Demographics & population — Barbados
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Barbados: 294,560
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Population overview
- Population
294,560
- Population Growth Rate
0.34%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
BRIDGETOWN (capital) 122,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-0.3
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
- Nationality Noun
Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99.7%
- Literacy - male
99.7%
- Literacy - female
99.7%
- Literacy Definition
Age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.6%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
51
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.81
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
6.6
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.7%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
34.7%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved