Population, male in Barbados

Barbados: Population, male was 135,517 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
135,517
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
179th
of 215 countries
All-time high
135,517
in 2025
All-time low
110,423
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Barbados, 1960–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population, male in Barbados stood at 135,517. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Barbados peaked at 135,517 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 110,423, in 1960.

That places Barbados 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 116,435 110,423 121,590 10
1970s 122,922 121,736 123,749 10
1980s 124,476 123,743 124,930 10
1990s 126,043 125,004 126,437 10
2000s 128,461 126,085 130,964 10
2010s 133,296 131,479 134,819 10
2020s 135,362 135,102 135,517 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 176 Vanuatu 169,145 compare
  2. 177 New Caledonia 145,703 compare
  3. 178 French Polynesia 142,759 compare
  4. 180 Sao Tome and Principe 119,369 compare
  5. 181 Samoa 110,473 compare
  6. 182 Saint Lucia 88,858 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Barbados?
Population, male in Barbados was 135,517 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 135,517 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 110,423 in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for population, male?
Barbados ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.