Number of one year olds in Barbados

Barbados: Number of one year olds was 1,548 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,548
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,481
in 1967
All-time low
1,548
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Barbados, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Barbados stood at 1,548. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Barbados peaked at 3,481 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1,548, in 2023.

That places Barbados 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Number of one year olds in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Barbados, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3,019 —
1951 3,030 +0.4%
1952 3,083 +1.7%
1953 3,147 +2.1%
1954 3,188 +1.3%
1955 3,189 +0.0%
1956 3,192 +0.1%
1957 3,128 -2.0%
1958 3,127 -0.0%
1959 3,188 +2.0%
1960 3,208 +0.6%
1961 3,429 +6.9%
1962 3,423 -0.2%
1963 3,317 -3.1%
1964 3,429 +3.4%
1965 3,447 +0.5%
1966 3,453 +0.2%
1967 3,481 +0.8%
1968 3,287 -5.6%
1969 3,091 -6.0%
1970 3,018 -2.4%
1971 2,833 -6.1%
1972 2,808 -0.9%
1973 2,877 +2.5%
1974 2,761 -4.0%
1975 2,570 -6.9%
1976 2,414 -6.1%
1977 2,257 -6.5%
1978 2,177 -3.5%
1979 2,017 -7.3%
1980 1,900 -5.8%
1981 1,929 +1.5%
1982 1,940 +0.6%
1983 1,982 +2.2%
1984 2,021 +2.0%
1985 2,051 +1.5%
1986 2,054 +0.1%
1987 2,025 -1.4%
1988 1,984 -2.0%
1989 1,936 -2.4%
1990 1,937 +0.1%
1991 2,009 +3.7%
1992 2,058 +2.4%
1993 2,045 -0.6%
1994 2,003 -2.1%
1995 1,948 -2.7%
1996 1,893 -2.8%
1997 1,849 -2.3%
1998 1,818 -1.7%
1999 1,809 -0.5%
2000 1,847 +2.1%
2001 1,890 +2.3%
2002 1,907 +0.9%
2003 1,899 -0.4%
2004 1,863 -1.9%
2005 1,835 -1.5%
2006 1,809 -1.4%
2007 1,774 -1.9%
2008 1,776 +0.1%
2009 1,847 +4.0%
2010 1,843 -0.2%
2011 1,746 -5.3%
2012 1,687 -3.4%
2013 1,651 -2.1%
2014 1,627 -1.5%
2015 1,615 -0.7%
2016 1,603 -0.7%
2017 1,594 -0.6%
2018 1,587 -0.4%
2019 1,579 -0.5%
2020 1,570 -0.6%
2021 1,560 -0.6%
2022 1,552 -0.5%
2023 1,548 -0.3%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 1,548 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 13% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 1,548 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700, 12% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3,129 3,019 3,192 10
1960s 3,356 3,091 3,481 10
1970s 2,573 2,017 3,018 10
1980s 1,982 1,900 2,054 10
1990s 1,937 1,809 2,058 10
2000s 1,845 1,774 1,907 10
2010s 1,653 1,579 1,843 10
2020s 1,558 1,548 1,570 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 184 New Caledonia 2,017 compare
  2. 185 Guadeloupe 1,730 compare
  3. 186 Kiribati 1,591 compare
  4. 188 French Polynesia 1,508 compare
  5. 189 Martinique 1,484 compare
  6. 190 Guam 1,420 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Barbados?
Number of one year olds in Barbados was 1,548 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 3,481 in 1967.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 1,548 in 2023.
How does Barbados rank for number of one year olds?
Barbados ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
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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