Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados

Barbados: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.3402 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre.

The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3402 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Barbados 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3436 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3402 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3462 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.3492 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3469 1000 No per square kilometre 0.351 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.3635 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3513 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3761 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3953 1000 No per square kilometre 0.379 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4118 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4271 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.44 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.4526 1000 No per square kilometre 0.443 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4595 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4606 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4602 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 1 Maldives 0.9318 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Rwanda 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Burundi 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Mauritius 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 Comoros 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3402 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Barbados rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.