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Population Pyramid of Barbados2024

Total population
282K
Median age
40.2
Peak year
2028
Peak population
283K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 210K · median age 22.9
Population pyramid: Barbados, 1950. Total population 210 thousand, median age 22.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 252K · median age 25.3
Population pyramid: Barbados, 1980. Total population 252 thousand, median age 25.3. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 262K · median age 33.3
Population pyramid: Barbados, 2000. Total population 262 thousand, median age 33.3. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 282K · median age 40.2
Population pyramid: Barbados, 2024. Total population 282 thousand, median age 40.2. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 264K · median age 45.3
Population pyramid: Barbados, 2050. Total population 264 thousand, median age 45.3. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 195K · median age 51
Population pyramid: Barbados, 2100. Total population 195 thousand, median age 51. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Barbados presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 40.2 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 17.2% of the population; people 65 and older account for 16.6%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Barbados's peak population in 2028.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.2 million with median age 22.9. Projected 2100 values are 0.2 million and median age 51.

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