Barbados: Population ages 15-64, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Barbados' population ages 15-64, female fell 0.6% on 2024 (from 96,172 to 95,576).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.3% and a typical year strayed about 0.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.4% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.6% in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 329.92 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Barbados had the 180th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Barbados in the 2025 ranking

• New Caledonia — 177th of 217: 100,473
• French Polynesia — 178th of 217: 97,219
• Vanuatu — 179th of 217: 96,792
• São Tomé and Principe — 181st of 217: 70,957
• St. Lucia — 182nd of 217: 65,719
• Samoa — 183rd of 217: 61,236

What this measures

Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population ages 15-64, female in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 34,368 (2025)
• Argentina — 15.06 million (2025)
• Aruba — 37,412 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 147,547 (2025)
• Belize — 143,819 (2025)
• Bolivia — 4.06 million (2025)
• Brazil — 74.26 million (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 15,971 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 27,863 (2025)
• Chile — 6.81 million (2025)
• Colombia — 18.8 million (2025)

More health data for Barbados

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.23% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.86% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 23,719 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.12% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 24,507 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.08% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 48,226 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.06% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.35% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's population ages 15-64, female?

95,576 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 36.45% from 70,044 in 1960 (0.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 98,444 in 2017 and the lowest 70,044 in 1960.

How does Barbados rank?

180th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population ages 15-64, female unusual for Barbados?

In 2025, Barbados' population ages 15-64, female fell 0.6% on 2024 (from 96,172 to 95,576). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.3% and a typical year strayed about 0.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.1564.FE.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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