Demographics of Barbados
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 12 May 2024 |
There are 135k males and 147k females in Barbados. The percentage of the male population is 47.98%, compared to 52.02% of the female population. Barbados has 11k more females than males. The sex ratio in Barbados in 2024 will be 92.248 males per 100 females. Barbados is in the 30th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 210,548 | 2.52 |
| 1955 | 227,320 | 0.77 |
| 1960 | 232,550 | 0.48 |
| 1965 | 237,694 | 0.34 |
| 1970 | 241,397 | 0.36 |
| 1975 | 247,090 | 0.51 |
| 1980 | 253,575 | 0.47 |
| 1985 | 257,911 | 0.21 |
| 1990 | 258,868 | 0.09 |
| 1995 | 262,303 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 264,657 | 0.13 |
| 2005 | 269,477 | 0.35 |
| 2010 | 274,711 | 0.30 |
| 2015 | 278,083 | 0.21 |
| 2020 | 280,693 | 0.19 |
| 2021 | 281,200 | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 281,635 | 0.14 |
| 2023 | 281,995 | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 282,309 | 0.10 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 3,004 | 7,326 | 14.296 | 34.865 |
| 1955 | 2,716 | 7,415 | 11.870 | 32.406 |
| 1960 | 2,222 | 7,184 | 9.474 | 30.639 |
| 1965 | 2,015 | 6,076 | 8.423 | 25.397 |
| 1970 | 2,082 | 4,944 | 8.590 | 20.398 |
| 1975 | 2,101 | 4,628 | 8.482 | 18.682 |
| 1980 | 2,080 | 4,681 | 8.178 | 18.410 |
| 1985 | 2,339 | 4,429 | 9.042 | 17.120 |
| 1990 | 2,518 | 4,054 | 9.701 | 15.622 |
| 1995 | 2,591 | 3,865 | 9.863 | 14.714 |
| 2000 | 2,509 | 3,698 | 9.470 | 13.955 |
| 2005 | 2,485 | 3,604 | 9.218 | 13.371 |
| 2010 | 2,482 | 3,327 | 9.037 | 12.115 |
| 2015 | 2,440 | 3,085 | 8.772 | 11.095 |
| 2020 | 2,519 | 3,048 | 8.973 | 10.859 |
| 2021 | 2,533 | 3,046 | 9.007 | 10.832 |
| 2022 | 2,567 | 3,037 | 9.114 | 10.783 |
| 2023 | 2,595 | 3,011 | 9.203 | 10.676 |
| 2024 | 2,630 | 3,001 | 9.313 | 10.628 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 76,069 | 134,923 | 36.053 |
| 1955 | 82,687 | 144,386 | 36.414 |
| 1960 | 84,932 | 146,007 | 36.777 |
| 1965 | 87,420 | 147,954 | 37.141 |
| 1970 | 89,687 | 149,161 | 37.550 |
| 1975 | 95,596 | 150,438 | 38.855 |
| 1980 | 101,136 | 151,058 | 40.102 |
| 1985 | 99,134 | 156,790 | 38.736 |
| 1990 | 97,406 | 162,968 | 37.370 |
| 1995 | 94,236 | 170,723 | 35.566 |
| 2000 | 91,281 | 178,566 | 33.827 |
| 2005 | 89,988 | 184,021 | 32.841 |
| 2010 | 89,099 | 190,470 | 31.870 |
| 2015 | 88,815 | 195,402 | 31.249 |
| 2020 | 89,695 | 197,873 | 31.191 |
| 2021 | 90,012 | 198,059 | 31.246 |
| 2022 | 90,380 | 198,149 | 31.324 |
| 2023 | 90,795 | 198,133 | 31.425 |
| 2024 | 91,256 | 198,005 | 31.548 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 7,619 | 7,378 | 14,996 | 5.31 | 103.266 |
| 05-09 | 7,689 | 7,445 | 15,133 | 5.36 | 103.277 |
| 10-14 | 8,149 | 7,880 | 16,029 | 5.68 | 103.414 |
| 15-19 | 9,159 | 8,916 | 18,075 | 6.40 | 102.725 |
| 20-24 | 9,507 | 9,222 | 18,729 | 6.63 | 103.090 |
| 25-29 | 8,970 | 9,007 | 17,976 | 6.37 | 99.589 |
| 30-34 | 9,302 | 9,536 | 18,837 | 6.67 | 97.546 |
| 35-39 | 8,880 | 9,217 | 18,096 | 6.41 | 96.344 |
| 40-44 | 9,012 | 9,738 | 18,750 | 6.64 | 92.545 |
| 45-49 | 8,836 | 9,643 | 18,479 | 6.55 | 91.631 |
| 50-54 | 9,314 | 10,293 | 19,608 | 6.95 | 90.489 |
| 55-59 | 8,948 | 10,197 | 19,145 | 6.78 | 87.751 |
| 60-64 | 8,890 | 10,542 | 19,433 | 6.88 | 84.329 |
| 65-69 | 7,795 | 9,441 | 17,236 | 6.11 | 82.565 |
| 70-74 | 5,818 | 7,369 | 13,187 | 4.67 | 78.952 |
| 75-79 | 4,120 | 5,460 | 9,579 | 3.39 | 75.458 |
| 80-84 | 2,151 | 3,261 | 5,413 | 1.92 | 65.961 |
| 85-89 | 958 | 1,629 | 2,587 | 0.92 | 58.809 |
| 90-94 | 292 | 547 | 840 | 0.30 | 53.382 |
| 95-99 | 51 | 115 | 167 | 0.06 | 44.348 |
| 100+ | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.01 | 33.333 |
| Total | 135,464 | 146,848 | 282,311 | 92.248 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio