Barbados's population rose from 262,284 in 1996 to 282,623 in 2025.
Barbados · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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Barbados's population growth fell from 0.1 % in 1996 to 0.1 % in 2025.
Barbados's population density rose from 608.4 in 1994 to 656.6 in 2023.
Barbados's population, female (% of total) rose from 51.8 % in 1996 to 52.1 % in 2025.
Barbados's urbanisation fell from 63.1 % in 1996 to 59.7 % in 2025.
Barbados's urban population rose from 165,544 in 1996 to 168,725 in 2025.
Barbados's rural population rose from 96,740 in 1996 to 113,898 in 2025.
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- Fertilityunchanged +0.0 %127th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −0.5 %133rd of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −3.6 %35th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −0.7 %143rd of 217
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- Median ageup +0.3 yrs54th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.2 pts153rd of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.4 pts76th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.5 pts56th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.8 pts142nd of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +1.0 pts56th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −24.3 %92nd of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.1 pts70th of 216
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- Refugees hostedunchanged +0.0 %160th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs96th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs104th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs89th of 217