Barbados Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Barbados vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Barbados	World
1960	21.9	22.5
1961	21.8	22.5
1962	21.8	22.4
1963	21.8	22.2
1964	21.8	22
1965	21.8	21.8
1966	21.8	21.7
1967	21.9	21.6
1968	22.1	21.5
1969	22.2	21.5
1970	22.4	21.4
1971	22.6	21.4
1972	22.8	21.5
1973	23	21.5
1974	23.2	21.6
1975	23.5	21.7
1976	23.8	21.9
1977	24.1	22
1978	24.5	22.2
1979	24.9	22.3
1980	25.3	22.5
1981	25.7	22.6
1982	26.1	22.7
1983	26.5	22.9
1984	26.9	23
1985	27.3	23.2
1986	27.7	23.3
1987	28	23.4
1988	28.4	23.6
1989	28.7	23.8
1990	29.1	23.9
1991	29.5	24.1
1992	29.9	24.3
1993	30.4	24.5
1994	30.8	24.7
1995	31.3	25
1996	31.7	25.2
1997	32.1	25.4
1998	32.6	25.7
1999	33	25.9
2000	33.3	26.1
2001	33.7	26.3
2002	34	26.5
2003	34.3	26.7
2004	34.6	27
2005	34.9	27.2
2006	35.3	27.4
2007	35.6	27.6
2008	36	27.8
2009	36.3	28
2010	36.5	28.2
2011	36.8	28.4
2012	37.1	28.6
2013	37.4	28.9
2014	37.7	29.1
2015	37.9	29.3
2016	38.2	29.5
2017	38.5	29.8
2018	38.7	30
2019	39	30.3
2020	39.2	30.6
2021	39.4	30.8
2022	39.6	31
2023	39.9	31.3
2024	40.2	31.6
2025	40.4	31.9
2026	40.7	32.1
2027	40.9	32.3
2028	41.1	32.6
2029	41.3	32.8
2030	41.5	33
2031	41.7	33.2
2032	41.9	33.4
2033	42.2	33.6
2034	42.4	33.8
2035	42.6	34
2036	42.8	34.2
2037	43	34.4
2038	43.1	34.6
2039	43.3	34.8
2040	43.5	35
2041	43.6	35.2
2042	43.8	35.4
2043	44	35.6
2044	44.2	35.8
2045	44.4	36
2046	44.6	36.2
2047	44.8	36.4
2048	45	36.6
2049	45.2	36.8
2050	45.3	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Barbados was 21.9 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 40.2 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 65th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Barbados ranks 47th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Barbados is expected to increase to around 45.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Barbados demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Barbados
	Male	Female
0-4	2.83%	2.74%
5-9	2.9%	2.8%
10-14	3.04%	2.94%
15-19	3.27%	3.17%
20-24	3.37%	3.26%
25-29	3.18%	3.18%
30-34	3.3%	3.37%
35-39	3.17%	3.27%
40-44	3.21%	3.45%
45-49	3.13%	3.4%
50-54	3.3%	3.63%
55-59	3.14%	3.6%
60-64	3.09%	3.7%
65-69	2.67%	3.29%
70-74	1.98%	2.53%
75-79	1.33%	1.8%
80+	1.04%	1.91%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Barbados has low demographic potential with 43.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 147/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Barbados			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	71.7%	63.9%	7.81%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	71.7%	63.9%	7.8%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	71.5%	63.6%	7.86%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	71.5%	63.6%	7.97%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	71.8%	63.7%	8.11%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	72.1%	63.8%	8.3%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	72.5%	63.9%	8.53%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	72.5%	63.7%	8.79%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	72.2%	63.1%	9.06%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	71.8%	62.5%	9.3%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	71.1%	61.6%	9.5%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	70.5%	60.8%	9.68%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	69.9%	60%	9.82%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	69%	59%	9.94%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	67.8%	57.8%	10.1%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	66.1%	55.9%	10.2%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	64.3%	53.9%	10.3%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	62.6%	52.1%	10.5%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	60.5%	49.9%	10.6%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	58.3%	47.6%	10.8%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	56.5%	45.4%	11.1%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	55.1%	43.5%	11.7%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	54.3%	42%	12.3%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	54%	41.1%	12.9%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	53.8%	40.3%	13.6%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	53.9%	39.7%	14.2%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	54%	39.2%	14.8%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	54%	38.6%	15.3%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	54%	38.2%	15.9%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	54.2%	37.8%	16.4%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	53.9%	37.3%	16.6%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	53.1%	36.6%	16.5%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	52.5%	36.1%	16.5%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	52.1%	35.6%	16.5%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	51.7%	35.2%	16.5%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	51.5%	34.9%	16.6%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	51.2%	34.5%	16.7%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	50.8%	34.1%	16.7%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	50.4%	33.6%	16.8%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	50%	33.1%	16.9%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	49.6%	32.8%	16.9%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	49.2%	32.4%	16.8%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	49%	32.2%	16.8%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	48.8%	31.9%	16.8%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	48.3%	31.6%	16.8%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	47.8%	31.1%	16.7%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	47.2%	30.5%	16.7%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	46.7%	30%	16.7%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	46.6%	29.8%	16.8%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	46.9%	29.7%	17.1%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	47%	29.6%	17.4%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	47%	29.5%	17.6%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	47.1%	29.2%	17.9%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	47.2%	28.9%	18.2%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	47.2%	28.6%	18.6%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	47.3%	28.3%	19%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	47.3%	27.9%	19.4%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	47.4%	27.5%	19.9%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	47.8%	27.2%	20.5%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	48.2%	27%	21.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	48.9%	26.9%	22%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	49.6%	26.8%	22.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	50.2%	26.6%	23.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	50.6%	26.3%	24.2%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	51%	26%	25%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Barbados increased from 48.3% to 51% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Barbados working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Barbados	World
1960	58.2%	57.6%
1961	58.3%	57.5%
1962	58.3%	57.4%
1963	58.3%	57.2%
1964	58.2%	57%
1965	58.1%	56.9%
1966	58%	56.8%
1967	58%	56.9%
1968	58.1%	56.9%
1969	58.2%	56.9%
1970	58.5%	57%
1971	58.7%	57.1%
1972	58.9%	57.2%
1973	59.2%	57.3%
1974	59.6%	57.3%
1975	60.2%	57.4%
1976	60.9%	57.5%
1977	61.5%	57.7%
1978	62.3%	58%
1979	63.2%	58.4%
1980	63.9%	58.7%
1981	64.5%	59%
1982	64.8%	59.3%
1983	64.9%	59.6%
1984	65%	59.9%
1985	65%	60.1%
1986	64.9%	60.4%
1987	65%	60.5%
1988	64.9%	60.7%
1989	64.8%	60.8%
1990	65%	60.9%
1991	65.3%	61%
1992	65.6%	61.1%
1993	65.8%	61.2%
1994	65.9%	61.3%
1995	66%	61.5%
1996	66.1%	61.7%
1997	66.3%	61.9%
1998	66.5%	62.2%
1999	66.7%	62.5%
2000	66.8%	62.8%
2001	67%	63.1%
2002	67.1%	63.4%
2003	67.2%	63.7%
2004	67.4%	64%
2005	67.6%	64.3%
2006	67.9%	64.5%
2007	68.2%	64.7%
2008	68.2%	64.9%
2009	68.1%	65%
2010	68%	65.1%
2011	68%	65.2%
2012	68%	65.2%
2013	68%	65.2%
2014	67.9%	65.2%
2015	67.9%	65.1%
2016	67.9%	65.1%
2017	67.8%	65%
2018	67.7%	64.9%
2019	67.5%	64.9%
2020	67.2%	64.8%
2021	66.8%	64.9%
2022	66.6%	64.9%
2023	66.4%	65%
2024	66.2%	65.1%
2025	65.8%	65.2%
2026	65.4%	65.3%
2027	65.1%	65.4%
2028	64.7%	65.4%
2029	64.3%	65.4%
2030	63.9%	65.4%
2031	63.6%	65.4%
2032	63.3%	65.4%
2033	63.1%	65.4%
2034	62.9%	65.3%
2035	62.6%	65.2%
2036	62.4%	65%
2037	62.1%	64.9%
2038	61.9%	64.7%
2039	61.7%	64.6%
2040	61.6%	64.5%
2041	61.5%	64.4%
2042	61.4%	64.3%
2043	61.3%	64.2%
2044	61.3%	64.1%
2045	61.2%	63.9%
2046	61.2%	63.8%
2047	61.1%	63.7%
2048	60.9%	63.6%
2049	60.8%	63.4%
2050	60.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Barbados changed from 67.4% to 66.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Barbados	World
1960	37.2%	37.4%
1961	37.2%	37.5%
1962	37.1%	37.6%
1963	37.1%	37.8%
1964	37.1%	38%
1965	37.1%	38%
1966	37.1%	38%
1967	36.9%	38%
1968	36.7%	37.9%
1969	36.4%	37.8%
1970	36%	37.7%
1971	35.7%	37.6%
1972	35.3%	37.5%
1973	34.9%	37.3%
1974	34.4%	37.2%
1975	33.6%	37.1%
1976	32.8%	36.9%
1977	32.1%	36.7%
1978	31.1%	36.3%
1979	30%	35.9%
1980	29%	35.5%
1981	28%	35.2%
1982	27.2%	34.9%
1983	26.7%	34.6%
1984	26.2%	34.3%
1985	25.8%	34%
1986	25.5%	33.8%
1987	25.1%	33.6%
1988	24.8%	33.4%
1989	24.5%	33.2%
1990	24.2%	33%
1991	23.9%	32.9%
1992	23.6%	32.7%
1993	23.4%	32.5%
1994	23.2%	32.3%
1995	23%	32.1%
1996	22.8%	31.8%
1997	22.6%	31.5%
1998	22.3%	31.1%
1999	22.1%	30.8%
2000	21.9%	30.4%
2001	21.7%	30%
2002	21.6%	29.6%
2003	21.5%	29.2%
2004	21.3%	28.8%
2005	21%	28.5%
2006	20.7%	28.1%
2007	20.5%	27.9%
2008	20.3%	27.6%
2009	20.2%	27.5%
2010	20.2%	27.3%
2011	20%	27.1%
2012	19.9%	27%
2013	19.7%	26.9%
2014	19.4%	26.8%
2015	19.2%	26.6%
2016	18.9%	26.5%
2017	18.7%	26.4%
2018	18.4%	26.2%
2019	18.2%	26%
2020	18.1%	25.8%
2021	17.9%	25.6%
2022	17.7%	25.3%
2023	17.5%	25%
2024	17.2%	24.7%
2025	17.1%	24.4%
2026	16.9%	24.1%
2027	16.8%	23.8%
2028	16.7%	23.4%
2029	16.6%	23.1%
2030	16.5%	22.8%
2031	16.4%	22.6%
2032	16.4%	22.3%
2033	16.3%	22.1%
2034	16.2%	21.9%
2035	16.1%	21.7%
2036	16%	21.6%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.8%	21.4%
2039	15.8%	21.3%
2040	15.7%	21.2%
2041	15.6%	21.1%
2042	15.5%	21%
2043	15.4%	21%
2044	15.3%	20.9%
2045	15.2%	20.8%
2046	15.2%	20.7%
2047	15.1%	20.7%
2048	15%	20.6%
2049	14.9%	20.5%
2050	14.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Barbados decreased from 21.3% to 17.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Barbados	World
1960	4.55%	4.97%
1961	4.55%	4.99%
1962	4.59%	5.01%
1963	4.65%	5.02%
1964	4.72%	5.04%
1965	4.82%	5.08%
1966	4.95%	5.12%
1967	5.1%	5.16%
1968	5.26%	5.2%
1969	5.41%	5.24%
1970	5.55%	5.28%
1971	5.68%	5.32%
1972	5.78%	5.37%
1973	5.88%	5.42%
1974	6%	5.47%
1975	6.13%	5.53%
1976	6.29%	5.59%
1977	6.45%	5.65%
1978	6.62%	5.71%
1979	6.8%	5.77%
1980	7.1%	5.81%
1981	7.52%	5.81%
1982	7.96%	5.8%
1983	8.4%	5.79%
1984	8.82%	5.8%
1985	9.21%	5.82%
1986	9.59%	5.86%
1987	9.95%	5.91%
1988	10.3%	5.95%
1989	10.6%	6.01%
1990	10.8%	6.07%
1991	10.8%	6.14%
1992	10.8%	6.21%
1993	10.8%	6.29%
1994	10.9%	6.37%
1995	11%	6.45%
1996	11%	6.53%
1997	11.1%	6.61%
1998	11.2%	6.68%
1999	11.3%	6.76%
2000	11.3%	6.84%
2001	11.2%	6.92%
2002	11.3%	7.01%
2003	11.3%	7.1%
2004	11.3%	7.18%
2005	11.3%	7.26%
2006	11.3%	7.34%
2007	11.4%	7.41%
2008	11.5%	7.47%
2009	11.7%	7.52%
2010	11.8%	7.58%
2011	12%	7.66%
2012	12.1%	7.78%
2013	12.4%	7.92%
2014	12.6%	8.08%
2015	12.9%	8.26%
2016	13.2%	8.45%
2017	13.5%	8.65%
2018	13.9%	8.88%
2019	14.3%	9.1%
2020	14.8%	9.33%
2021	15.3%	9.53%
2022	15.7%	9.74%
2023	16.1%	9.98%
2024	16.6%	10.2%
2025	17.1%	10.4%
2026	17.6%	10.6%
2027	18.1%	10.8%
2028	18.6%	11.1%
2029	19.1%	11.5%
2030	19.5%	11.7%
2031	20%	12%
2032	20.3%	12.3%
2033	20.7%	12.6%
2034	21%	12.8%
2035	21.3%	13.1%
2036	21.6%	13.4%
2037	22%	13.7%
2038	22.3%	13.9%
2039	22.5%	14.1%
2040	22.8%	14.3%
2041	23%	14.5%
2042	23.1%	14.7%
2043	23.3%	14.9%
2044	23.4%	15%
2045	23.5%	15.2%
2046	23.6%	15.4%
2047	23.8%	15.7%
2048	24.1%	15.9%
2049	24.3%	16.1%
2050	24.4%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Barbados increased from 11.3% to 16.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.