Barbados Population Pyramid 1999
Barbados in 1999
In 1999, Barbados had a total population of 262,517 people. That is 1.7% more than in 1989, when the population stood at 258,109.
Half of the population was younger than 33.0 years; 22.1% were children under 15 and 11.3% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 262,518 | 33.0 | |
| Bahamas | 319,614 | 28.2 | |
| Saint Lucia | 156,702 | 23.0 | |
| Curaçao | 147,260 | 33.0 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113,366 | 24.0 |





