Barbados Population Pyramid 2047
Barbados in 2047
By 2047, the population of Barbados is expected to reach 268,224. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 278,967, that represents a decline of 3.9% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 44.8 years, with 24.7 children under 15 and 39.0 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 268,224 | 44.8 | |
| Martinique | 289,874 | 50.8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 333,697 | 47.1 | |
| Curaçao | 175,798 | 47.4 | |
| Saint Lucia | 174,727 | 45.6 |





