Population in Barbados
The population of Barbados was 282,623 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Barbados, 2025
282,623
Change from 2024
+0.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
179th of 217
Population in Barbados over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 282,623 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 282,467 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 282,336 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 282,318 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 282,147 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 281,698 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 281,207 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 280,711 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 280,171 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 279,598 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 278,990 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 278,348 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 277,665 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 276,938 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 276,139 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 275,243 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 274,123 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 272,714 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 271,288 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 270,002 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 268,706 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 267,298 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 265,776 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 264,148 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 262,425 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 282,467 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 278,990 people, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Barbados has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
Population growth
0.06%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
17.1%
2025 · World Bank