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Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados

Barbados: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 66,216 people in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
66,216 people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
177th
of 238 countries
All-time high
158,735 people
in 1900
All-time low
17.9 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados, 1000–2050

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados stood at 66,216 people.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados peaked at 158,735 people in 1900 and was at its lowest, 17.9 people, in 1000.

That places Barbados 177th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 17.9 people 17.9 people 17.9 people 1
1100s 19.53 people 19.53 people 19.53 people 1
1200s 78.12 people 78.12 people 78.12 people 1
1300s 312.49 people 312.49 people 312.49 people 1
1400s 1,250 people 1,250 people 1,250 people 1
1500s 4,999 people 4,999 people 4,999 people 1
1600s 19,987 people 19,987 people 19,987 people 1
1700s 79,840 people 79,840 people 79,840 people 1
1710s 79,864 people 79,864 people 79,864 people 1
1720s 79,830 people 79,830 people 79,830 people 1
1730s 79,787 people 79,787 people 79,787 people 1
1740s 79,734 people 79,734 people 79,734 people 1
1750s 79,668 people 79,668 people 79,668 people 1
1760s 79,584 people 79,584 people 79,584 people 1
1770s 79,480 people 79,480 people 79,480 people 1
1780s 79,350 people 79,350 people 79,350 people 1
1790s 79,188 people 79,188 people 79,188 people 1
1800s 78,985 people 78,985 people 78,985 people 1
1810s 90,541 people 90,541 people 90,541 people 1
1820s 101,939 people 101,939 people 101,939 people 1
1830s 113,126 people 113,126 people 113,126 people 1
1840s 124,036 people 124,036 people 124,036 people 1
1850s 134,580 people 134,580 people 134,580 people 1
1860s 140,838 people 140,838 people 140,838 people 1
1870s 146,564 people 146,564 people 146,564 people 1
1880s 151,600 people 151,600 people 151,600 people 1
1890s 155,744 people 155,744 people 155,744 people 1
1900s 158,735 people 158,735 people 158,735 people 1
1910s 158,532 people 158,532 people 158,532 people 1
1920s 156,558 people 156,558 people 156,558 people 1
1930s 152,313 people 152,313 people 152,313 people 1
1940s 145,161 people 145,161 people 145,161 people 1
1950s 132,699 people 126,622 people 136,536 people 10
1960s 139,437 people 137,542 people 140,620 people 10
1970s 114,446 people 92,685 people 136,366 people 10
1980s 93,070 people 91,902 people 94,059 people 10
1990s 96,082 people 94,231 people 97,931 people 10
2000s 104,805 people 98,174 people 111,583 people 10
2010s 113,489 people 112,198 people 114,496 people 10
2020s 113,582 people 110,938 people 114,771 people 10
2030s 102,782 people 94,372 people 109,831 people 10
2040s 80,899 people 69,001 people 92,137 people 10
2050s 66,216 people 66,216 people 66,216 people 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 174 Seychelles 70,308 people compare
  2. 175 New Caledonia 67,921 people compare
  3. 176 Grenada 66,268 people compare
  4. 178 Brunei 62,798 people compare
  5. 179 Guernsey 46,992 people compare
  6. 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43,111 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados?
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Barbados was 66,216 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 158,735 people in 1900.
What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 17.9 people in 1000.
How does Barbados rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Barbados ranks 177th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modelled historical data.