Population by world region in Barbados
Barbados: Population by world region was 194,711 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Population by world region in Barbados, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 194,711 people for population by world region in 2100.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by world region in Barbados peaked at 282,801 people in 2028 and was at its lowest, 17 people, in 1000.
Barbados ranks 190th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 282,466 people | 281,706 people | 282,801 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 280,336 people | 277,285 people | 282,496 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 271,214 people | 265,557 people | 276,354 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 258,205 people | 252,227 people | 264,225 people | 10 |
| 2060s | 244,771 people | 238,659 people | 250,884 people | 10 |
| 2070s | 231,130 people | 224,828 people | 237,290 people | 10 |
| 2080s | 216,921 people | 210,448 people | 223,396 people | 10 |
| 2090s | 202,488 people | 196,092 people | 208,995 people | 10 |
| 2100s | 194,711 people | 194,711 people | 194,711 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 188 Guam 205,505 people compare
- 189 Netherlands Antilles 198,009 people compare
- 191 French Polynesia 186,869 people compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 128,155 people compare
- 193 Curacao 120,466 people compare
More population data for Barbados
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Barbados?
- Population by world region in Barbados was 194,711 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 282,801 people in 2028.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 people in 1000.
- How does Barbados rank for population by world region?
- Barbados ranks 190th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.