Rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.3404 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados stood at -0.3404 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 254.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 1.76 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -5.4 % change on previous year, in 1976.
Barbados ranks 133rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.066 % change on previous year | -0.8763 % change on previous year | 0.6929 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -3.92 % change on previous year | -5.4 % change on previous year | -1.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1478 % change on previous year | -0.8448 % change on previous year | 0.3291 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4043 % change on previous year | 0.1829 % change on previous year | 0.4768 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.2481 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2581 % change on previous year | 0.1426 % change on previous year | 0.5512 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0871 % change on previous year | -0.3404 % change on previous year | 0.1319 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 130 Montenegro -0.256 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Curaçao -0.2844 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Italy -0.3131 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Slovenia -0.3588 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Tonga -0.4224 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Croatia -0.4457 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.55 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.55 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Barbados was -0.3404 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4 % change on previous year in 1976.
- How does Barbados rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 254.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.