Key demographics
- Population
- 282.0K
- Density
- 660.0/kmΒ²
- HDI
- 0.811 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $21,442
- Gini index (2016)
- 34.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.71
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 78.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 10.2 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.71
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.1 /1000
- Tourism (2019)
- 966.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 75.6% |
| No religion | 20.6% |
| BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ faith | 2.0% |
| Hinduism | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.7% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Black | 92.4% |
| Mixed | 3.1% |
| White | 2.7% |
| Indian | 1.3% |
| Others | 0.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Barbadian
- Demonym (female)
- Barbadian
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Barbados
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 66.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 82/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 6.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 2.96/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 3.67/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,286
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 49.5%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.6% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 70.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 114.6/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 37.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 1,172/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 37.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 439 kmΒ²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- Postal code
- BB#####
- TLD
- .bb
- Maps
- Google Maps Β· OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Barbados is composed of three equal vertical bands of ultramarine, gold and ultramarine. The head of a black trident is centered in the gold band.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Barbados
- National holiday
- 1966-11-30