Barbados Population Pyramid 1968
Barbados in 1968
The population of Barbados in 1968 was 248,539. That is 9.4% more than in 1958, when the population stood at 227,259.
With a median age of 22.1 years, Barbados had a youth dependency ratio of 63.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Barbados had on average 1.71 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.2 years in 2023: 78.6 for women and 73.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
20,305 immigrants live in Barbados, 7.2% of the population.
| Guyana | 6,728 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,177 |
| United Kingdom | 2,560 |
| Saint Lucia | 2,220 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,520 |
18,749 people born in Barbados live in other countries.
| Canada | 13,022 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,704 |
| Jamaica | 550 |
| Australia | 408 |
| Saint Lucia | 390 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 248,540 | 22.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 314,896 | 18.5 | |
| Martinique | 323,528 | 18.2 | |
| Bahamas | 170,089 | 20.3 | |
| Curaçao | 147,796 | 19.7 |





