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 167th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -19.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -37.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0% | -106.3% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +284.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -323.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -31.1% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | -140.8% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | +276.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -190.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +192.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +66.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -41.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -55.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +84.0% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | -660.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -179.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +374.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -62.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -89.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +627.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 12% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -660.9% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | +627.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +374.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | +323.6% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | -284.4% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | -276.3% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More climate change data for Barbados
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
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 167th out of 218 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.