Population, total, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.0552 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0552 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 1.06 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -0.1729 % change on previous year, 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, total, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9766 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.8904 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9918 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8551 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5864 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3637 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0229 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1971 | -0.0878 % change on previous year | +284.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1967 % change on previous year | -323.9% |
| 1973 | 0.266 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1818 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1587 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1063 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0732 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1978 | -0.0298 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 1979 | -0.1121 % change on previous year | +276.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1015 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2966 % change on previous year | +192.3% |
| 1982 | 0.327 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3544 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3654 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3531 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3119 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2576 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1881 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1342 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1833 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3059 % change on previous year | +66.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3447 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.292 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2272 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1602 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0935 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0412 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 % change on previous year | +84.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1729 % change on previous year | -660.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1381 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6566 % change on previous year | +375.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6163 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5727 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5268 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4823 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4763 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5256 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5167 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4086 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3255 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2893 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2625 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.246 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2306 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2179 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2049 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1927 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1767 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1746 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1594 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0606 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0464 % change on previous year | +627.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0552 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -660.3% | 0.0309 % change on previous year | -0.1729 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +627.7% | 0.0064 % change on previous year | 0.0464 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +375.3% | 0.1381 % change on previous year | 0.6566 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +323.9% | -0.0878 % change on previous year | 0.1967 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -284.3% | -0.0229 % change on previous year | -0.0878 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -276.1% | -0.0298 % change on previous year | -0.1121 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8626 % change on previous year | 0.3637 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.073 % change on previous year | -0.1121 % change on previous year | 0.266 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.269 % change on previous year | 0.1015 % change on previous year | 0.3654 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1695 % change on previous year | 0.0168 % change on previous year | 0.3447 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4338 % change on previous year | -0.1729 % change on previous year | 0.6566 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2555 % change on previous year | 0.1767 % change on previous year | 0.4086 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0838 % change on previous year | 0.0064 % change on previous year | 0.1746 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1686 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Greece 0.0855 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0819 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Lithuania 0.017 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Greenland -0.0088 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Germany -0.0304 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Barbados was 0.0552 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1729 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.