Barbados vs Cape Verde: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Barbados
45,437 people
in 2023
Cape Verde
34,367 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
174th
Cape Verde rank
177th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 45,437 people against 34,367 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 11,070 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 174th and Cape Verde ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Cape Verde in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,909 people | 7,554 people | 3,355 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 11,730 people | 11,386 people | 343.8 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 15,345 people | 17,142 people | 1,797 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 22,858 people | 17,265 people | 5,594 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 28,631 people | 19,440 people | 9,191 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 30,431 people | 24,086 people | 6,345 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 35,861 people | 26,682 people | 9,179 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43,605 people | 32,440 people | 11,165 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at 45,437 people against 34,367 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 11,070 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Barbados ranks 174th and Cape Verde ranks 177th 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+.