Urban population growth in Barbados
The urban population of Barbados changed by 0.32% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2011.
Barbados, 2025
0.32%
Change from 2024
+0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
166th of 217
Urban population growth in Barbados over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.32% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.24% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.12% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.11% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 0.19% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 0.20% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.20% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.21% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.22% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.23% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.24% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.25% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.26% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.29% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.33% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.31% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.18% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.00% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | -0.18% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | -0.25% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | -0.23% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | -0.17% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | -0.05% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 0.11% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | -0.24% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.08 percentage points from 0.24% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.24%, the figure has changed by +0.09 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Barbados has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
Urban population share
59.7%
2025 · World Bank
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