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Barbados
Barbados
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Population
267,800
Capital
Bridgetown
Area
430 km²
Currency
BBD
Barbadian dollar
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$7.50B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$26,545
as of 2024
Population
282,467
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.0%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1.4%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
6.4%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
70.4%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
76.33
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
5.4%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.6%
as of 2024
Urban population (% of total)
59.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.71
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
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no data
Land area (km²)
430.00
as of 2023
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About Barbados
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- Barbadian dollar (BBD)
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Demonym
- Barbadian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- BB · BRB
- Map
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