Caribbean · North America
Barbados
Barbados is a country in the Caribbean. Its capital is Bridgetown. It has no land borders.
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Caribbean
- Currency
- Barbadian Dollar BBD5
- United Nations
- Member since December 9, 19666
- Internet domain
- .bb7
- Country code
- BB · BRB
At a glance
Barbados in numbers
- Population 282,7241 No. 174 of 195
- Area 431 km²2 No. 183 of 195
- Population density 656 per km²12 No. 9 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$8 billion3 No. 152 of 189
- GDP per person $28,3654 No. 46 of 189
- Life expectancy 76.6 years1 No. 74 of 195
- Median age 39.7 years1 No. 46 of 195
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Borders
Countries nearby
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Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and TobagoSources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.