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Live births in Barbados

Live births in Barbados was 3,155 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 188th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count3,155 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.7%
Rank188th of 236Countries ranked
Series high8,0781960
Series low3,1552023
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Live births in Barbados, 1950 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 7,272 count1951: 7,425 count1952: 7,528 count1953: 7,554 count1954: 7,477 count1955: 7,488 count1956: 7,072 count1957: 7,334 count1958: 7,225 count1959: 7,318 count1960: 8,078 count1961: 7,223 count1962: 7,545 count1963: 7,636 count1964: 7,580 count1965: 7,606 count1966: 7,656 count1967: 6,765 count1968: 6,798 count1969: 6,449 count1970: 6,009 count1971: 6,260 count1972: 6,220 count1973: 5,726 count1974: 5,361 count1975: 5,012 count1976: 4,663 count1977: 4,637 count1978: 3,973 count1979: 4,078 count1980: 3,950 count1981: 4,181 count1982: 4,281 count1983: 4,322 count1984: 4,109 count1985: 4,161 count1986: 3,983 count1987: 3,789 count1988: 3,711 count1989: 3,833 count1990: 4,286 count1991: 4,260 count1992: 4,154 count1993: 4,038 count1994: 3,913 count1995: 3,796 count1996: 3,670 count1997: 3,549 count1998: 3,437 count1999: 3,712 count2000: 3,969 count2001: 3,950 count2002: 3,756 count2003: 3,733 count2004: 3,601 count2005: 3,470 count2006: 3,389 count2007: 3,486 count2008: 3,479 count2009: 3,497 count2010: 3,514 count2011: 3,441 count2012: 3,366 count2013: 3,340 count2014: 3,314 count2015: 3,292 count2016: 3,273 count2017: 3,258 count2018: 3,239 count2019: 3,219 count2020: 3,193 count2021: 3,184 count2022: 3,176 count2023: 3,155 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19501975200020232023: 3,155 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20233,155 Estimated
20223,176 Estimated
20213,184 Estimated
20203,193 Estimated
20193,219 Estimated
20183,239 Estimated
20173,258 Estimated
20163,273 Estimated
20153,292 Estimated
20143,314 Estimated
20133,340 Estimated
20123,366 Estimated
20113,441 Estimated
20103,514 Estimated
20093,497 Estimated
20083,479 Estimated
20073,486 Estimated
20063,389 Estimated
20053,470 Estimated
20043,601 Estimated
20033,733 Estimated
20023,756 Estimated
20013,950 Estimated
20003,969 Estimated
19993,712 Estimated
19983,437 Estimated
19973,549 Estimated
19963,670 Estimated
19953,796 Estimated
19943,913 Estimated
19934,038 Estimated
19924,154 Estimated
19914,260 Estimated
19904,286 Estimated
19893,833 Estimated
19883,711 Estimated
19873,789 Estimated
19863,983 Estimated
19854,161 Estimated
19844,109 Estimated
19834,322 Estimated
19824,281 Estimated
19814,181 Estimated
19803,950 Estimated
19794,078 Estimated
19783,973 Estimated
19774,637 Estimated
19764,663 Estimated
19755,012 Estimated
19745,361 Estimated
19735,726 Estimated
19726,220 Estimated
19716,260 Estimated
19706,009 Estimated
19696,449 Estimated
19686,798 Estimated
19676,765 Estimated
19667,656 Estimated
19657,606 Estimated
19647,580 Estimated
19637,636 Estimated
19627,545 Estimated
19617,223 Estimated
19608,078 Estimated
19597,318 Estimated
19587,225 Estimated
19577,334 Estimated
19567,072 Estimated
19557,488 Estimated
19547,477 Estimated
19537,554 Estimated
19527,528 Estimated
19517,425 Estimated
19507,272 Estimated

Barbados compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Barbados is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Barbados, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Barbados, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/barbados. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Barbados, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/barbados.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Barbados, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/barbados (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the live births in Barbados?

Live births in Barbados was 3,155 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 188th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Barbados?

8,078 in 1960, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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