Share of the population that is female in Barbados
Barbados: Share of the population that is female was 52.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.2%
in 2010
All-time low
50.8%
in 1979
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 52.1% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Barbados peaked at 52.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1979.
That places Barbados 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that is female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.2% | — |
| 1961 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 52.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 52.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.6%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 51.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 50.8% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.7% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 51.9% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 25 Bahamas 52.3% compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 52.3% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.2% compare
- 29 Hungary 51.9% compare
- 30 Central African Republic 51.9% compare
- 31 Montenegro 51.9% compare
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 share of the population that is female in Barbados?
- Share of the population that is female in Barbados was 52.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1979.
- How does Barbados rank for share of the population that is female?
- Barbados ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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