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Population in Barbados

Barbados: Population was 282,347 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
282,347 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
185th
of 238 countries
All-time high
282,347 people
in 2023
All-time low
17 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Barbados, 1000–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Barbados is 282,347 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Barbados peaked at 282,347 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17 people, in 1000.

That places Barbados 185th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 17 people 17 people 17 people 1
1100s 19 people 19 people 19 people 1
1200s 78 people 78 people 78 people 1
1300s 312 people 312 people 312 people 1
1400s 1,250 people 1,250 people 1,250 people 1
1500s 5,000 people 5,000 people 5,000 people 1
1600s 20,000 people 20,000 people 20,000 people 1
1700s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1710s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1720s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1730s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1740s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1750s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1760s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1770s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1780s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1790s 80,000 people 80,000 people 80,000 people 1
1800s 81,729 people 81,729 people 81,729 people 10
1810s 81,757 people 81,729 people 82,009 people 10
1820s 88,457 people 82,573 people 95,247 people 10
1830s 104,692 people 96,877 people 112,868 people 10
1840s 124,046 people 114,800 people 133,606 people 10
1850s 143,415 people 135,605 people 151,010 people 10
1860s 156,887 people 152,421 people 161,019 people 10
1870s 166,365 people 161,956 people 170,870 people 10
1880s 176,763 people 171,907 people 181,734 people 10
1890s 188,520 people 182,909 people 193,667 people 10
1900s 184,437 people 174,184 people 193,451 people 10
1910s 165,018 people 158,812 people 172,186 people 10
1920s 164,510 people 158,593 people 171,989 people 10
1930s 182,553 people 173,809 people 191,519 people 10
1940s 201,050 people 193,407 people 208,689 people 10
1950s 221,034 people 209,928 people 228,789 people 10
1960s 240,936 people 230,901 people 249,447 people 10
1970s 250,647 people 249,177 people 251,630 people 10
1980s 255,146 people 251,533 people 258,113 people 10
1990s 261,259 people 258,583 people 262,521 people 10
2000s 267,862 people 262,071 people 274,137 people 10
2010s 278,509 people 275,251 people 281,216 people 10
2020s 282,134 people 281,706 people 282,347 people 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 183 French Guiana 303,408 people compare
  2. 184 New Caledonia 289,879 people compare
  3. 186 French Polynesia 281,125 people compare
  4. 187 Sao Tome and Principe 230,882 people compare
  5. 188 Samoa 216,673 people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Barbados?
Population in Barbados was 282,347 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 282,347 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 17 people in 1000.
How does Barbados rank for population?
Barbados ranks 185th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.