Rural population, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Rural population, per capita was 0.403 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Barbados is 0.403 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.5957 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3644 units per person, in 1990.
That places Barbados 91st out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5957 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.594 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5915 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5881 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5841 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5793 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.574 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.568 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5616 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5546 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5468 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5344 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.516 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4936 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4688 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4434 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.419 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3973 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.38 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3689 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3654 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3652 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.365 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3649 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3648 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3647 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3646 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3645 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3644 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3644 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3644 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3646 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.365 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3657 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3666 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3676 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3688 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3702 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3716 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.373 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3746 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.377 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3803 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3845 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.389 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3936 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.398 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.402 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4051 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4071 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4076 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4076 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4076 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4076 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4076 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4075 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4075 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4074 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4073 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4072 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.407 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4065 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4046 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.403 units per person | -0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.403 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.403 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5791 units per person | 0.5546 units per person | 0.5957 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4568 units per person | 0.3689 units per person | 0.5468 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3648 units per person | 0.3644 units per person | 0.3654 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3678 units per person | 0.3644 units per person | 0.373 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3911 units per person | 0.3746 units per person | 0.4071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4075 units per person | 0.4072 units per person | 0.4076 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4056 units per person | 0.403 units per person | 0.407 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (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, per capita in Barbados?
- Rural population, per capita in Barbados was 0.403 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5957 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3644 units per person in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for rural population, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 91st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.