Barbados vs China: Median age
Barbados
38.91 years
in 2023
China
39.07 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
64th
China rank
63rd
Median age over time
- Barbados
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 39.07 years against 38.91 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
Barbados ranks 64th and China ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.21 years | 20.92 years | 0.2914 years | Barbados |
| 1960s | 20.8 years | 18.9 years | 1.9 years | Barbados |
| 1970s | 22.43 years | 19.07 years | 3.36 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 26.02 years | 21.84 years | 4.18 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 30.06 years | 25.93 years | 4.13 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 33.8 years | 31.44 years | 2.36 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 36.79 years | 35.57 years | 1.23 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 38.53 years | 38.28 years | 0.2518 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Barbados or China?
- China, at 39.07 years against 38.91 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Barbados and China?
- 0.16 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and China rank globally for median age?
- Barbados ranks 64th and China ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.