Population growth in Barbados
Barbados: Population growth was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Barbados stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Barbados peaked at 1.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Barbados
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total 282,623 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population 59.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 63.88 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Barbados?
- Population growth in Barbados was 0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for population growth?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.