Can same-sex couples adopt in Barbados?

Not permitted

Same-sex couples cannot adopt.

Barbados is one of 72 countries classified “Not permitted” for same-sex adoption — 49% of the 147 with data. (Also searched as LGBT adoption.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ adoption
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Saint Lucia
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Grenada
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Dominica
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Trinidad and Tobago
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.
Montserrat
Not permitted Same-sex couples cannot adopt.

Other laws in Barbados

Same-Sex Marriage
Not recognized
Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Age of Consent
16–17
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Incest Laws
Criminal offense
Marriage Age
18+

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