Barbados vs IDA & IBRD total: Population, female
Barbados
52.1%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
49.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
28th
IDA & IBRD total rank
30th
Population, female over time
- Barbados
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 52.1% against 49.7% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 2.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 49.7% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 49.6% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 49.6% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 49.6% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 49.7% | 2.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Barbados or IDA & IBRD total?
- Barbados, at 52.1% against 49.7% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Barbados and IDA & IBRD total?
- 2.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and IDA & IBRD total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for population, female?
- Barbados ranks 28th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% 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
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.