Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados
Barbados: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 45,437 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados stood at 45,437 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados peaked at 45,437 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,503 people, in 1959.
That places Barbados 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,909 people | 10,503 people | 11,132 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,730 people | 10,506 people | 13,504 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,345 people | 13,857 people | 17,097 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,858 people | 17,862 people | 27,446 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,631 people | 27,868 people | 29,546 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,431 people | 29,514 people | 31,954 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,861 people | 32,526 people | 40,196 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,605 people | 41,607 people | 45,437 people | 4 |
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More population data for Barbados
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8,035 people (2100)
- Population density 452.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Barbados was 45,437 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45,437 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,503 people in 1959.
- How does Barbados rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.