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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Barbados's population stands at 282,623 as of 2025-12-31, up from 282,467 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Barbados's population was 282,623, up from 282,467 in 2024.
In 2024, Barbados's population was 282,467, up from 282,336 in 2023.
In 2023, Barbados's population was 282,336, up from 282,318 in 2022.
In 2022, Barbados's population was 282,318, up from 282,147 in 2021.
In 2021, Barbados's population was 282,147, up from 281,698 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 282,623 | +156 |
| 2024 | 282,467 | +131 |
| 2023 | 282,336 | +18 |
| 2022 | 282,318 | +171 |
| 2021 | 282,147 | +449 |
| 2020 | 281,698 | +491 |
| 2019 | 281,207 | +496 |
| 2018 | 280,711 | +540 |
| 2017 | 280,171 | +573 |
| 2016 | 279,598 | +608 |
| 2015 | 278,990 | +642 |
| 2014 | 278,348 | +683 |
| 2013 | 277,665 | +727 |
| 2012 | 276,938 | +799 |
| 2011 | 276,139 | +896 |
| 2010 | 275,243 | +1,120 |
| 2009 | 274,123 | +1,409 |
| 2008 | 272,714 | +1,426 |
| 2007 | 271,288 | +1,286 |
| 2006 | 270,002 | +1,296 |
| 2005 | 268,706 | +1,408 |
| 2004 | 267,298 | +1,522 |
| 2003 | 265,776 | +1,628 |
| 2002 | 264,148 | +1,723 |
| 2001 | 262,425 | +362 |
| 2000 | 262,063 | -454 |
| 1999 | 262,517 | +81 |
| 1998 | 262,436 | +44 |
| 1997 | 262,392 | +108 |
| 1996 | 262,284 | +245 |
| 1995 | 262,039 | +419 |
| 1994 | 261,620 | +593 |
| 1993 | 261,027 | +760 |
| 1992 | 260,267 | +894 |
| 1991 | 259,373 | +791 |
| 1990 | 258,582 | +473 |
| 1989 | 258,109 | +346 |
| 1988 | 257,763 | +484 |
| 1987 | 257,279 | +661 |
| 1986 | 256,618 | +798 |
| 1985 | 255,820 | +900 |
| 1984 | 254,920 | +928 |
| 1983 | 253,992 | +897 |
| 1982 | 253,095 | +825 |
| 1981 | 252,270 | +746 |
| 1980 | 251,524 | +255 |
| 1979 | 251,269 | -282 |
| 1978 | 251,551 | -75 |
| 1977 | 251,626 | +184 |
| 1976 | 251,442 | +267 |
| 1975 | 251,175 | +398 |
| 1974 | 250,777 | +455 |
| 1973 | 250,322 | +664 |
| 1972 | 249,658 | +490 |
| 1971 | 249,168 | -219 |
| 1970 | 249,387 | -57 |
| 1969 | 249,444 | +904 |
| 1968 | 248,540 | +1,449 |
| 1967 | 247,091 | +2,095 |
| 1966 | 244,996 | +2,579 |
| 1965 | 242,417 | +2,459 |
| 1964 | 239,958 | +2,401 |
| 1963 | 237,557 | +2,333 |
| 1962 | 235,224 | +2,076 |
| 1961 | 233,148 | +2,255 |
| 1960 | 230,893 | — |
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Barbados's population is 282,623 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 282,467 in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 282,623 (2025); the lowest is 230,893 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.