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Barbados
The easternmost Caribbean island, Barbados is a coral island nation known for its British colonial heritage, rum production, and cricket culture. The capital Bridgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, features well-preserved colonial architecture. Barbados became a republic in 2021 after nearly 400 years under the British Crown, and its economy relies on tourism, finance, and sugar.
Major cities: Bridgetown, Speightstown, Oistins, Holetown
2024
282K
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2050
264K
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2100
195K
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~2200
1.0M
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~2500
1.0M
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Population282K
Fertility (TFR)1.71
Life expectancy76.3
Median age38.9
Infant mortality9.3 per 1,000
Pop. density657/km²
Urbanization59%
Youth share (0-14)17%
Land area430 km²
LanguageEnglish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.811 (#69)
RegionNorth America
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 210K | 4.47 | 53.6 | 34.6 | 15.5 | -0K | 1.9% |
| 1955 | 223K | 4.44 | 59.0 | 33.5 | 11.9 | -3K | 2.2% |
| 1960 | 231K | 4.71 | 64.1 | 35.0 | 9.2 | -3K | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 242K | 4.18 | 67.2 | 31.4 | 7.6 | -3K | 2.4% |
| 1970 | 249K | 3.08 | 68.5 | 24.1 | 7.0 | -5K | 1.7% |
| 1975 | 251K | 2.45 | 69.8 | 20.0 | 6.7 | -3K | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 252K | 1.78 | 72.1 | 15.7 | 6.2 | -2K | 1.0% |
| 1985 | 256K | 1.77 | 73.3 | 16.3 | 7.1 | -1K | 0.9% |
| 1990 | 259K | 1.84 | 73.5 | 16.6 | 8.4 | -1K | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 262K | 1.70 | 73.9 | 14.5 | 8.9 | -1K | 0.6% |
| 2000 | 262K | 1.93 | 74.6 | 15.1 | 9.1 | -3K | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 269K | 1.74 | 75.0 | 12.9 | 9.1 | +0K | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 275K | 1.78 | 75.5 | 12.8 | 9.2 | -0K | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 279K | 1.73 | 76.1 | 11.8 | 9.3 | -0K | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 282K | 1.71 | 76.6 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 0K | 0.2% |
| 2024Now | 282K | 1.71 | 76.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | -0K | 0.1% |
| 2025 | 283K | 1.70 | 76.5 | 11.0 | 10.3 | -0K | 0.1% |
| 2030 | 282K | 1.70 | 77.3 | 10.7 | 10.9 | -0K | 0.0% |
| 2035 | 280K | 1.69 | 78.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | -0K | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 276K | 1.68 | 78.8 | 9.9 | 12.7 | -0K | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 271K | 1.68 | 79.6 | 9.6 | 13.4 | -0K | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 264K | 1.68 | 80.3 | 9.4 | 13.7 | -0K | -0.4% |
| 2055 | 258K | 1.67 | 81.1 | 9.2 | 13.8 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 251K | 1.67 | 81.8 | 9.1 | 13.7 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2065 | 244K | 1.66 | 82.5 | 8.9 | 13.7 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 237K | 1.66 | 83.2 | 8.7 | 13.8 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2075 | 230K | 1.66 | 83.8 | 8.6 | 13.9 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 223K | 1.66 | 84.5 | 8.5 | 14.1 | -0K | -0.6% |
| 2085 | 216K | 1.66 | 85.1 | 8.4 | 14.3 | -0K | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 209K | 1.66 | 85.7 | 8.3 | 14.5 | -0K | -0.6% |
| 2095 | 202K | 1.66 | 86.3 | 8.2 | 14.6 | -0K | -0.6% |
| 2100 | 195K | 1.66 | 86.9 | 8.1 | 14.6 | -0K | -0.6% |