Which has higher median age, Barbados or Gibraltar?

Barbados, at 38.91 years against 38.88 years in Gibraltar as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Barbados and Gibraltar?

0.03 years, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gibraltar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Barbados vs Gibraltar: Median age

Barbados

38.91 years

in 2023

Gibraltar

38.88 years

in 2023

Barbados rank

64th

Gibraltar rank

66th

Median age over time

Barbados
Gibraltar

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 38.91 years against 38.88 years in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Gibraltar ranks 66th of 236 countries.

Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Gibraltar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21.21 years	30.94 years	9.73 years	Gibraltar
1960s	20.8 years	30.58 years	9.78 years	Gibraltar
1970s	22.43 years	29.57 years	7.14 years	Gibraltar
1980s	26.02 years	32.16 years	6.14 years	Gibraltar
1990s	30.06 years	35.51 years	5.45 years	Gibraltar
2000s	33.8 years	37.72 years	3.92 years	Gibraltar
2010s	36.79 years	38.93 years	2.14 years	Gibraltar
2020s	38.53 years	38.99 years	0.463 years	Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Barbados or Gibraltar?: Barbados, at 38.91 years against 38.88 years in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Barbados and Gibraltar?: 0.03 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gibraltar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Gibraltar rank globally for median age?: Barbados ranks 64th and Gibraltar ranks 66th 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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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.