Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Latin America and the Caribbean · Caribbean
Barbados is recorded at 282.5k people in 2024, with total annual change of +183 under the WPP medium variant.
Barbados observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 3,140 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -2,890 |
| Natural change | +250 |
| Net migration | -70 |
| Total change | +183 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +183 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -326 since 2028 |
| Projected 2100 | 194.7k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Barbados 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 49.4k, ages 15-64 187.5k, ages 65+ 45.4k.
Barbados 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 39.3k, ages 15-64 160.4k, ages 65+ 64.5k.
Barbados 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 25.1k, ages 15-64 105.8k, ages 65+ 63.9k.
Stage since 2017.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2017.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 282.5k | 183 | 3.1k | 2.9k | 1.71 |
| 2030 | 282.5k | -251 | 3.0k | 3.1k | 1.70 |
| 2050 | 264.2k | -1,333 | 2.5k | 3.6k | 1.68 |
| 2080 | 223.4k | -1,435 | 1.9k | 3.2k | 1.66 |
| 2100 | 194.7k | -1,380 | 1.6k | 2.8k | 1.66 |