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Population aged 65 and over — Barbados

Population aged 65 and over in Barbados in 2025 — 48,290 people. Ranked 171 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 360%.

2025 48,290 people +3.3% vs 2024
World rank 171of 217
Period maximum 48,290 people2025
Period minimum 10,498 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Barbados, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,498 people1962: 10,788 people1964: 11,333 people1966: 12,121 people1968: 13,077 people1970: 13,851 people1972: 14,438 people1974: 15,044 people1976: 15,804 people1978: 16,655 people1980: 17,855 people1982: 20,152 people1984: 22,472 people1986: 24,606 people1988: 26,540 people1990: 27,867 people1992: 28,099 people1994: 28,486 people1996: 28,915 people1998: 29,332 people2000: 29,521 people2002: 29,811 people2004: 30,222 people2006: 30,621 people2008: 31,315 people2010: 32,528 people2012: 33,618 people2014: 35,164 people2016: 36,916 people2018: 38,966 people2020: 41,609 people2022: 44,321 people2024: 46,749 people2025: 48,290 people
Change over the period: +37,792 (+359.99%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 48,290 people
World 855M people
Latin America & Caribbean 67.72M people
Caribbean computed 4.87M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 48,290 +1,541 +3.3%
2024 46,749 +1,311 +2.89%
2023 45,438 +1,117 +2.52%
2022 44,321 +1,259 +2.92%
2021 43,062 +1,453 +3.49%
2020 41,609 +1,409 +3.5%
2019 40,200 +1,234 +3.17%
2018 38,966 +1,098 +2.9%
2017 37,868 +952 +2.58%
2016 36,916 +866 +2.4%
2015 36,050 +886 +2.52%
2014 35,164 +819 +2.38%
2013 34,345 +727 +2.16%
2012 33,618 +615 +1.86%
2011 33,003 +475 +1.46%
2010 32,528 +571 +1.79%
2009 31,957 +642 +2.05%
2008 31,315 +448 +1.45%
2007 30,867 +246 +0.8%
2006 30,621 +191 +0.63%
2005 30,430 +208 +0.69%
2004 30,222 +168 +0.56%
2003 30,054 +243 +0.82%
2002 29,811 +297 +1.01%
2001 29,514 −7 −0.02%
2000 29,521 −21 −0.07%
1999 29,542 +210 +0.72%
1998 29,332 +226 +0.78%
1997 29,106 +191 +0.66%
1996 28,915 +189 +0.66%
1995 28,726 +240 +0.84%
1994 28,486 +212 +0.75%
1993 28,274 +175 +0.62%
1992 28,099 +165 +0.59%
1991 27,934 +67 +0.24%
1990 27,867 +422 +1.54%
1989 27,445 +905 +3.41%
1988 26,540 +950 +3.71%
1987 25,590 +984 +4%
1986 24,606 +1,040 +4.41%
1985 23,566 +1,094 +4.87%
1984 22,472 +1,143 +5.36%
1983 21,329 +1,177 +5.84%
1982 20,152 +1,170 +6.16%
1981 18,982 +1,127 +6.31%
1980 17,855 +763 +4.46%
1979 17,092 +437 +2.62%
1978 16,655 +433 +2.67%
1977 16,222 +418 +2.64%
1976 15,804 +395 +2.56%
1975 15,409 +365 +2.43%
1974 15,044 +319 +2.17%
1973 14,725 +287 +1.99%
1972 14,438 +282 +1.99%
1971 14,156 +305 +2.2%
1970 13,851 +352 +2.61%
1969 13,499 +422 +3.23%
1968 13,077 +479 +3.8%
1967 12,598 +477 +3.94%
1966 12,121 +430 +3.68%
1965 11,691 +358 +3.16%
1964 11,333 +297 +2.69%
1963 11,036 +248 +2.3%
1962 10,788 +189 +1.78%
1961 10,599 +101 +0.96%
1960 10,498 — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 1.86M DO Dominican Republic 943,281 PR Puerto Rico 804,899 HT Haiti 570,507 JM Jamaica 243,395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 176,790 BS Bahamas 48,745 BB Barbados 48,290 CW Curaçao 27,035 VI United States Virgin Islands 24,001 AW Aruba 19,321 LC Saint Lucia 17,949 GD Grenada 14,810 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12,241 AG Antigua and Barbuda 11,623 DM Dominica 8,694 KY Cayman Islands 7,216 SX Sint Maarten 6,360 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,500 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 5,472 MF Saint Martin 4,902 VG British Virgin Islands 4,016
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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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