Barbados vs Tonga: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Barbados
49,372 people
in 2023
Tonga
37,260 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
188th
Tonga rank
191st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49,372 people against 37,260 people in Tonga, a difference of 12,112 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,935 people | 25,542 people | 56,394 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 89,067 people | 34,374 people | 54,693 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 84,203 people | 42,124 people | 42,079 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 67,019 people | 41,683 people | 25,336 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 60,434 people | 40,048 people | 20,386 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 56,439 people | 40,159 people | 16,280 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 53,635 people | 39,179 people | 14,456 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 50,200 people | 37,531 people | 12,669 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Barbados or Tonga?
- Barbados, at 49,372 people against 37,260 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Barbados and Tonga?
- 12,112 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Barbados ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.