Barbados — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Barbados had an estimated population of 266,134 in 2005, with 11 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Barbados today — population now 282,724, against 266,134 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 266,134 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 268,706 | 282,724 | +5% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgetown | Saint Michael | 98,511 | 98,511 now |
| 2 | Speightstown | Saint Peter | 3,634 | 3,634 now |
| 3 | Oistins | Christ Church | 2,285 | 2,285 now |
| 4 | Bathsheba | Saint Joseph | 1,765 | 1,765 now |
| 5 | Holetown | Saint James | 1,350 | 1,350 now |
| 6 | Bulkeley | Saint George | 1,142 | — |
| 7 | Crane | Saint Philip | 935 | 935 now |
| 8 | Crab Hill | Saint Lucy | 727 | 727 now |
| 9 | Blackmans | Saint John | 623 | 623 now |
| 10 | Greenland | Saint Andrew | 623 | 623 now |
| 11 | Hillaby | Saint Thomas | 519 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Michael | 99,609 |
| 2 | Christ Church | 48,119 |
| 3 | Saint James | 21,454 |
| 4 | Saint Philip | 20,944 |
| 5 | Saint George | 18,287 |
| 6 | Saint Thomas | 11,850 |
| 7 | Saint Peter | 11,544 |
| 8 | Saint John | 10,421 |
| 9 | Saint Lucy | 9,706 |
| 10 | Saint Joseph | 7,764 |
| 11 | Saint Andrew | 6,436 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.