Population, total in Barbados
Barbados: Population, total was 282,623 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 282,623 for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Barbados peaked at 282,623 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 230,893, in 1960.
That places Barbados 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240,927 | 230,893 | 249,444 | 10 |
| 1970s | 250,638 | 249,168 | 251,626 | 10 |
| 1980s | 255,139 | 251,524 | 258,109 | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,254 | 258,582 | 262,517 | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,854 | 262,063 | 274,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,501 | 275,243 | 281,207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,265 | 281,698 | 282,623 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 175 Iceland 392,404 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 335,169 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 295,333 compare
- 179 French Polynesia 282,465 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 240,254 compare
- 181 Samoa 219,306 compare
More climate change data for Barbados
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population 59.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.07 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 87.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 1.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Barbados?
- Population, total in Barbados was 282,623 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 282,623 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,893 in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for population, total?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.