Barbados Population Pyramid 2019
Barbados in 2019
In 2019, Barbados had a total population of 281,208 people. A decade earlier, in 2009, the population was 274,122; it has grown by 2.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 39.0 years; 18.2% were children under 15 and 14.3% were 65 or older. 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 | 281,208 | 39.0 | |
| Martinique | 359,612 | 47.9 | |
| Curaçao | 189,543 | 37.6 | |
| Saint Lucia | 177,662 | 33.2 | |
| Bahamas | 394,675 | 34.3 |





