Population of Barbados

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 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.

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  • Growth rate
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Barbados population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
2020287,3753500.120.0037
2021287,7113360.120.0037
2022288,0233120.110.0036
2023288,3092860.100.0036
2024288,5692600.090.0036
2025288,8062370.080.0035
2026289,0021960.070.0035
2027289,1681660.060.0035
2028289,3031350.050.0034
2029289,398950.030.0034
2030289,444460.020.0034
2031289,44840.000.0034
2032289,408-40-0.010.0033
2033289,307-101-0.030.0033
2034289,144-163-0.060.0033
2035288,924-220-0.080.0033
2036288,612-312-0.110.0032
2037288,235-377-0.130.0032
2038287,780-455-0.160.0032
2039287,253-527-0.180.0031
2040286,647-606-0.210.0031
2041285,958-689-0.240.0031
2042285,206-752-0.260.0031
2043284,380-826-0.290.0030
2044283,484-896-0.320.0030
2045282,528-956-0.340.0030
2046281,526-1,002-0.350.0030
2047280,456-1,070-0.380.0029
2048279,335-1,121-0.400.0029
2049278,195-1,140-0.410.0029
2050277,011-1,184-0.430.0028
2051275,809-1,202-0.430.0028
2052274,589-1,220-0.440.0028
2053273,345-1,244-0.450.0028
2054272,099-1,246-0.460.0027
2055270,843-1,256-0.460.0027
2056269,593-1,250-0.460.0027
2057268,334-1,259-0.470.0027
2058267,092-1,242-0.460.0027
2059265,839-1,253-0.470.0026
2060264,600-1,239-0.470.0026
2061263,351-1,249-0.470.0026
2062262,122-1,229-0.470.0026
2063260,892-1,230-0.470.0025
2064259,665-1,227-0.470.0025
2065258,434-1,231-0.470.0025
2066257,216-1,218-0.470.0025
2067255,986-1,230-0.480.0025
2068254,768-1,218-0.480.0024
2069253,531-1,237-0.490.0024
2070252,305-1,226-0.480.0024
2071251,062-1,243-0.490.0024
2072249,819-1,243-0.500.0024
2073248,570-1,249-0.500.0024
2074247,313-1,257-0.510.0023
2075246,059-1,254-0.510.0023
2076244,793-1,266-0.510.0023
2077243,534-1,259-0.510.0023
2078242,268-1,266-0.520.0023
2079240,988-1,280-0.530.0023
2080239,722-1,266-0.530.0022
2081238,437-1,285-0.540.0022
2082237,150-1,287-0.540.0022
2083235,858-1,292-0.540.0022
2084234,569-1,289-0.550.0022
2085233,279-1,290-0.550.0022
2086231,997-1,282-0.550.0022
2087230,715-1,282-0.550.0021
2088229,441-1,274-0.550.0021
2089228,178-1,263-0.550.0021
2090226,908-1,270-0.560.0021
2091225,650-1,258-0.550.0021
2092224,398-1,252-0.550.0021
2093223,158-1,240-0.550.0021
2094221,927-1,231-0.550.0020
2095220,710-1,217-0.550.0020
2096219,498-1,212-0.550.0020
2097218,304-1,194-0.540.0020
2098217,119-1,185-0.540.0020
2099215,951-1,168-0.540.0020
2100214,792-1,159-0.540.0020

Barbados population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
1950210,992--0.0083
1951215,7254,7332.240.0083
1952219,6703,9451.830.0083
1953222,8573,1871.450.0083
1954225,3202,4631.110.0083
1955227,1381,8180.810.0082
1956228,4101,2720.560.0081
1957229,2798690.380.0080
1958229,8856060.260.0079
1959230,4025170.220.0077
1960230,9805780.250.0076
1961231,7187380.320.0075
1962232,6339150.390.0074
1963233,6309970.430.0073
1964234,5869560.410.0072
1965235,4138270.350.0070
1966236,0886750.290.0069
1967236,6595710.240.0068
1968237,2415820.250.0067
1969237,9557140.300.0066
1970238,8969410.400.0065
1971240,0941,1980.500.0064
1972241,5151,4210.590.0063
1973243,0691,5540.640.0062
1974244,6441,5750.650.0061
1975246,1541,5100.620.0060
1976247,5831,4290.580.0060
1977248,9371,3540.550.0059
1978250,2031,2660.510.0058
1979251,3511,1480.460.0057
1980252,3941,0430.410.0057
1981253,2989040.360.0056
1982254,0827840.310.0055
1983254,7887060.280.0054
1984255,4977090.280.0053
1985256,2637660.300.0053
1986257,1078440.330.0052
1987258,0199120.350.0051
1988258,9779580.370.0050
1989259,9579800.380.0050
1990260,9369790.380.0049
1991261,9059690.370.0048
1992262,8869810.370.0048
1993263,8749880.380.0047
1994264,8931,0190.390.0047
1995265,9551,0620.400.0046
1996267,0491,0940.410.0046
1997268,1871,1380.430.0045
1998269,3361,1490.430.0045
1999270,4511,1150.410.0045
2000271,5151,0640.390.0044
2001272,5009850.360.0044
2002273,4259250.340.0043
2003274,3299040.330.0043
2004275,2849550.350.0043
2005276,3231,0390.380.0042
2006277,4771,1540.420.0042
2007278,7001,2230.440.0042
2008279,9461,2460.450.0041
2009281,1041,1580.410.0041
2010282,1311,0270.370.0041
2011282,9878560.300.0040
2012283,7017140.250.0040
2013284,2965950.210.0039
2014284,8265300.190.0039
2015285,3244980.170.0039
2016285,7964720.170.0038
2017286,2324360.150.0038
2018286,6414090.140.0038
2019287,0253840.130.0037