Population in Barbados

Population in Barbados: 209,900 people in 1950 and 282,300 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 282,300 people
Since 1950: +72,400 people
Rank, 2023: 181 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100: 194,700 people; UN projection (medium variant)

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people · UN

Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 194,700 people in 2100, between 37,080 people and 716,300 people (95% prediction interval).
The highest was 282,300 people in 2022, the lowest 209,900 people in 1950.
Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 81,730 people.

Every year

people · UN

Year	Barbados	World
2023	282,300	8.09 billion
2022	282,300	8.02 billion
2021	282,100	7.95 billion
2020	281,700	7.89 billion
2019	281,200	7.81 billion
2018	280,700	7.73 billion
2017	280,200	7.65 billion
2016	279,600	7.56 billion
2015	279,000	7.47 billion
2014	278,300	7.38 billion
2013	277,700	7.29 billion
2012	276,900	7.2 billion
2011	276,100	7.11 billion
2010	275,200	7.02 billion
2009	274,100	6.93 billion
2008	272,700	6.84 billion
2007	271,300	6.76 billion
2006	270,000	6.67 billion
2005	268,700	6.59 billion
2004	267,300	6.5 billion
2003	265,800	6.42 billion
2002	264,100	6.34 billion
2001	262,400	6.26 billion
2000	262,100	6.17 billion
1999	262,500	6.09 billion
1998	262,400	6.01 billion
1997	262,400	5.93 billion
1996	262,300	5.84 billion
1995	262,000	5.76 billion
1994	261,600	5.68 billion
1993	261,000	5.59 billion
1992	260,300	5.51 billion
1991	259,400	5.42 billion
1990	258,600	5.33 billion
1989	258,100	5.23 billion
1988	257,800	5.14 billion
1987	257,300	5.05 billion
1986	256,600	4.96 billion
1985	255,800	4.87 billion
1984	254,900	4.78 billion
1983	254,000	4.7 billion
1982	253,100	4.61 billion
1981	252,300	4.53 billion
1980	251,500	4.45 billion
1979	251,300	4.37 billion
1978	251,600	4.29 billion
1977	251,600	4.22 billion
1976	251,400	4.14 billion
1975	251,200	4.07 billion
1974	250,800	4 billion
1973	250,300	3.92 billion
1972	249,700	3.85 billion
1971	249,200	3.77 billion
1970	249,400	3.7 billion
1969	249,400	3.62 billion
1968	248,500	3.55 billion
1967	247,100	3.47 billion
1966	245,000	3.4 billion
1965	242,400	3.34 billion
1964	240,000	3.26 billion
1963	237,600	3.19 billion
1962	235,200	3.12 billion
1961	233,100	3.07 billion
1960	230,900	3.02 billion
1959	228,800	2.97 billion
1958	227,300	2.91 billion
1957	225,800	2.85 billion
1956	224,500	2.8 billion
1955	223,300	2.74 billion
1954	221,600	2.69 billion
1953	219,200	2.63 billion
1952	216,500	2.58 billion
1951	213,400	2.54 billion
1950	209,900	2.49 billion
1949	208,700	–
1948	206,900	–
1947	205,200	–
1946	203,500	–
1945	201,900	–
1944	200,200	–
1943	198,600	–
1942	196,900	–
1941	195,200	–
1940	193,400	–
1939	191,500	–
1938	189,500	–
1937	187,500	–
1936	185,500	–
1935	183,500	–
1934	181,500	–
1933	179,500	–
1932	177,600	–
1931	175,700	–
1930	173,800	–
1929	172,000	–
1928	170,200	–
1927	168,500	–
1926	166,700	–
1925	165,000	–
1924	163,400	–
1923	161,700	–
1922	160,000	–
1921	159,000	–
1920	158,600	–
1919	158,800	–
1918	159,700	–
1917	161,100	–
1916	162,600	–
1915	164,100	–
1914	165,600	–
1913	167,100	–
1912	168,700	–
1911	170,300	–
1910	172,200	–
1909	174,200	–
1908	176,300	–
1907	178,700	–
1906	181,000	–
1905	183,400	–
1904	185,800	–
1903	188,300	–
1902	190,700	–
1901	192,500	–
1900	193,500	–
1899	193,700	–
1898	193,100	–
1897	191,800	–
1896	190,500	–
1895	189,200	–
1894	187,900	–
1893	186,600	–
1892	185,400	–
1891	184,100	–
1890	182,900	–
1889	181,700	–
1888	180,600	–
1887	179,500	–
1886	178,400	–
1885	177,300	–
1884	176,200	–
1883	175,100	–
1882	174,000	–
1881	173,000	–
1880	171,900	–
1879	170,900	–
1878	169,800	–
1877	168,800	–
1876	167,800	–
1875	166,800	–
1874	165,800	–
1873	164,900	–
1872	163,900	–
1871	162,900	–
1870	162,000	–
1869	161,000	–
1868	160,100	–
1867	159,200	–
1866	158,300	–
1865	157,400	–
1864	156,500	–
1863	155,600	–
1862	154,700	–
1861	153,700	–
1860	152,400	–
1859	151,000	–
1858	149,400	–
1857	147,700	–
1856	146,000	–
1855	144,300	–
1854	142,600	–
1853	140,900	–
1852	139,300	–
1851	137,500	–
1850	135,600	–
1849	133,600	–
1848	131,500	–
1847	129,300	–
1846	127,100	–
1845	125,000	–
1844	122,900	–
1843	120,800	–
1842	118,800	–
1841	116,800	–
1840	114,800	–
1839	112,900	–
1838	111,000	–
1837	109,100	–
1836	107,300	–
1835	105,500	–
1834	103,700	–
1833	101,900	–
1832	100,200	–
1831	98,540	–
1830	96,880	–
1829	95,250	–
1828	93,640	–
1827	92,070	–
1826	90,520	–
1825	88,990	–
1824	87,500	–
1823	86,020	–
1822	84,580	–
1821	83,430	–
1820	82,570	–
1819	82,010	–
1818	81,730	–
1817	81,730	–
1816	81,730	–
1815	81,730	–
1814	81,730	–
1813	81,730	–
1812	81,730	–
1811	81,730	–
1810	81,730	–
1809	81,730	–
1808	81,730	–
1807	81,730	–
1806	81,730	–
1805	81,730	–
1804	81,730	–
1803	81,730	–
1802	81,730	–
1801	81,730	–
1800	81,730	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Barbados	World
2024	282,500281,800–283,000	8.16 billion
2025	282,600280,600–284,500	8.23 billion
2026	282,700279,200–286,000	8.3 billion
2027	282,800277,600–287,800	8.37 billion
2028	282,800275,900–289,700	8.44 billion
2029	282,700273,800–291,800	8.5 billion
2030	282,500271,400–294,200	8.57 billion
2031	282,200268,800–296,700	8.63 billion
2032	281,800265,900–299,000	8.7 billion
2033	281,400262,700–301,100	8.76 billion
2034	280,900259,400–303,400	8.82 billion
2035	280,300256,100–305,900	8.89 billion
2036	279,700252,500–308,300	8.95 billion
2037	279,000248,600–310,800	9.01 billion
2038	278,200244,700–313,200	9.06 billion
2039	277,300240,700–315,400	9.12 billion
2040	276,300236,600–318,300	9.18 billion
2041	275,400232,800–321,700	9.23 billion
2042	274,300228,900–324,700	9.29 billion
2043	273,100224,500–327,400	9.34 billion
2044	272,000220,000–330,000	9.39 billion
2045	270,800215,500–332,900	9.44 billion
2046	269,500210,600–336,400	9.49 billion
2047	268,200205,800–340,200	9.54 billion
2048	266,900201,500–343,900	9.58 billion
2049	265,600197,300–347,600	9.62 billion
2050	264,200192,800–351,600	9.66 billion
2051	262,900188,400–355,800	9.7 billion
2052	261,500184,400–359,400	9.74 billion
2053	260,200180,200–362,700	9.78 billion
2054	258,900175,900–366,800	9.81 billion
2055	257,500170,700–371,500	9.85 billion
2056	256,200165,800–377,000	9.88 billion
2057	254,900161,800–382,500	9.91 billion
2058	253,500157,000–388,200	9.94 billion
2059	252,200152,000–393,900	9.96 billion
2060	250,900148,100–398,400	9.99 billion
2061	249,500144,400–403,800	10 billion
2062	248,200139,600–409,900	10 billion
2063	246,800135,300–415,500	10.1 billion
2064	245,400132,200–419,500	10.1 billion
2065	244,100128,800–424,300	10.1 billion
2066	242,700124,800–430,000	10.1 billion
2067	241,400121,100–435,200	10.1 billion
2068	240,000117,900–442,500	10.2 billion
2069	238,700114,700–451,200	10.2 billion
2070	237,300111,000–459,100	10.2 billion
2071	235,900106,800–466,800	10.2 billion
2072	234,600103,100–475,200	10.2 billion
2073	233,30099,600–482,100	10.2 billion
2074	231,90095,660–488,300	10.2 billion
2075	230,50092,490–498,600	10.3 billion
2076	229,10090,060–510,100	10.3 billion
2077	227,70087,230–519,700	10.3 billion
2078	226,20083,920–525,500	10.3 billion
2079	224,80080,610–531,100	10.3 billion
2080	223,40077,660–540,000	10.3 billion
2081	222,00074,690–547,300	10.3 billion
2082	220,50071,510–554,000	10.3 billion
2083	219,10068,380–562,000	10.3 billion
2084	217,60065,570–568,800	10.3 billion
2085	216,20063,050–574,800	10.3 billion
2086	214,70060,790–582,400	10.3 billion
2087	213,30058,710–590,800	10.3 billion
2088	211,90056,750–604,600	10.3 billion
2089	210,40054,970–620,000	10.3 billion
2090	209,00053,200–629,900	10.3 billion
2091	207,50051,230–637,200	10.3 billion
2092	206,10049,210–645,300	10.3 billion
2093	204,60047,200–654,100	10.3 billion
2094	203,20045,580–663,100	10.2 billion
2095	201,70044,120–672,800	10.2 billion
2096	200,30042,450–679,500	10.2 billion
2097	198,90041,130–689,400	10.2 billion
2098	197,50039,900–700,800	10.2 billion
2099	196,10038,190–707,300	10.2 billion
2100	194,70037,080–716,300	10.2 billion

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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