Rural population in Barbados
Barbados: Rural population was 113,898 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 113,898 for rural population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Barbados peaked at 140,620 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 91,902, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,437 | 137,542 | 140,620 | 10 |
| 1970s | 114,446 | 92,685 | 136,366 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,070 | 91,902 | 94,059 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,082 | 94,231 | 97,931 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,805 | 98,174 | 111,583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,489 | 112,198 | 114,496 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,486 | 113,898 | 114,772 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 166 Saint Lucia 127,732 compare
- 167 Cape Verde 117,962 compare
- 168 Brunei 116,531 compare
- 170 French Polynesia 108,019 compare
- 171 New Caledonia 93,999 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 88,126 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 40.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 118.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.1 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 32.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Barbados?
- Rural population in Barbados was 113,898 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 140,620 in 1966.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,902 in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for rural population?
- Barbados ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.