Population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados
Barbados: Population ages 65 and above, total was 48,290 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados is 48,290, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados peaked at 48,290 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,498, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,724 | 10,498 | 13,499 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,340 | 13,851 | 17,092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,854 | 17,855 | 27,445 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,628 | 27,867 | 29,542 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,431 | 29,514 | 31,957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,866 | 32,528 | 40,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,912 | 41,609 | 48,290 | 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 population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Barbados was 48,290 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 48,290 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,498 in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.