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Barbados

Barbados / BB

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Barbados in numbers.

Area430 kmยฒWorld # 195 โ†’Population282.6KWorld # 178 โ†’Population density657.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 11 โ†’Life expectancy76.3 yearsWorld # 94 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 28,365World # 60 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Barbados across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area430 kmยฒWorld # 195 / 2023 โ†’Population282.6KWorld # 178 / 2025 โ†’Population density657.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 11 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,966World # 59 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.1%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 127 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 132 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.9 yearsWorld # 64 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.1%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.1%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Urban population59.7%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-87World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 105 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share12.5%World # 69 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.3 yearsWorld # 94 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.7 yearsWorld # 42 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 63 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 28,365World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 8BWorld # 160 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 25,894World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.7%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.8%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.5%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment18.5%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)34.1World # 89 / 2016 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.6%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people258.3 per million peopleWorld # 9 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,118 kcal/dayWorld # 71 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person76.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area14.7%World # 143 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.8 tWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Internet use70.4%World # 131 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions114.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 107 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate7.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 47 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate8.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament26.7%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals966KWorld # 99 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.1BWorld # 74 / 2016 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 75.6%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports278 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBarbados DollarBBDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country