Urban population, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Urban population, per capita was 0.597 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Barbados is 0.597 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.6356 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4043 units per person, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 126th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4043 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.406 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4085 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4119 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4159 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4207 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.426 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.432 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4384 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4454 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4532 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4656 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.484 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5064 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5312 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5566 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.581 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6027 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.62 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6311 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6346 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6348 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.635 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6351 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6352 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6353 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6354 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6355 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6356 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6356 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6356 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6354 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.635 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6343 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6334 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6324 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6312 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6298 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6284 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.627 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6254 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.623 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6197 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6155 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.611 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6064 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.602 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.598 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5949 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5929 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5924 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5925 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5925 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5926 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5927 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5928 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.593 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5932 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5935 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5942 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5954 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.597 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4209 units per person | 0.4043 units per person | 0.4454 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5432 units per person | 0.4532 units per person | 0.6311 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6352 units per person | 0.6346 units per person | 0.6356 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6322 units per person | 0.627 units per person | 0.6356 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6089 units per person | 0.5929 units per person | 0.6254 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5925 units per person | 0.5924 units per person | 0.5928 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5944 units per person | 0.593 units per person | 0.597 units per person | 6 |
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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, per capita in Barbados?
- Urban population, per capita in Barbados was 0.597 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6356 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 units per person in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for urban population, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.