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Barbados: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · UN World Population Prospects

Barbados has a population of 282,724 (UN estimate, 2026), with Bridgetown as its capital. The 13 largest of its 13 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+8%
since 2000 (262,063)
-7%
projected by 2050 (264,216)
657
people per km²
19501975200020252050 210k 264k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
1950209,917
1975251,175
2000262,063
2005268,706
2010275,243
2015278,990
2020281,698
2025282,623
2026282,724
2030 projected282,490
2050 projected264,216

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Barbados

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1BridgetownSaint Michael98,511
2White HillSaint Andrew5,139
3SpeightstownSaint Peter3,634
4OistinsChrist Church2,285
5BathshebaSaint Joseph1,765
6HastingsChrist Church1,500
7Mile and a QuarterSaint Peter1,382
8HoletownSaint James1,350
9Six Cross RoadsChrist Church1,005
10CraneSaint Philip935
11Crab HillSaint Lucy727
12GreenlandSaint Andrew623
13BlackmansSaint Joseph623

Twenty years earlier: Barbados in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 266,134.

Common questions

What is the population of Barbados?
Barbados has a population of 282,724, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 264,216 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Barbados?
Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown
The largest place we record in Barbados: 98,511 people
Barbados in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 266,134 then
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