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Barbados
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#179out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

169 K150 K131 K112 K93 K196019932025Barbados · 2025: 168,725Barbados

Analytical takeaways

  • Barbados records 168,725 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #179 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 93,351 in 1960 to 168,725 in 2025, a gain of 75,374.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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