Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.597 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.597 people per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6356 people per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.4043 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.597 people per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.6356 people per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4043 people per person, in 1960.
That places Barbados 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4043 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.406 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4085 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4119 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4159 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4207 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.426 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.432 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4384 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4454 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4532 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4656 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.484 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5064 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5312 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5566 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.581 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6027 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.62 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6311 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6346 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6348 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.635 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6351 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6352 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6353 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6354 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6355 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6356 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6356 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6356 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6354 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.635 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6343 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6334 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6324 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6312 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6298 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6284 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.627 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6254 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.623 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6197 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6155 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.611 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6064 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.602 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.598 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5949 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5929 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5924 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5924 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5924 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5924 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5924 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5925 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5925 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5926 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5927 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5928 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.593 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5932 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5935 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5942 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5954 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.597 people per person | +0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.597 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.597 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4209 people per person | 0.4043 people per person | 0.4454 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5432 people per person | 0.4532 people per person | 0.6311 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6352 people per person | 0.6346 people per person | 0.6356 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6322 people per person | 0.627 people per person | 0.6356 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6089 people per person | 0.5929 people per person | 0.6254 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5925 people per person | 0.5924 people per person | 0.5928 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5944 people per person | 0.593 people per person | 0.597 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 122 French Polynesia 0.6176 people per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 people per person compare
- 124 Aruba 0.6139 people per person compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5963 people per person compare
- 127 Fiji 0.5954 people per person compare
- 128 Azerbaijan 0.595 people per person compare
More population data for Barbados
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7043 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6177 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 267.79 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0106 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9003 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 452.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8,035 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Barbados was 0.597 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6356 people per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 people per person in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.