Barbados Population Pyramid 2038
Barbados in 2038
In 2038, Barbados is projected to have a population of 278,151 people. That would be 1.6% less than in 2028 (282,792).
With a projected median age of 43.2 years, Barbados would have a youth dependency ratio of 25.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 36.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 278,151 | 43.2 | |
| Martinique | 310,019 | 52.8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 352,879 | 49.4 | |
| Curaçao | 181,548 | 44.1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 180,228 | 41.8 |





