Barbados, year by year

Every index this site holds for Barbados, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.730 in 1990 to 0.811 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 76.3 years2024at birthUp 1.4 years from 75 years in 2005
Internet users: 70%2024of people onlineUp 15 points from 55% in 2006
Urban population: 60%2025of people in towns and citiesDown 1 point from 60% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.712024births per womanDown 0.03 from 1.74 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 6%2022of energy usedDown 3 points from 9% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 92024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 4 from 14 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 2.5 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.1 t from 2.4 t in 2005
Forest area: 15%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.730	73.5	—	—	1.84	17.5	100	16	2.4	14.7	—	—
1991	0.732	73.5	—	63.5	1.84	16.9	100	16	2.3	14.7	—	—
1992	0.732	73.6	—	63.5	1.80	15.7	100	15	2.2	14.7	—	—
1993	0.735	73.7	—	63.4	1.77	14.2	100	14	2.1	14.7	—	—
1994	0.740	73.8	—	63.3	1.73	13.8	100	14	2.0	14.7	—	—
1995	0.744	73.9	0.0	63.2	1.70	14.4	100	13	2.1	14.7	—	—
1996	0.748	74.1	0.4	63.1	1.67	15.2	100	13	2.0	14.7	—	—
1997	0.752	74.0	0.8	63.0	1.65	14.3	100	13	2.4	14.7	—	—
1998	0.754	74.5	2.0	62.8	1.62	10.6	100	13	2.6	14.7	—	—
1999	0.756	74.6	2.4	62.7	1.78	11.3	100	13	2.8	14.7	—	—
2000	0.762	74.6	4.0	62.5	1.93	11.9	100	13	2.2	14.7	—	—
2001	0.763	74.7	11.9	62.3	1.96	10.8	100	13	2.1	14.7	—	—
2002	0.767	74.8	27.8	62.0	1.86	9.8	100	13	2.3	14.7	—	—
2003	0.771	74.9	39.7	61.5	1.86	8.6	100	13	2.4	14.7	—	—
2004	0.775	75.2	49.8	61.1	1.80	8.7	100	14	2.4	14.7	—	—
2005	0.779	75.0	52.5	60.6	1.74	8.7	100	14	2.4	14.7	—	—
2006	0.783	75.0	55.3	60.2	1.70	8.8	100	13	2.6	14.7	15620	20931
2007	0.790	75.3	58.2	59.8	1.76	8.6	100	13	2.5	14.7	17235	21841
2008	0.794	75.3	61.4	59.5	1.76	7.6	100	13	2.9	14.7	17566	22285
2009	0.798	75.5	64.7	59.3	1.77	8.5	100	13	2.9	14.7	16295	21188
2010	0.797	75.5	65.1	59.2	1.79	8.2	100	13	3.0	14.7	19723	19633
2011	0.794	75.6	66.5	59.2	1.76	4.1	100	13	2.5	14.7	20146	19958
2012	0.797	75.7	71.2	59.2	1.73	3.8	100	12	2.3	14.7	19811	18669
2013	0.798	75.8	71.8	59.2	1.73	3.1	100	12	2.6	14.7	20384	19008
2014	0.799	75.9	71.9	59.2	1.73	3.0	100	12	2.4	14.7	20424	18808
2015	0.800	76.1	72.0	59.3	1.73	3.0	100	12	2.6	14.7	20429	19190
2016	0.803	76.2	71.6	59.3	1.72	2.8	100	12	2.8	14.7	20311	19191
2017	0.804	76.2	71.2	59.3	1.72	4.3	100	11	2.4	14.7	20871	18970
2018	0.806	76.4	70.7	59.3	1.72	4.9	100	11	2.8	14.7	21378	19774
2019	0.808	76.5	70.3	59.3	1.72	3.4	100	11	3.1	14.7	21929	19987
2020	0.803	76.7	69.9	59.3	1.71	4.7	100	10	2.4	14.7	19181	16544
2021	0.803	76.6	69.5	59.3	1.71	5.5	100	10	2.3	14.7	21084	17687
2022	0.807	75.7	69.1	59.4	1.71	5.5	100	10	2.4	14.7	24393	21952
2023	0.811	76.2	69.7	59.4	1.71	—	100	9	2.5	14.7	25584	23176
2024	—	76.3	70.4	59.5	1.71	—	100	9	2.5	—	26897	24540
2025	—	—	—	59.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	28365	25894
On the profile	0.811	76.3	70.4	59.7	1.71	5.5	—	—	2.5	14.7	28365	25894

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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