Life Expectancy at Birth in Barbados
Barbados: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.33
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 216 countries
All-time high
76.65
in 2020
All-time low
64.15
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 76.33 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Barbados peaked at 76.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.15, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 95th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.15 | — |
| 1961 | 65.03 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 65.72 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 66.2 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.68 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 67.24 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 67.71 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.92 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 68.2 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 68.5 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.52 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 68.79 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.13 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 69.11 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.38 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.79 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 70.11 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.64 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.14 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.55 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.13 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 72.63 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.9 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.16 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.3 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.32 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.42 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.43 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.38 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.54 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.61 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.74 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.88 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.06 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.99 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.47 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.59 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.58 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.71 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.82 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.86 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.15 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.96 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.05 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.26 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.46 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.6 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.74 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.82 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.93 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.06 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.17 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.24 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.38 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.5 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.65 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.58 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.68 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.18 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.33 | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 76.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 76.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.73 | 64.15 | 68.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.82 | 68.52 | 71.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.11 | 72.13 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 | 73.46 | 74.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.02 | 74.58 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.99 | 75.49 | 76.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.28 | 75.68 | 76.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Barbados?
- Life expectancy at birth in Barbados was 76.33 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 76.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.15 in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Barbados ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.