Barbados Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of Barbados population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Barbados in 2023 is 281,995, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Barbados in 2022 was 281,635, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Barbados in 2021 was 281,200, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Barbados in 2020 was 280,693, a 0.18% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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United States 339,996,563
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France 64,756,584
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South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
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Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
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Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
Barbados - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 281,995 0.13%
2022 281,635 0.15%
2021 281,200 0.18%
2020 280,693 0.18%
2019 280,180 0.18%
2018 279,688 0.18%
2017 279,187 0.19%
2016 278,649 0.20%
2015 278,083 0.21%
2014 277,493 0.23%
2013 276,865 0.24%
2012 276,197 0.26%
2011 275,486 0.28%
2010 274,711 0.34%
2009 273,791 0.42%
2008 272,635 0.44%
2007 271,444 0.38%
2006 270,425 0.35%
2005 269,477 0.36%
2004 268,505 0.38%
2003 267,499 0.39%
2002 266,455 0.41%
2001 265,377 0.27%
2000 264,657 0.18%
1999 264,170 0.20%
1998 263,642 0.16%
1997 263,224 0.16%
1996 262,793 0.19%
1995 262,303 0.23%
1994 261,712 0.27%
1993 260,995 0.30%
1992 260,212 0.31%
1991 259,402 0.21%
1990 258,868 0.04%
1989 258,759 0.00%
1988 258,762 0.04%
1987 258,654 0.11%
1986 258,370 0.18%
1985 257,911 0.25%
1984 257,279 0.30%
1983 256,505 0.34%
1982 255,642 0.38%
1981 254,684 0.44%
1980 253,575 0.49%
1979 252,334 0.53%
1978 251,009 0.54%
1977 249,663 0.53%
1976 248,359 0.51%
1975 247,090 0.50%
1974 245,851 0.49%
1973 244,643 0.49%
1972 243,458 0.46%
1971 242,350 0.39%
1970 241,397 0.33%
1969 240,594 0.29%
1968 239,905 0.28%
1967 239,238 0.31%
1966 238,494 0.34%
1965 237,694 0.36%
1964 236,834 0.41%
1963 235,875 0.45%
1962 234,829 0.48%
1961 233,698 0.49%
1960 232,550 0.50%
1959 231,404 0.46%
1958 230,350 0.39%
1957 229,458 0.37%
1956 228,615 0.57%
1955 227,320 0.89%
1954 225,309 1.16%
1953 222,730 1.49%
1952 219,469 1.87%
1951 215,430 2.32%
1950 210,548 0.00%