Bahamas vs Barbados: Population by age group

Bahamas
45,844 people
in 2023
Barbados
45,437 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
173rd
Barbados rank
174th

Population by age group over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k195019862023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 45,844 people against 45,437 people in Barbados, a difference of 407 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Bahamas ranks 173rd and Barbados ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1950s 3,932 people 10,909 people 6,978 people Barbados
1960s 5,134 people 11,730 people 6,596 people Barbados
1970s 7,742 people 15,345 people 7,603 people Barbados
1980s 11,995 people 22,858 people 10,863 people Barbados
1990s 17,434 people 28,631 people 11,198 people Barbados
2000s 26,653 people 30,431 people 3,778 people Barbados
2010s 38,505 people 35,861 people 2,644 people Bahamas
2020s 44,436 people 43,605 people 830.5 people Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 45,844 people against 45,437 people in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Bahamas and Barbados?
407 people, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for population by age group?
Bahamas ranks 173rd and Barbados ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.