BRB / Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar
- Continent
- North America
- Area
- 439 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
282.62K · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
8.02B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
28.36K · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.85 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
6.52 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.71 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
76.33 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Barbados: 282.62K
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 282,623 |
| 2024 | 282,467 |
| 2023 | 282,336 |
| 2022 | 282,318 |
| 2021 | 282,147 |
| 2020 | 281,698 |
| 2019 | 281,207 |
| 2018 | 280,711 |
| 2017 | 280,171 |
| 2016 | 279,598 |
| 2015 | 278,990 |
| 2014 | 278,348 |
| 2013 | 277,665 |
| 2012 | 276,938 |
| 2011 | 276,139 |
| 2010 | 275,243 |
| 2009 | 274,123 |
| 2008 | 272,714 |
| 2007 | 271,288 |
| 2006 | 270,002 |
2025Barbados: 8.02B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,016,550,000 |
| 2024 | 7,597,571,450 |
| 2023 | 7,223,248,150 |
| 2022 | 6,886,644,900 |
| 2021 | 5,948,900,600 |
| 2020 | 5,403,246,950 |
| 2019 | 6,166,710,800 |
| 2018 | 6,001,101,550 |
| 2017 | 5,847,381,600 |
| 2016 | 5,679,029,450 |
| 2015 | 5,699,619,150 |
| 2014 | 5,684,901,000 |
| 2013 | 5,660,059,700 |
| 2012 | 5,486,500,500 |
| 2011 | 5,563,162,050 |
| 2010 | 5,428,683,250 |
| 2009 | 4,466,809,600 |
| 2008 | 4,790,410,400 |
| 2007 | 4,675,767,950 |
| 2006 | 4,217,323,400 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Barbados: 28.36K
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,364.82 |
| 2024 | 26,897.2 |
| 2023 | 25,583.87 |
| 2022 | 24,393.22 |
| 2021 | 21,084.4 |
| 2020 | 19,180.99 |
| 2019 | 21,929.44 |
| 2018 | 21,378.22 |
| 2017 | 20,870.76 |
| 2016 | 20,311.41 |
| 2015 | 20,429.47 |
| 2014 | 20,423.72 |
| 2013 | 20,384.49 |
| 2012 | 19,811.3 |
| 2011 | 20,146.24 |
| 2010 | 19,723.24 |
| 2009 | 16,294.91 |
| 2008 | 17,565.69 |
| 2007 | 17,235.44 |
| 2006 | 15,619.6 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Barbados: 0.85
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.85 |
| 2024 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | 3.19 |
| 2022 | No data available |
| 2021 | No data available |
| 2020 | No data available |
| 2019 | 1.68 |
| 2018 | 3.11 |
| 2017 | 4.66 |
| 2016 | 1.28 |
| 2015 | -1.11 |
| 2014 | 1.77 |
| 2013 | 1.81 |
| 2012 | 4.53 |
| 2011 | 9.43 |
| 2010 | 5.82 |
| 2009 | 3.64 |
| 2008 | 8.11 |
| 2007 | 4.03 |
| 2006 | 7.31 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Barbados: 6.52
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.52 |
| 2024 | 6.45 |
| 2023 | 6.54 |
| 2022 | 7.26 |
| 2021 | 11.02 |
| 2020 | 10.59 |
| 2019 | 8.41 |
| 2018 | 8.32 |
| 2017 | 8.62 |
| 2016 | 8.25 |
| 2015 | 9.8 |
| 2014 | 12.17 |
| 2013 | 11.55 |
| 2012 | 11.59 |
| 2011 | 11.19 |
| 2010 | 10.69 |
| 2009 | 10.02 |
| 2008 | 8.12 |
| 2007 | 7.41 |
| 2006 | 8.73 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Barbados: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 1.71 |
| 2023 | 1.71 |
| 2022 | 1.71 |
| 2021 | 1.71 |
| 2020 | 1.71 |
| 2019 | 1.72 |
| 2018 | 1.72 |
| 2017 | 1.72 |
| 2016 | 1.72 |
| 2015 | 1.73 |
| 2014 | 1.73 |
| 2013 | 1.73 |
| 2012 | 1.73 |
| 2011 | 1.76 |
| 2010 | 1.79 |
| 2009 | 1.77 |
| 2008 | 1.76 |
| 2007 | 1.76 |
| 2006 | 1.7 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Barbados: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 76.33 |
| 2023 | 76.18 |
| 2022 | 75.68 |
| 2021 | 76.58 |
| 2020 | 76.65 |
| 2019 | 76.5 |
| 2018 | 76.38 |
| 2017 | 76.24 |
| 2016 | 76.17 |
| 2015 | 76.06 |
| 2014 | 75.93 |
| 2013 | 75.82 |
| 2012 | 75.74 |
| 2011 | 75.6 |
| 2010 | 75.49 |
| 2009 | 75.46 |
| 2008 | 75.3 |
| 2007 | 75.26 |
| 2006 | 75.05 |