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Barbados

Barbados · BRB · population about 0.3 million

Of every 1,000 babies born in the world right now, 0 are born here — about one in 42647. That is 0.0 million a year, or 0.0 a minute.

This is a draw with the birthplace fixed, not weighted. Sex, family and everything after are still random.

The numbers here

16 indicators and where they rank among 237 countries and territories. Rank 1 is the better end (longer lives first, lower mortality first).

Births, deaths, income and education in Barbados, and where each ranks among 237 countries and territories
IndicatorValueRank
Female life expectancyhigher is better78.6yrs#121 / 237
Male life expectancyhigher is better73.6yrs#104 / 237
Dies before fivelower is better11.7‰#120 / 237
Infant mortalitylower is better10.5‰#131 / 237
GDP per person (PPP)higher is better25,894int$#93 / 237
Gini coefficientlower is more equal34.1#92 / 237
Maternal mortalitylower is better35/100k births#90 / 237
Secondary enrolmenthigher is better104%#44 / 237
Tertiary enrolmenthigher is better51%#89 / 237
Urban populationhigher is better60%#147 / 237
Agricultural employmentlower is better1%#16 / 237
Road deathslower is better8.2/100k people#61 / 237
Male smokinglower is better12%#57 / 237
Out-of-pocket healthlower is better49%#205 / 237
Internet usehigher is better70%#159 / 237
Fertility ratehigher is better1.71#137 / 237

1 of these had no recent observation and were filled with the regional median: smoke.

Sources:UN World Population Prospects 2024 (births, population, life expectancy, infant and under-five mortality, fertility), World Bank WDI (income, Gini, enrolment, urbanisation, agricultural employment, internet use, out-of-pocket health spending), WHO (maternal mortality, smoking, road deaths), UNODC (homicide). Estimated values are marked. Methods and limits are inhow it is calculated.

Three questions about Barbados

What are the odds of being born in Barbados?

About 0.0 million babies are born in Barbados in 2026, 0.00% of the world’s 132.5 million newborns — roughly one in 42647. At 4.2 births a second worldwide, that is about 0.0 a minute here.

What is life expectancy in Barbados?

On the UN life table, women in Barbados live 78.6 years and men 73.6; female life expectancy ranks 121 of 237. Infant mortality is 10.5‰ and under-five mortality 11.7‰.

What is income per person in Barbados?

GDP per person (PPP) is about 25,894 international dollars, ranking 93 of 237. The Gini coefficient is 34.1 (lower is more equal), and 60% of people live in cities.