Barbados vs Western Sahara: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Barbados
45,437 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
36,732 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
174th
Western Sahara rank
176th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Barbados
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 45,437 people against 36,732 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 8,705 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 174th and Western Sahara ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,909 people | 481 people | 10,428 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 11,730 people | 905.3 people | 10,825 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 15,345 people | 2,352 people | 12,993 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 22,858 people | 3,272 people | 19,586 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 28,631 people | 5,224 people | 23,407 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 30,431 people | 10,643 people | 19,787 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 35,861 people | 21,663 people | 14,198 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 43,605 people | 33,803 people | 9,802 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 Western Sahara?
- Barbados, at 45,437 people against 36,732 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Barbados and Western Sahara?
- 8,705 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Western Sahara rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Barbados ranks 174th and Western Sahara ranks 176th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.