Population density in Barbados
Barbados: Population density was 452.82 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
452.82
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 235 countries
All-time high
657.68
in 2028
All-time low
0.0395
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Barbados, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Barbados is 452.82, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Barbados peaked at 657.68 in 2028 and was at its lowest, 0.0395, in 1000.
Barbados ranks 34th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Population density in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0395 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0442 | +11.8% |
| 1200 | 0.1814 | +310.5% |
| 1300 | 0.7256 | +300.0% |
| 1400 | 2.91 | +300.6% |
| 1500 | 11.63 | +300.0% |
| 1600 | 46.51 | +300.0% |
| 1700 | 186.05 | +300.0% |
| 1710 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 186.05 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 190.07 | +2.2% |
| 1801 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 190.07 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 190.72 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 192.03 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 194.02 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 196.69 | +1.4% |
| 1823 | 200.06 | +1.7% |
| 1824 | 203.48 | +1.7% |
| 1825 | 206.96 | +1.7% |
| 1826 | 210.51 | +1.7% |
| 1827 | 214.11 | +1.7% |
| 1828 | 217.78 | +1.7% |
| 1829 | 221.5 | +1.7% |
| 1830 | 225.29 | +1.7% |
| 1831 | 229.15 | +1.7% |
| 1832 | 233.08 | +1.7% |
| 1833 | 237.07 | +1.7% |
| 1834 | 241.13 | +1.7% |
| 1835 | 245.25 | +1.7% |
| 1836 | 249.45 | +1.7% |
| 1837 | 253.72 | +1.7% |
| 1838 | 258.06 | +1.7% |
| 1839 | 262.48 | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 266.98 | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 271.55 | +1.7% |
| 1842 | 276.2 | +1.7% |
| 1843 | 280.93 | +1.7% |
| 1844 | 285.74 | +1.7% |
| 1845 | 290.63 | +1.7% |
| 1846 | 295.6 | +1.7% |
| 1847 | 300.66 | +1.7% |
| 1848 | 305.81 | +1.7% |
| 1849 | 310.71 | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 315.36 | +1.5% |
| 1851 | 319.74 | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 323.85 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 327.68 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 331.55 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 335.47 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 339.44 | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 343.45 | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 347.51 | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 351.19 | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 354.47 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 357.35 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 359.82 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 361.87 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 363.94 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 366.01 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 368.1 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 370.2 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 372.32 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 374.46 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 376.64 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 378.86 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 381.1 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 383.38 | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 385.68 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 387.98 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 390.31 | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 392.64 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 394.99 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 397.37 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 399.78 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 402.23 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 404.7 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 407.21 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 409.73 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 412.27 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 414.82 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 417.39 | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 419.98 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 422.64 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 425.37 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 428.18 | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 431.06 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 434.02 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 437 | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 440 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 443.01 | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 446.05 | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 449.12 | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 450.39 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 449.89 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 447.62 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 443.6 | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 437.83 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 432.13 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 426.52 | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 420.97 | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 415.5 | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 410.1 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 405.08 | -1.2% |
| 1910 | 400.43 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 396.15 | -1.1% |
| 1912 | 392.23 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 388.66 | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 385.12 | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 381.61 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 378.13 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 374.69 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 371.29 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 369.33 | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 368.82 | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 369.76 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 372.16 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 376 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 379.89 | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 383.81 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 387.78 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 391.79 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 395.83 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 399.97 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 404.21 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 408.53 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 412.95 | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 417.47 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 422.04 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 426.65 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 431.32 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 436.04 | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 440.81 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 445.39 | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 449.78 | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 453.98 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 457.97 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 461.76 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 465.58 | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 469.44 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 473.32 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 477.24 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 481.19 | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 485.32 | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 488.2 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 496.3 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 503.53 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 509.87 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 515.27 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 519.29 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 522.14 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 525.12 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 528.53 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 532.07 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 536.98 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 542.22 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 547.06 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 552.48 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 558.07 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 563.77 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 569.79 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 574.65 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 578.03 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 580.11 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 580 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 579.48 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 580.62 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 582.16 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 583.22 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 584.16 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 584.78 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 585.19 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 585.04 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 584.37 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 584.96 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 586.68 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 588.6 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 590.68 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 592.86 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 594.96 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 596.81 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 598.34 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 599.46 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 600.26 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 601.36 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 603.21 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 605.28 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 607.06 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 608.43 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 609.41 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 609.98 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 610.24 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 610.31 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 610.51 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 609.47 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 610.3 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 614.31 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 618.11 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 621.62 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 624.92 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 627.93 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 630.93 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 634.23 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 637.53 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 640.12 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 642.21 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 644.07 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 645.74 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 647.34 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 648.84 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 650.24 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 651.57 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 652.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 653.99 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 655.13 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 656.18 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 656.57 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 656.62 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 656.92 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 657.27 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 657.51 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 657.65 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 657.68 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 657.44 | -0.0% |
| 2030 | 656.97 | -0.1% |
| 2031 | 656.31 | -0.1% |
| 2032 | 655.47 | -0.1% |
| 2033 | 654.44 | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 653.29 | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 651.98 | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 650.48 | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 648.77 | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 646.87 | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 644.85 | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 642.68 | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 640.37 | -0.4% |
| 2042 | 637.91 | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 635.24 | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 632.47 | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 629.73 | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 626.84 | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 623.8 | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 620.69 | -0.5% |
| 2049 | 617.57 | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 614.48 | -0.5% |
| 2051 | 611.34 | -0.5% |
| 2052 | 608.19 | -0.5% |
| 2053 | 605.1 | -0.5% |
| 2054 | 602.02 | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 598.9 | -0.5% |
| 2056 | 595.78 | -0.5% |
| 2057 | 592.72 | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 589.67 | -0.5% |
| 2059 | 586.57 | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 583.45 | -0.5% |
| 2061 | 580.27 | -0.5% |
| 2062 | 577.13 | -0.5% |
| 2063 | 573.94 | -0.6% |
| 2064 | 570.79 | -0.5% |
| 2065 | 567.66 | -0.5% |
| 2066 | 564.52 | -0.6% |
| 2067 | 561.37 | -0.6% |
| 2068 | 558.19 | -0.6% |
| 2069 | 555.02 | -0.6% |
| 2070 | 551.84 | -0.6% |
| 2071 | 548.69 | -0.6% |
| 2072 | 545.61 | -0.6% |
| 2073 | 542.45 | -0.6% |
| 2074 | 539.25 | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 536.04 | -0.6% |
| 2076 | 532.78 | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 529.45 | -0.6% |
| 2078 | 526.16 | -0.6% |
| 2079 | 522.86 | -0.6% |
| 2080 | 519.53 | -0.6% |
| 2081 | 516.21 | -0.6% |
| 2082 | 512.85 | -0.6% |
| 2083 | 509.53 | -0.6% |
| 2084 | 506.17 | -0.7% |
| 2085 | 502.8 | -0.7% |
| 2086 | 499.41 | -0.7% |
| 2087 | 496.05 | -0.7% |
| 2088 | 492.71 | -0.7% |
| 2089 | 489.41 | -0.7% |
| 2090 | 486.04 | -0.7% |
| 2091 | 482.64 | -0.7% |
| 2092 | 479.22 | -0.7% |
| 2093 | 475.84 | -0.7% |
| 2094 | 472.46 | -0.7% |
| 2095 | 469.13 | -0.7% |
| 2096 | 465.82 | -0.7% |
| 2097 | 462.55 | -0.7% |
| 2098 | 459.29 | -0.7% |
| 2099 | 456.03 | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 452.82 | -0.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 452.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 4.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 452.82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +310.5% | 0.0442 | 0.1814 |
| 1400 | +300.6% | 0.7256 | 2.91 |
| 1300 | +300.0% | 0.1814 | 0.7256 |
| 1500 | +300.0% | 2.91 | 11.63 |
| 1600 | +300.0% | 11.63 | 46.51 |
| 1700 | +300.0% | 46.51 | 186.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0395 | 0.0395 | 0.0395 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0442 | 0.0442 | 0.0442 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1814 | 0.1814 | 0.1814 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7256 | 0.7256 | 0.7256 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 1 |
| 1500s | 11.63 | 11.63 | 11.63 | 1 |
| 1600s | 46.51 | 46.51 | 46.51 | 1 |
| 1700s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1710s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1720s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1730s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1740s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1750s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1760s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1770s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1780s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1790s | 186.05 | 186.05 | 186.05 | 1 |
| 1800s | 190.07 | 190.07 | 190.07 | 10 |
| 1810s | 190.13 | 190.07 | 190.72 | 10 |
| 1820s | 205.71 | 192.03 | 221.5 | 10 |
| 1830s | 243.47 | 225.29 | 262.48 | 10 |
| 1840s | 288.48 | 266.98 | 310.71 | 10 |
| 1850s | 333.52 | 315.36 | 351.19 | 10 |
| 1860s | 364.85 | 354.47 | 374.46 | 10 |
| 1870s | 386.9 | 376.64 | 397.37 | 10 |
| 1880s | 411.08 | 399.78 | 422.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 438.42 | 425.37 | 450.39 | 10 |
| 1900s | 428.92 | 405.08 | 449.89 | 10 |
| 1910s | 383.76 | 369.33 | 400.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 382.58 | 368.82 | 399.97 | 10 |
| 1930s | 424.54 | 404.21 | 445.39 | 10 |
| 1940s | 467.56 | 449.78 | 485.32 | 10 |
| 1950s | 514.03 | 488.2 | 532.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 560.32 | 536.98 | 580.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 582.9 | 579.48 | 585.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 593.36 | 584.96 | 600.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 607.58 | 601.36 | 610.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 622.94 | 609.47 | 637.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.7 | 640.12 | 653.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 656.9 | 655.13 | 657.68 | 10 |
| 2030s | 651.94 | 644.85 | 656.97 | 10 |
| 2040s | 630.73 | 617.57 | 642.68 | 10 |
| 2050s | 600.48 | 586.57 | 614.48 | 10 |
| 2060s | 569.24 | 555.02 | 583.45 | 10 |
| 2070s | 537.51 | 522.86 | 551.84 | 10 |
| 2080s | 504.47 | 489.41 | 519.53 | 10 |
| 2090s | 470.9 | 456.03 | 486.04 | 10 |
| 2100s | 452.82 | 452.82 | 452.82 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Barbados?
- Population density in Barbados was 452.82 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 657.68 in 2028.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 in 1000.
- How does Barbados rank for population density?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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