Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados
Barbados: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados stood at 78.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados peaked at 79.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1960.
That places Barbados 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.7% | — |
| 1961 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 62.7% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 64.9% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 78.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 78.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.8% | 60.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.7% | 67.0% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 73.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 72.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 77.5% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.5% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Barbados was 78.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.