Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.5418 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.5418 units per square kilometre for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.5418 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4556 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Barbados 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4622 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4649 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4672 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4691 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4706 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4722 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4739 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4756 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.476 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4776 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4854 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4893 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4935 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4977 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5017 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5053 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5084 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5111 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5135 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5161 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5187 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5214 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5243 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5273 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.53 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5324 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5347 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5368 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5387 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5402 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5418 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5418 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0928 units per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5418 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0501 units per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.467 units per square kilometre | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | 0.4756 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4917 units per square kilometre | 0.476 units per square kilometre | 0.5084 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5229 units per square kilometre | 0.5111 units per square kilometre | 0.5347 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5394 units per square kilometre | 0.5368 units per square kilometre | 0.5418 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 6 Maldives 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bangladesh 0.945 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine 0.5533 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 0.5413 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 South Korea 0.472 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Netherlands 0.4558 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.5418 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5418 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4556 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.