Urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.3241 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.3241 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 5.08 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.4235 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 166th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +52.8% |
| 1972 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1973 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1979 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6545 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3239 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3534 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3783 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3862 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3699 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3261 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2686 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1957 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1386 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1835 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2768 % change on previous year | +50.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2749 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1858 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0894 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 1995 | -0.006 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0966 % change on previous year | +1500.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1679 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2075 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1999 | -0.2043 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4235 % change on previous year | +107.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2349 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1083 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0513 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1669 % change on previous year | +225.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2345 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2516 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1784 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1812 % change on previous year | +5779.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3107 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3257 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2898 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2652 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2499 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2377 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2281 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2114 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2001 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2039 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.194 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1147 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1235 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.242 % change on previous year | +95.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3241 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +5779.8% | 0.0031 % change on previous year | 0.1812 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -1500.1% | -0.006 % change on previous year | -0.0966 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -225.2% | -0.0513 % change on previous year | -0.1669 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +146.1% | -0.2349 % change on previous year | 0.1083 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -147.4% | 0.1083 % change on previous year | -0.0513 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.63 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3395 % change on previous year | 0.1386 % change on previous year | 0.6545 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0328 % change on previous year | -0.2075 % change on previous year | 0.2768 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1249 % change on previous year | -0.4235 % change on previous year | 0.1812 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2537 % change on previous year | 0.2001 % change on previous year | 0.3257 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2004 % change on previous year | 0.1147 % change on previous year | 0.3241 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 163 Grenada 0.378 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Greece 0.3735 % change on previous year compare
- 165 North Macedonia 0.332 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3195 % change on previous year compare
- 168 France 0.3032 % change on previous year compare
- 169 French Polynesia 0.2972 % 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Barbados was 0.3241 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4235 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.