In 2024, approximately 96,000 were women between 15 and 64 years old. The youngest age range - from 0 to 14 years - is the only one where the male population exceeds that of women.

Historical dataset showing Barbados population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

The total population of Barbados was estimated at 291,000 people in 2024. From 1980 to 2024, the total population rose by 39,000 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by 4,000 people, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Barbados BB: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.128 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.155 % for 2022. Barbados BB: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.301 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.538 % in 1978 and a record low of -0.001 % in 1989. Barbados BB: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.;Weighted average;

School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Barbados was reported at 3859 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - Population of the official age for upper secondary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Barbados BB: Population: Total data was reported at 282,336.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 282,318.000 Person for 2022. Barbados BB: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 259,820.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 282,336.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 230,893.000 Person in 1960. Barbados BB: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

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Barbados BB: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.877 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.830 % for 2022. Barbados BB: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.281 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.236 % in 2014 and a record low of 3.414 % in 1976. Barbados BB: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

The population density in Barbados amounted to 656.55 people in 2022. Between 1961 and 2022, the population density rose by 114.35 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Historical dataset showing Barbados population growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

Population, total in Barbados was reported at 282467 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Barbados was reported at 657 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Barbados BB: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 50.558 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.205 % for 2022. Barbados BB: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 52.822 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.480 % in 1967 and a record low of 46.642 % in 2008. Barbados BB: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

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Barbados BB: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 656.553 Person/sq km in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 656.156 Person/sq km for 2021. Barbados BB: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 604.233 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2022, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 656.553 Person/sq km in 2022 and a record low of 542.205 Person/sq km in 1961. Barbados BB: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.;Weighted average;

Over *** thousand inhabitants in Barbados were aged between 15 and 64 as of 2020. In recent years, this age population group has been continuously decreasing. The number of inhabitants in the age range above 65 years has shown the highest growth over the last decade, whereas the segment below 15 years of age has also decreased.

Population, male in Barbados was reported at 135423 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Comprehensive demographic dataset for Baywinds of Barbados, Homestead, FL, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) in Barbados was reported at 6.0948 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

The total population in Barbados was estimated at 0.3 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Barbados Population.