Population estimates and projections in Barbados
Barbados had an estimated population of 282,336 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Barbados, 2023 (latest estimate)
282,336
Change from 2022
0%
Projection for 2030
282,490 people
Projection for 2050
264,216 people
Projection for 2100
194,698 people
Position in 2023
179th of 216
Population estimates and projections in Barbados over time
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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 194,698 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 201,716 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 208,992 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 216,197 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 223,393 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 230,487 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 237,282 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 244,091 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 250,870 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 257,526 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 264,216 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 270,774 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 276,346 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 280,342 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 282,490 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 282,623 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 282,336 people |
| 2022 | 282,318 people |
| 2021 | 282,146 people |
| 2020 | 281,698 people |
| 2019 | 281,207 people |
| 2018 | 280,711 people |
| 2017 | 280,171 people |
| 2016 | 279,598 people |
| 2015 | 278,990 people |
| 2014 | 278,348 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0% from 282,318 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 277,665 people, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Barbados has the 179th highest value.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
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