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Barbados

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Capital
Bridgetown
Currency
Barbadian dollar
Continent
North America
Area
439 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q244 ↗ · Official languages: Bajan Creole, English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
282.62K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
8.02B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
28.36K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.85 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
6.52 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.71 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
76.33 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.06 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
2.7 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
25.89K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
17.09 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
59.7 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.69 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
18.48 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
70.36 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
—
No data available
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
3.99 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: 282.62K
Barbados · Population268.74K272.53K276.31K280.1K283.89K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · Population · people
YearBarbados
2025282,623
2024282,467
2023282,336
2022282,318
2021282,147
2020281,698
2019281,207
2018280,711
2017280,171
2016279,598
2015278,990
2014278,348
2013277,665
2012276,938
2011276,139
2010275,243
2009274,123
2008272,714
2007271,288
2006270,002

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: 8.02B
Barbados · GDP3.84B4.98B6.12B7.26B8.4B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · GDP · current US$
YearBarbados
20258,016,550,000
20247,597,571,450
20237,223,248,150
20226,886,644,900
20215,948,900,600
20205,403,246,950
20196,166,710,800
20186,001,101,550
20175,847,381,600
20165,679,029,450
20155,699,619,150
20145,684,901,000
20135,660,059,700
20125,486,500,500
20115,563,162,050
20105,428,683,250
20094,466,809,600
20084,790,410,400
20074,675,767,950
20064,217,323,400

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: 28.36K
Barbados · GDP per capita14.35K18.17K21.99K25.82K29.64K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBarbados
202528,364.82
202426,897.2
202325,583.87
202224,393.22
202121,084.4
202019,180.99
201921,929.44
201821,378.22
201720,870.76
201620,311.41
201520,429.47
201420,423.72
201320,384.49
201219,811.3
201120,146.24
201019,723.24
200916,294.91
200817,565.69
200717,235.44
200615,619.6

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: 0.85
Barbados · Inflation-2.1714.167.3210.492006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · Inflation · %
YearBarbados
20250.85
20241.45
20233.19
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
20191.68
20183.11
20174.66
20161.28
2015-1.11
20141.77
20131.81
20124.53
20119.43
20105.82
20093.64
20088.11
20074.03
20067.31

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: 6.52
Barbados · Unemployment5.887.599.3111.0312.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBarbados
20256.52
20246.45
20236.54
20227.26
202111.02
202010.59
20198.41
20188.32
20178.62
20168.25
20159.8
201412.17
201311.55
201211.59
201111.19
201010.69
200910.02
20088.12
20077.41
20068.73

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: —
Barbados · Fertility rate1.691.721.741.771.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBarbados
2025No data available
20241.71
20231.71
20221.71
20211.71
20201.71
20191.72
20181.72
20171.72
20161.72
20151.73
20141.73
20131.73
20121.73
20111.76
20101.79
20091.77
20081.76
20071.76
20061.7

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Barbados: —
Barbados · Life expectancy74.8975.3775.8576.3376.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Barbados · Life expectancy · years
YearBarbados
2025No data available
202476.33
202376.18
202275.68
202176.58
202076.65
201976.5
201876.38
201776.24
201676.17
201576.06
201475.93
201375.82
201275.74
201175.6
201075.49
200975.46
200875.3
200775.26
200675.05
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Barbados

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