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

Barbados: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Barbados 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.1997 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1963 0.201 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1964 0.2022 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1965 0.2033 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1966 0.2043 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1967 0.2052 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1968 0.2061 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1969 0.2071 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1970 0.2086 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1971 0.2111 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1972 0.2138 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1973 0.2166 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1974 0.2195 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1975 0.2223 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 0.2251 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1977 0.2278 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1978 0.2305 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1979 0.2331 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1980 0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1981 0.2344 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1982 0.2335 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1983 0.2325 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1984 0.2315 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1985 0.2305 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1986 0.2297 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1987 0.2288 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1988 0.228 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1989 0.2273 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1990 0.2265 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1991 0.225 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1992 0.2234 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 0.222 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1994 0.2206 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1995 0.2192 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1996 0.2178 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1997 0.2164 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1998 0.215 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1999 0.2136 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2000 0.2123 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2001 0.2117 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.2111 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2003 0.2104 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2004 0.2098 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2005 0.2093 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2006 0.2088 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.2084 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2008 0.208 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2009 0.2076 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.2072 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2011 0.2069 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.2066 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.2065 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.2065 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.2065 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.2067 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2017 0.207 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.2074 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2019 0.208 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 0.2086 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2021 0.2093 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2022 0.2102 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2023 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.203 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2071 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.2208 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2086 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2331 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2311 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2273 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.2199 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2136 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2265 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2097 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2076 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2123 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2069 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2065 1000 No per square kilometre 0.208 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2098 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2086 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 28 El Salvador 0.2393 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 29 Marshall Islands 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 30 Luxembourg 0.2242 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 32 Dominican Republic 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 33 Philippines 0.1854 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1849 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.2352 1000 No per square kilometre in 1980.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1985 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Barbados rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban 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 flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.