Barbados Population Pyramid 2042
Barbados in 2042
By 2042, the population of Barbados is expected to reach 274,292. Compared with 2032, when the projection stands at 281,844, that represents a decline of 2.7% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 43.8 years, with 15.5% children under 15 and 23.1% aged 65 or older. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 274,292 | 43.8 | |
| Martinique | 301,522 | 52.5 | |
| Guadeloupe | 344,879 | 48.9 | |
| Curaçao | 179,180 | 45.7 | |
| Saint Lucia | 178,185 | 43.6 |





