Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Barbados
Barbados: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Barbados peaked at 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.602 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Barbados 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.602 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.6033 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6051 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.607 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6086 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.61 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6111 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6121 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6131 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6143 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6155 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6172 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6197 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6221 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6244 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6267 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6289 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6313 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.634 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6367 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6389 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6407 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6423 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6439 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6453 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6467 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.648 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6493 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6504 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6516 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6528 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.654 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.655 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6087 Persons per square kilometre | 0.602 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6143 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6256 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6155 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6367 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6457 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6389 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6516 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6544 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6528 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 4 Maldives 1.75 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 1.67 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.33 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Nauru 0.639 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 10 Rwanda 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 267.79 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6177 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7043 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7043 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8,035 people (2100)
- Population density 452.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9003 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Barbados?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Barbados was 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.602 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.