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Barbados: area, population and density
Barbados has 430 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 282,623; calculated population density is 657 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Barbados ranks 184th of 196 by land area, 175th by population and 9th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 430 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 282,623World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 657 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Barbados in the country comparison set
Barbados has 430 sq km of land area and a population value of 282,623 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 184th by land area, 175th by population, and 9th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
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