Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados
Barbados: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 168,725 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados stood at 168,725 people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados peaked at 168,725 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83,295 people, in 1950.
That places Barbados 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88,325 people | 83,295 people | 92,244 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 101,490 people | 93,351 people | 111,098 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 136,191 people | 113,021 people | 158,584 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,069 people | 159,622 people | 164,050 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,172 people | 164,351 people | 165,714 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,049 people | 162,241 people | 163,889 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,012 people | 163,045 people | 166,711 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,779 people | 167,051 people | 168,725 people | 6 |
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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 number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Barbados was 168,725 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 168,725 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,295 people in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.