Barbados vs Cuba: Population ages 65 and above
Barbados
17.1%
in 2025
Cuba
17.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
56th
Cuba rank
57th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.1% against 17.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 14.0% | 1.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.2% | 0.3% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Barbados or Cuba?
- Barbados, at 17.1% against 17.0% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Barbados ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.