Barbados Population Pyramid 2000
Barbados in 2000
The population of Barbados in 2000 was 262,063. That is 1.3% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 258,582.
The median age was 33.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 32.8 children under 15 and 16.9 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 262,063 | 33.3 | |
| Bahamas | 323,835 | 28.5 | |
| Saint Lucia | 158,616 | 23.8 | |
| Curaçao | 145,529 | 33.6 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113,545 | 24.3 |





