Years colonized in Barbados

Barbados: Years colonized was 340 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
340
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 159 countries
All-time high
340
in 1966
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Barbados, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 340 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Barbados peaked at 340 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Barbados 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Barbados, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 1 —
1628 2 +100.0%
1629 3 +50.0%
1630 4 +33.3%
1631 5 +25.0%
1632 6 +20.0%
1633 7 +16.7%
1634 8 +14.3%
1635 9 +12.5%
1636 10 +11.1%
1637 11 +10.0%
1638 12 +9.1%
1639 13 +8.3%
1640 14 +7.7%
1641 15 +7.1%
1642 16 +6.7%
1643 17 +6.2%
1644 18 +5.9%
1645 19 +5.6%
1646 20 +5.3%
1647 21 +5.0%
1648 22 +4.8%
1649 23 +4.5%
1650 24 +4.3%
1651 25 +4.2%
1652 26 +4.0%
1653 27 +3.8%
1654 28 +3.7%
1655 29 +3.6%
1656 30 +3.4%
1657 31 +3.3%
1658 32 +3.2%
1659 33 +3.1%
1660 34 +3.0%
1661 35 +2.9%
1662 36 +2.9%
1663 37 +2.8%
1664 38 +2.7%
1665 39 +2.6%
1666 40 +2.6%
1667 41 +2.5%
1668 42 +2.4%
1669 43 +2.4%
1670 44 +2.3%
1671 45 +2.3%
1672 46 +2.2%
1673 47 +2.2%
1674 48 +2.1%
1675 49 +2.1%
1676 50 +2.0%
1677 51 +2.0%
1678 52 +2.0%
1679 53 +1.9%
1680 54 +1.9%
1681 55 +1.9%
1682 56 +1.8%
1683 57 +1.8%
1684 58 +1.8%
1685 59 +1.7%
1686 60 +1.7%
1687 61 +1.7%
1688 62 +1.6%
1689 63 +1.6%
1690 64 +1.6%
1691 65 +1.6%
1692 66 +1.5%
1693 67 +1.5%
1694 68 +1.5%
1695 69 +1.5%
1696 70 +1.4%
1697 71 +1.4%
1698 72 +1.4%
1699 73 +1.4%
1700 74 +1.4%
1701 75 +1.4%
1702 76 +1.3%
1703 77 +1.3%
1704 78 +1.3%
1705 79 +1.3%
1706 80 +1.3%
1707 81 +1.2%
1708 82 +1.2%
1709 83 +1.2%
1710 84 +1.2%
1711 85 +1.2%
1712 86 +1.2%
1713 87 +1.2%
1714 88 +1.1%
1715 89 +1.1%
1716 90 +1.1%
1717 91 +1.1%
1718 92 +1.1%
1719 93 +1.1%
1720 94 +1.1%
1721 95 +1.1%
1722 96 +1.1%
1723 97 +1.0%
1724 98 +1.0%
1725 99 +1.0%
1726 100 +1.0%
1727 101 +1.0%
1728 102 +1.0%
1729 103 +1.0%
1730 104 +1.0%
1731 105 +1.0%
1732 106 +1.0%
1733 107 +0.9%
1734 108 +0.9%
1735 109 +0.9%
1736 110 +0.9%
1737 111 +0.9%
1738 112 +0.9%
1739 113 +0.9%
1740 114 +0.9%
1741 115 +0.9%
1742 116 +0.9%
1743 117 +0.9%
1744 118 +0.9%
1745 119 +0.8%
1746 120 +0.8%
1747 121 +0.8%
1748 122 +0.8%
1749 123 +0.8%
1750 124 +0.8%
1751 125 +0.8%
1752 126 +0.8%
1753 127 +0.8%
1754 128 +0.8%
1755 129 +0.8%
1756 130 +0.8%
1757 131 +0.8%
1758 132 +0.8%
1759 133 +0.8%
1760 134 +0.8%
1761 135 +0.7%
1762 136 +0.7%
1763 137 +0.7%
1764 138 +0.7%
1765 139 +0.7%
1766 140 +0.7%
1767 141 +0.7%
1768 142 +0.7%
1769 143 +0.7%
1770 144 +0.7%
1771 145 +0.7%
1772 146 +0.7%
1773 147 +0.7%
1774 148 +0.7%
1775 149 +0.7%
1776 150 +0.7%
1777 151 +0.7%
1778 152 +0.7%
1779 153 +0.7%
1780 154 +0.7%
1781 155 +0.6%
1782 156 +0.6%
1783 157 +0.6%
1784 158 +0.6%
1785 159 +0.6%
1786 160 +0.6%
1787 161 +0.6%
1788 162 +0.6%
1789 163 +0.6%
1790 164 +0.6%
1791 165 +0.6%
1792 166 +0.6%
1793 167 +0.6%
1794 168 +0.6%
1795 169 +0.6%
1796 170 +0.6%
1797 171 +0.6%
1798 172 +0.6%
1799 173 +0.6%
1800 174 +0.6%
1801 175 +0.6%
1802 176 +0.6%
1803 177 +0.6%
1804 178 +0.6%
1805 179 +0.6%
1806 180 +0.6%
1807 181 +0.6%
1808 182 +0.6%
1809 183 +0.5%
1810 184 +0.5%
1811 185 +0.5%
1812 186 +0.5%
1813 187 +0.5%
1814 188 +0.5%
1815 189 +0.5%
1816 190 +0.5%
1817 191 +0.5%
1818 192 +0.5%
1819 193 +0.5%
1820 194 +0.5%
1821 195 +0.5%
1822 196 +0.5%
1823 197 +0.5%
1824 198 +0.5%
1825 199 +0.5%
1826 200 +0.5%
1827 201 +0.5%
1828 202 +0.5%
1829 203 +0.5%
1830 204 +0.5%
1831 205 +0.5%
1832 206 +0.5%
1833 207 +0.5%
1834 208 +0.5%
1835 209 +0.5%
1836 210 +0.5%
1837 211 +0.5%
1838 212 +0.5%
1839 213 +0.5%
1840 214 +0.5%
1841 215 +0.5%
1842 216 +0.5%
1843 217 +0.5%
1844 218 +0.5%
1845 219 +0.5%
1846 220 +0.5%
1847 221 +0.5%
1848 222 +0.5%
1849 223 +0.5%
1850 224 +0.4%
1851 225 +0.4%
1852 226 +0.4%
1853 227 +0.4%
1854 228 +0.4%
1855 229 +0.4%
1856 230 +0.4%
1857 231 +0.4%
1858 232 +0.4%
1859 233 +0.4%
1860 234 +0.4%
1861 235 +0.4%
1862 236 +0.4%
1863 237 +0.4%
1864 238 +0.4%
1865 239 +0.4%
1866 240 +0.4%
1867 241 +0.4%
1868 242 +0.4%
1869 243 +0.4%
1870 244 +0.4%
1871 245 +0.4%
1872 246 +0.4%
1873 247 +0.4%
1874 248 +0.4%
1875 249 +0.4%
1876 250 +0.4%
1877 251 +0.4%
1878 252 +0.4%
1879 253 +0.4%
1880 254 +0.4%
1881 255 +0.4%
1882 256 +0.4%
1883 257 +0.4%
1884 258 +0.4%
1885 259 +0.4%
1886 260 +0.4%
1887 261 +0.4%
1888 262 +0.4%
1889 263 +0.4%
1890 264 +0.4%
1891 265 +0.4%
1892 266 +0.4%
1893 267 +0.4%
1894 268 +0.4%
1895 269 +0.4%
1896 270 +0.4%
1897 271 +0.4%
1898 272 +0.4%
1899 273 +0.4%
1900 274 +0.4%
1901 275 +0.4%
1902 276 +0.4%
1903 277 +0.4%
1904 278 +0.4%
1905 279 +0.4%
1906 280 +0.4%
1907 281 +0.4%
1908 282 +0.4%
1909 283 +0.4%
1910 284 +0.4%
1911 285 +0.4%
1912 286 +0.4%
1913 287 +0.3%
1914 288 +0.3%
1915 289 +0.3%
1916 290 +0.3%
1917 291 +0.3%
1918 292 +0.3%
1919 293 +0.3%
1920 294 +0.3%
1921 295 +0.3%
1922 296 +0.3%
1923 297 +0.3%
1924 298 +0.3%
1925 299 +0.3%
1926 300 +0.3%
1927 301 +0.3%
1928 302 +0.3%
1929 303 +0.3%
1930 304 +0.3%
1931 305 +0.3%
1932 306 +0.3%
1933 307 +0.3%
1934 308 +0.3%
1935 309 +0.3%
1936 310 +0.3%
1937 311 +0.3%
1938 312 +0.3%
1939 313 +0.3%
1940 314 +0.3%
1941 315 +0.3%
1942 316 +0.3%
1943 317 +0.3%
1944 318 +0.3%
1945 319 +0.3%
1946 320 +0.3%
1947 321 +0.3%
1948 322 +0.3%
1949 323 +0.3%
1950 324 +0.3%
1951 325 +0.3%
1952 326 +0.3%
1953 327 +0.3%
1954 328 +0.3%
1955 329 +0.3%
1956 330 +0.3%
1957 331 +0.3%
1958 332 +0.3%
1959 333 +0.3%
1960 334 +0.3%
1961 335 +0.3%
1962 336 +0.3%
1963 337 +0.3%
1964 338 +0.3%
1965 339 +0.3%
1966 340 +0.3%
1967 340 +0.0%
1968 340 +0.0%
1969 340 +0.0%
1970 340 +0.0%
1971 340 +0.0%
1972 340 +0.0%
1973 340 +0.0%
1974 340 +0.0%
1975 340 +0.0%
1976 340 +0.0%
1977 340 +0.0%
1978 340 +0.0%
1979 340 +0.0%
1980 340 +0.0%
1981 340 +0.0%
1982 340 +0.0%
1983 340 +0.0%
1984 340 +0.0%
1985 340 +0.0%
1986 340 +0.0%
1987 340 +0.0%
1988 340 +0.0%
1989 340 +0.0%
1990 340 +0.0%
1991 340 +0.0%
1992 340 +0.0%
1993 340 +0.0%
1994 340 +0.0%
1995 340 +0.0%
1996 340 +0.0%
1997 340 +0.0%
1998 340 +0.0%
1999 340 +0.0%
2000 340 +0.0%
2001 340 +0.0%
2002 340 +0.0%
2003 340 +0.0%
2004 340 +0.0%
2005 340 +0.0%
2006 340 +0.0%
2007 340 +0.0%
2008 340 +0.0%
2009 340 +0.0%
2010 340 +0.0%
2011 340 +0.0%
2012 340 +0.0%
2013 340 +0.0%
2014 340 +0.0%
2015 340 +0.0%
2016 340 +0.0%
2017 340 +0.0%
2018 340 +0.0%
2019 340 +0.0%
2020 340 +0.0%
2021 340 +0.0%
2022 340 +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 340 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 340 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1628 +100.0% 1 2
1629 +50.0% 2 3
1630 +33.3% 3 4
1631 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0.6 0 3 10
1630s 8.5 4 13 10
1640s 18.5 14 23 10
1650s 28.5 24 33 10
1660s 38.5 34 43 10
1670s 48.5 44 53 10
1680s 58.5 54 63 10
1690s 68.5 64 73 10
1700s 78.5 74 83 10
1710s 88.5 84 93 10
1720s 98.5 94 103 10
1730s 108.5 104 113 10
1740s 118.5 114 123 10
1750s 128.5 124 133 10
1760s 138.5 134 143 10
1770s 148.5 144 153 10
1780s 158.5 154 163 10
1790s 168.5 164 173 10
1800s 178.5 174 183 10
1810s 188.5 184 193 10
1820s 198.5 194 203 10
1830s 208.5 204 213 10
1840s 218.5 214 223 10
1850s 228.5 224 233 10
1860s 238.5 234 243 10
1870s 248.5 244 253 10
1880s 258.5 254 263 10
1890s 268.5 264 273 10
1900s 278.5 274 283 10
1910s 288.5 284 293 10
1920s 298.5 294 303 10
1930s 308.5 304 313 10
1940s 318.5 314 323 10
1950s 328.5 324 333 10
1960s 337.9 334 340 10
1970s 340 340 340 10
1980s 340 340 340 10
1990s 340 340 340 10
2000s 340 340 340 10
2010s 340 340 340 10
2020s 340 340 340 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 compare
  2. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 compare
  3. 13 Indonesia 340 compare
  4. 15 East Timor 334 compare
  5. 15 Philippines 334 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Barbados?
Years colonized in Barbados was 340 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 340 in 1966.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Barbados rank for years colonized?
Barbados ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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