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Median age in Barbados

Barbados: Median age was 38.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.91 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.91 years
in 2023
All-time low
20.69 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Barbados, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 38.91 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Barbados peaked at 38.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.69 years, in 1964.

Barbados ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Barbados, year by year

Year years Change
1950 21.75 years —
1951 21.56 years -0.9%
1952 21.39 years -0.8%
1953 21.26 years -0.6%
1954 21.15 years -0.5%
1955 21.08 years -0.4%
1956 21.04 years -0.2%
1957 21 years -0.2%
1958 20.96 years -0.2%
1959 20.92 years -0.2%
1960 20.82 years -0.5%
1961 20.73 years -0.4%
1962 20.71 years -0.1%
1963 20.69 years -0.1%
1964 20.69 years -0.0%
1965 20.7 years +0.1%
1966 20.74 years +0.2%
1967 20.83 years +0.4%
1968 20.98 years +0.7%
1969 21.14 years +0.8%
1970 21.34 years +1.0%
1971 21.54 years +0.9%
1972 21.7 years +0.8%
1973 21.89 years +0.9%
1974 22.13 years +1.1%
1975 22.42 years +1.3%
1976 22.75 years +1.5%
1977 23.1 years +1.5%
1978 23.49 years +1.7%
1979 23.91 years +1.8%
1980 24.32 years +1.7%
1981 24.72 years +1.6%
1982 25.1 years +1.5%
1983 25.47 years +1.5%
1984 25.84 years +1.4%
1985 26.21 years +1.4%
1986 26.58 years +1.4%
1987 26.95 years +1.4%
1988 27.33 years +1.4%
1989 27.7 years +1.3%
1990 28.07 years +1.3%
1991 28.48 years +1.5%
1992 28.93 years +1.6%
1993 29.38 years +1.5%
1994 29.83 years +1.5%
1995 30.28 years +1.5%
1996 30.74 years +1.5%
1997 31.19 years +1.5%
1998 31.64 years +1.4%
1999 32.06 years +1.3%
2000 32.4 years +1.1%
2001 32.7 years +0.9%
2002 32.99 years +0.9%
2003 33.29 years +0.9%
2004 33.59 years +0.9%
2005 33.92 years +1.0%
2006 34.26 years +1.0%
2007 34.62 years +1.0%
2008 34.95 years +1.0%
2009 35.27 years +0.9%
2010 35.58 years +0.9%
2011 35.87 years +0.8%
2012 36.16 years +0.8%
2013 36.43 years +0.8%
2014 36.7 years +0.7%
2015 36.95 years +0.7%
2016 37.2 years +0.7%
2017 37.45 years +0.7%
2018 37.69 years +0.6%
2019 37.92 years +0.6%
2020 38.15 years +0.6%
2021 38.4 years +0.7%
2022 38.65 years +0.7%
2023 38.91 years +0.7%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 38.91 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 38.91 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.21 years 20.92 years 21.75 years 10
1960s 20.8 years 20.69 years 21.14 years 10
1970s 22.43 years 21.34 years 23.91 years 10
1980s 26.02 years 24.32 years 27.7 years 10
1990s 30.06 years 28.07 years 32.06 years 10
2000s 33.8 years 32.4 years 35.27 years 10
2010s 36.79 years 35.58 years 37.92 years 10
2020s 38.53 years 38.15 years 38.91 years 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 61 Saint Martin (French part) 39.36 years compare
  2. 62 Montenegro 39.29 years compare
  3. 63 China 39.07 years compare
  4. 65 Luxembourg 38.89 years compare
  5. 66 Gibraltar 38.88 years compare
  6. 67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Barbados?
Median age in Barbados was 38.91 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 38.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 20.69 years in 1964.
How does Barbados rank for median age?
Barbados ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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