Age dependency ratio in Barbados
Barbados: Age dependency ratio was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 51.9% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Barbados peaked at 72.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2008.
That places Barbados 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 71.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.0% | 58.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 53.8% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 50.0% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.6% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 47.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 48.9% | 51.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 18.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 16.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Barbados?
- Age dependency ratio in Barbados was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for age dependency ratio?
- Barbados ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.