Bahamas vs Barbados: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bahamas
45,844 people
in 2023
Barbados
45,437 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
173rd
Barbados rank
174th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 45,844 people against 45,437 people in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.