Barbados Population Pyramid 2001
Barbados in 2001
In 2001, Barbados had a total population of 262,426 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 1.2%, up from 259,373 in 1991.
With a median age of 33.7 years, Barbados had a youth dependency ratio of 32.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 262,426 | 33.7 | |
| Bahamas | 327,836 | 28.9 | |
| Saint Lucia | 160,237 | 24.3 | |
| Curaçao | 144,751 | 34.1 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113,501 | 24.6 |





