Rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Rural population, per square kilometre was 266.42 units per square kilometre in 2023. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 266.42 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 327.02 units per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 213.73 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 10th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324.76 units per square kilometre | 321.74 units per square kilometre | 327.02 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 266.15 units per square kilometre | 215.55 units per square kilometre | 317.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.44 units per square kilometre | 213.73 units per square kilometre | 218.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 223.45 units per square kilometre | 219.14 units per square kilometre | 227.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 243.73 units per square kilometre | 228.31 units per square kilometre | 259.5 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.93 units per square kilometre | 260.93 units per square kilometre | 266.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.7 units per square kilometre | 266.42 units per square kilometre | 266.91 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 7 India 314.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Comoros 305.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 284.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Aruba 227.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Grenada 218.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Least developed countries 36.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Liechtenstein 212.48 units per square kilometre 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, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Barbados was 266.42 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 327.02 units per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.73 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.