Barbados Population Pyramid 1976
Barbados in 1976
In 1976, Barbados had a total population of 251,443 people. That is 2.6% more than in 1966, when the population stood at 244,996.
Half of the population was younger than 23.8 years; 32.8% were children under 15 and 6.3% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 251,443 | 23.8 | |
| Bahamas | 214,502 | 21.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 325,301 | 20.7 | |
| Martinique | 328,968 | 19.8 | |
| Curaçao | 155,621 | 21.6 |





