| 1977 | 251,524 | 251,626 | 204 | 0.081 | 0.00597 |
| 1978 | 251,728 | 251,551 | -354 | -0.141 | 0.00586 |
| 1979 | 251,374 | 251,269 | -210 | -0.084 | 0.00575 |
| 1980 | 251,164 | 251,524 | 719 | 0.286 | 0.00566 |
| 1981 | 251,883 | 252,270 | 775 | 0.307 | 0.00557 |
| 1982 | 252,658 | 253,095 | 874 | 0.345 | 0.00549 |
| 1983 | 253,532 | 253,992 | 920 | 0.362 | 0.00541 |
| 1984 | 254,452 | 254,920 | 936 | 0.367 | 0.00533 |
| 1985 | 255,388 | 255,820 | 863 | 0.337 | 0.00525 |
| 1986 | 256,251 | 256,618 | 735 | 0.286 | 0.00518 |
| 1987 | 256,986 | 257,279 | 587 | 0.228 | 0.00509 |
| 1988 | 257,573 | 257,763 | 380 | 0.147 | 0.00501 |
| 1989 | 257,953 | 258,109 | 312 | 0.121 | 0.00493 |
| 1990 | 258,265 | 258,582 | 633 | 0.245 | 0.00485 |
| 1991 | 258,898 | 259,373 | 949 | 0.366 | 0.00479 |
| 1992 | 259,847 | 260,267 | 839 | 0.322 | 0.00473 |
| 1993 | 260,686 | 261,027 | 682 | 0.261 | 0.00467 |
| 1994 | 261,368 | 261,620 | 505 | 0.193 | 0.00461 |
| 1995 | 261,873 | 262,039 | 333 | 0.127 | 0.00455 |
| 1996 | 262,206 | 262,284 | 155 | 0.059 | 0.00449 |
| 1997 | 262,361 | 262,392 | 61 | 0.023 | 0.00443 |
| 1998 | 262,422 | 262,436 | 28 | 0.011 | 0.00437 |
| 1999 | 262,450 | 262,517 | 135 | 0.051 | 0.00431 |
| 2000 | 262,585 | 262,063 | -1,044 | -0.398 | 0.00425 |
| 2001 | 261,541 | 262,425 | 1,769 | 0.674 | 0.00420 |
| 2002 | 263,310 | 264,148 | 1,676 | 0.634 | 0.00417 |
| 2003 | 264,986 | 265,776 | 1,580 | 0.594 | 0.00414 |
| 2004 | 266,566 | 267,298 | 1,464 | 0.548 | 0.00411 |
| 2005 | 268,030 | 268,706 | 1,352 | 0.503 | 0.00408 |
| 2006 | 269,382 | 270,002 | 1,239 | 0.459 | 0.00405 |
| 2007 | 270,621 | 271,288 | 1,335 | 0.492 | 0.00401 |
| 2008 | 271,956 | 272,714 | 1,517 | 0.556 | 0.00398 |
| 2009 | 273,473 | 274,123 | 1,299 | 0.474 | 0.00395 |
| 2010 | 274,772 | 275,243 | 943 | 0.343 | 0.00392 |
| 2011 | 275,715 | 276,139 | 848 | 0.307 | 0.00388 |
| 2012 | 276,563 | 276,938 | 749 | 0.270 | 0.00385 |
| 2013 | 277,312 | 277,665 | 706 | 0.254 | 0.00381 |
| 2014 | 278,018 | 278,348 | 660 | 0.237 | 0.00377 |
| 2015 | 278,678 | 278,990 | 624 | 0.224 | 0.00373 |
| 2016 | 279,302 | 279,598 | 591 | 0.211 | 0.00370 |
| 2017 | 279,893 | 280,171 | 556 | 0.198 | 0.00366 |
| 2018 | 280,449 | 280,711 | 523 | 0.186 | 0.00363 |
| 2019 | 280,972 | 281,207 | 471 | 0.167 | 0.00360 |
| 2020 | 281,443 | 281,698 | 510 | 0.181 | 0.00357 |
| 2021 | 281,953 | 282,147 | 387 | 0.137 | 0.00355 |
| 2022 | 282,340 | 282,318 | -44 | -0.016 | 0.00352 |
| 2023 | 282,296 | 282,336 | 80 | 0.028 | 0.00349 |