Barbados is not growing rapidly, but it is growing. By 2025, it is expected to break past 300,000 for the first time. From there it's projected to level off until the end of the century.
Barbados Population (as of 9/10/2024) | 282,502 |
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024) | 282,467 |
Births per Day | 9 |
Deaths per Day | 8 |
Migrations per Day | 0 |
Net Change per Day | 0 |
Population Change Since Jan. 1 | 0 |
Net decrease of 1 person every Infinity minutes
Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects
One birth every 160 minutes | |
One death every 180 minutes | |
One immigrant every Infinity minutes | |
Net gain of one person every Infinity minutes |
City | 2024 Population |
---|---|
Bridgetown | 98,511 |
Speightstown | 3,634 |
Oistins | 2,285 |
Bathsheba | 1,765 |
Holetown | 1,350 |
Crane | 935 |
Greenland | 623 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 282,467 | 0.09% | 657 | 186 | 14 |
2023 | 282,336 | 0.12% | 657 | 186 | 15 |
2020 | 281,698 | 0.18% | 655 | 186 | 15 |
2019 | 281,207 | 0.18% | 654 | 185 | 15 |
2018 | 280,711 | 0.19% | 653 | 185 | 16 |
2017 | 280,171 | 0.21% | 652 | 183 | 16 |
2015 | 278,990 | 0.27% | 649 | 183 | 16 |
2010 | 275,243 | 0.48% | 640 | 182 | 15 |
2005 | 268,706 | 0.5% | 625 | 182 | 14 |
2000 | 262,063 | 0% | 609 | 181 | 13 |
1995 | 262,039 | 0.27% | 609 | 179 | 12 |
1990 | 258,582 | 0.21% | 601 | 177 | 12 |
1985 | 255,820 | 0.34% | 595 | 176 | 10 |
1980 | 251,524 | 0.03% | 585 | 174 | 9 |
1975 | 251,175 | 0.14% | 584 | 172 | 9 |
1970 | 249,387 | 0.57% | 580 | 171 | 8 |
1965 | 242,417 | 0.98% | 564 | 170 | 8 |
1960 | 230,893 | 0.67% | 537 | 167 | 8 |
1955 | 223,290 | 1.24% | 519 | 166 | 8 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 282,467 | 0.09% | 657 | 186 | 14 |
2025 | 282,623 | 0.07% | 657 | 186 | 14 |
2030 | 282,490 | -0.01% | 657 | 187 | 14 |
2035 | 280,342 | -0.15% | 652 | 188 | 17 |
2040 | 276,346 | -0.29% | 643 | 188 | 18 |
2045 | 270,774 | -0.41% | 630 | 188 | 19 |
2050 | 264,216 | -0.49% | 614 | 189 | 19 |
2055 | 257,526 | -0.51% | 599 | 189 | 21 |
2060 | 250,870 | -0.52% | 583 | 189 | 21 |
2065 | 244,091 | -0.55% | 568 | 189 | 22 |
2070 | 237,282 | -0.56% | 552 | 188 | 24 |
2075 | 230,487 | -0.58% | 536 | 188 | 27 |
2080 | 223,393 | -0.62% | 520 | 189 | 28 |
2085 | 216,197 | -0.65% | 503 | 190 | 32 |
2090 | 208,992 | -0.68% | 486 | 189 | 34 |
2095 | 201,716 | -0.71% | 469 | 190 | 33 |
39.5
Total
38.4
Male
40.7
Female
There are people over age 18 in Barbados.
Year | Date |
---|---|
2020 | 2020 |
2010 | 12 May 2010 |
2000 | 1 May 2000 |
1990 | 2 May 1990 |
Barbados is a sovereign island nation in the Lesser Antilles with just 431 square kilometers (166 sq mi) of land area. The country was claimed for Spain in the late 15th century before being taken by English in the early 17th century. Barbados was a British colony until gaining independence in 1966, making it the only Caribbean island that didn't change hands during colonial times.
Barbados is the 4th most densely populated country in the Americas, and 15th globally, and it ranks as the 10th most populous island nation in the region. The capital and largest city of Barbados is Bridgetown, with a population of 110,000 and a density of 7,300 people per square kilometer.
About 90% of Barbadians, or Bajans, are of Afro-Caribbean descent and mixed descent. The rest of the population is comprised of Europeans (4%) mostly from Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as Asians, particularly Indians and Chinese. Among the white Barbadians are an underclass called Redlegs, who are descendants of Irish slaves and prisoners imported to Barbados.
The Indo-Guyanese are a major population outside of the Afro-Caribbean community. Chinese-Barbadians make up a small percentage of the country's Asian population, most of whom arrived during World War 2 from Hong Kong. There are also communities of Syrians and Lebanese on the island, most of whom arrived through trade opportunities. Barbados does have a Jewish community of descendants who arrived in the early 17th century.
While English is the official language of Barbados, a regional variant called Bajan is spoken by most people in informal settings. Interestingly, Barbados shares a unique distinction with Japan: both countries have the highest per capita occurrences of centenarians on earth.