YEAR	Mid-Year Population	End-of-Year Population	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Rate of Natural Increase	Infant Mortality	Rate of Population Growth
	(' 000 persons)	(' 000 persons)	(Per 1000 pop.)	(Per 1000 pop.)	(Per 1000 pop.)	(Per 1000 births)	(%)
2020	271.4	270.9	8.7	10	-1.3	6.4	-0.5
2021	270.2	269.4	8.2	9.2	-2.5	11.3	-0.6
2022	268.7	267.8	8.48	12.48	-4	9.23	-0.6
Source: Barbados Statistical Service