Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Barbados in numbers

Barbados is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Bridgetown. Its population was 282,623 in 2025, ranking 179 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$28,365 in 2025.

Population282,6232025
GDPUS$8.0 billion2025
GDP per personUS$28,3652025
Life expectancy76.32024
Area4312024
Urban share59.7%2025

People

Population

282,623
2025 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 179 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.06%
2025 · -0.17% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

655.4
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 14 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

59.7%
2025 · 62.5% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

17.1%
2025 · 21.9% in 2000 · Rank 153 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

17.1%
2025 · 11.3% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.71
2024 · -12% since 2000 · Rank 127 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

76.3
2024 · +2% since 2000 · Rank 96 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

9.8
2024 · -32% since 2000 · Rank 123 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,286
2023 · +107% since 2000 · Rank 55 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 106 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

70.4%
2024 · 4.0% in 2000 · Rank 122 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

83.9%
2024 · 102.6% in 2000 · Rank 175 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$8.0 billion
2025 · +162% since 2000 · Rank 159 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$28,365
2025 · +143% since 2000 · Rank 61 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$25,894
2025 · +56% since 2000 · Rank 89 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.70%
2025 · 4.45% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

0.85%
2025 · 2.44% in 2000 · Rank 150 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

6.5%
2025 · 9.3% in 2000 · Rank 69 of 187

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

1.5%
2017 · 3.7% in 2000

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

431
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 195 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

14.6%
2024 · 14.7% in 2000 · Rank 144 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

2.52
2024 · +12% since 2000 · Rank 104 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuracao

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Barbados. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.