Bahamas vs Barbados: Share of the population that is female
Bahamas
52.3%
in 2025
Barbados
52.1%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
25th
Barbados rank
28th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 52.3% against 52.1% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 25th and Barbados ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 51.7% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 51.0% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 51.2% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 51.8% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 52.0% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 52.1% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.0% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 52.3% against 52.1% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Bahamas ranks 25th and Barbados ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.