Barbados

Population estimates and projections 282,336 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 38.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.71 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.03% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 282,623 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.06% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 17.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 17.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.71 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 11.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 10.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 59.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 45.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 51.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 655.4 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.32% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -87 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 12.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 1.5% 2017 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 6.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 18.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 61.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 60.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 1.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 82.6% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$8.0 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$28,365 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$22,127 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$27,080 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 75.8% 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 0.8% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 146.5 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 2.000 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 26.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 98.5% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 98.2% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 94.2% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 17.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 2.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 7.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 82.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 100.0% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 75.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.2% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.6% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 83.9% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 50.8% 2025 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 99.3% 1970 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 85.3% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 104.4% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 76.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 67.4 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 82 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 9.91 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 39.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 41.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 4.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 11.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 46.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 85% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 20.1% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 41.4 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 3.12 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 76.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 78.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 73.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.4% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 9.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 9.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 35 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.96 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 6.4 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 88% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 49.5% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,286 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 13.2% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 6.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 7.7% 2012 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 1 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.55 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 70.4% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 115 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 37.5 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 12.2% 2024 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,517 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 38.1% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 4.9% 2024 · World Bank

Foreign direct investment inflows 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -5.1% 2017 · World Bank High-technology exports 19.9% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 8.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 0 passengers 1991 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 5.5% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 92.7% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.16e (Estimate) °C 2022 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.54e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 3.2 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.52 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.04 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 9.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 14.6% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 10.9 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 1.1% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 99.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 98.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 87.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 283 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Pesticide use 8.55e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 14.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.6% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,793 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 23.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 723 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 5.0% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 88.5 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 32.3 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 431 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 34.1 (0 to 100) 2016 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 25.8% 2016 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 1.7% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 25.7% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 3.2% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 15.8% 2016 · World Bank

Tax revenue 23.4% 2016 · World Bank Central government expense 28.8% 2016 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 57 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 7.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 26.7% 2025 · World Bank