Share of population urban in Barbados
Barbados: Share of population urban was 59.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
59.7
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.56
in 1990
All-time low
39.68
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Barbados, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 59.7 for share of population urban in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Barbados peaked at 63.56 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.68, in 1950.
That places Barbados 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.96 | 39.68 | 40.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.09 | 40.43 | 44.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.32 | 45.32 | 63.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.52 | 63.46 | 63.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.22 | 62.7 | 63.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 | 59.29 | 62.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.25 | 59.24 | 59.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.44 | 59.3 | 59.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More population data for Barbados
- Population growth rate -0.709 (2100)
- Population density 452.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 8,035 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.709 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.71 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Barbados?
- Share of population urban in Barbados was 59.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 63.56 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.68 in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for share of population urban?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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