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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Barbados

Share of population under 15 in Barbados in 2025 — 17.1%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20.1 pp.

2025 17.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 153of 217
Period maximum 37.2%1960
Period minimum 17.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Barbados, 1960–20251020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.2%1962: 37.1%1964: 37.1%1966: 37.1%1968: 36.7%1970: 36%1972: 35.3%1974: 34.4%1976: 32.8%1978: 31.1%1980: 29%1982: 27.2%1984: 26.2%1986: 25.5%1988: 24.8%1990: 24.2%1992: 23.6%1994: 23.2%1996: 22.8%1998: 22.3%2000: 21.9%2002: 21.6%2004: 21.3%2006: 20.7%2008: 20.3%2010: 20.2%2012: 19.9%2014: 19.4%2016: 18.9%2018: 18.4%2020: 18.1%2022: 17.7%2024: 17.2%2025: 17.1%
Change over the period: −20.1 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Barbados 17.1%
World 24.4%
Latin America & Caribbean 22.1%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.1 −0.2 pp
2024 17.2 −0.2 pp
2023 17.5 −0.2 pp
2022 17.7 −0.2 pp
2021 17.9 −0.2 pp
2020 18.1 −0.2 pp
2019 18.2 −0.2 pp
2018 18.4 −0.2 pp
2017 18.7 −0.3 pp
2016 18.9 −0.3 pp
2015 19.2 −0.3 pp
2014 19.4 −0.2 pp
2013 19.7 −0.2 pp
2012 19.9 −0.2 pp
2011 20 −0.1 pp
2010 20.2 −0.1 pp
2009 20.2 −0.1 pp
2008 20.3 −0.1 pp
2007 20.5 −0.3 pp
2006 20.7 −0.3 pp
2005 21 −0.3 pp
2004 21.3 −0.2 pp
2003 21.5 −0.1 pp
2002 21.6 −0.1 pp
2001 21.7 −0.2 pp
2000 21.9 −0.2 pp
1999 22.1 −0.3 pp
1998 22.3 −0.3 pp
1997 22.6 −0.2 pp
1996 22.8 −0.2 pp
1995 23 −0.2 pp
1994 23.2 −0.2 pp
1993 23.4 −0.2 pp
1992 23.6 −0.3 pp
1991 23.9 −0.3 pp
1990 24.2 −0.3 pp
1989 24.5 −0.3 pp
1988 24.8 −0.3 pp
1987 25.1 −0.4 pp
1986 25.5 −0.4 pp
1985 25.8 −0.4 pp
1984 26.2 −0.5 pp
1983 26.7 −0.6 pp
1982 27.2 −0.8 pp
1981 28 −1 pp
1980 29 −1 pp
1979 30 −1 pp
1978 31.1 −1 pp
1977 32.1 −0.8 pp
1976 32.8 −0.8 pp
1975 33.6 −0.8 pp
1974 34.4 −0.5 pp
1973 34.9 −0.4 pp
1972 35.3 −0.3 pp
1971 35.7 −0.3 pp
1970 36 −0.4 pp
1969 36.4 −0.3 pp
1968 36.7 −0.3 pp
1967 36.9 −0.1 pp
1966 37.1 −0 pp
1965 37.1 +0 pp
1964 37.1 +0 pp
1963 37.1 −0 pp
1962 37.1 −0.1 pp
1961 37.2 −0 pp
1960 37.2 —

Caribbean, 2025

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

HT Haiti 30.8 DO Dominican Republic 26.2 MF Saint Martin 21.1 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.9 GD Grenada 19 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.3 JM Jamaica 18.3 DM Dominica 17.6 BS Bahamas 17.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 17.5 AG Antigua and Barbuda 17.5 LC Saint Lucia 17.2 BB Barbados 17.1 AW Aruba 16.5 VI United States Virgin Islands 16.5 KY Cayman Islands 16.1 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 16 CU Cuba 15 SX Sint Maarten 14.8 CW Curaçao 14.6 VG British Virgin Islands 14.1 PR Puerto Rico 11.2
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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