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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Barbados

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population282.62K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$8.02B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$28.36K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth76.32024 · yearsInternet use70.4%2024 · % of populationForest area14.7%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
76.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Barbados2024 · 76.3
019.1638.3257.4976.651960199320251960: 64.11961: 651962: 65.71963: 66.21964: 66.71965: 67.21966: 67.71967: 67.91968: 68.21969: 68.51970: 68.51971: 68.81972: 69.11973: 69.11974: 69.41975: 69.81976: 70.11977: 70.61978: 71.11979: 71.51980: 72.11981: 72.61982: 72.91983: 73.21984: 73.31985: 73.31986: 73.41987: 73.51988: 73.41989: 73.41990: 73.51991: 73.51992: 73.61993: 73.71994: 73.81995: 73.91996: 74.11997: 741998: 74.51999: 74.62000: 74.62001: 74.72002: 74.82003: 74.92004: 75.22005: 752006: 752007: 75.32008: 75.32009: 75.52010: 75.52011: 75.62012: 75.72013: 75.82014: 75.92015: 76.12016: 76.22017: 76.22018: 76.42019: 76.52020: 76.62021: 76.62022: 75.72023: 76.22024: 76.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Barbados in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Bridgetown
Country code
BRB

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