Age dependency ratio, young in Barbados
Barbados: Age dependency ratio, young was 25.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Barbados is 25.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Barbados peaked at 63.9% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2025.
That places Barbados 148th 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 | 63.6% | 62.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.9% | 47.6% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 37.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.9% | 26.9% | 6 |
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- 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, young in Barbados?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Barbados was 25.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Barbados ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.