Barbados vs North America: Population, female
Barbados
52.1%
in 2025
North America
49.8%
in 2025
Barbados rank
28th
North America rank
26th
Population, female over time
- Barbados
- North America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 52.1% against 49.8% in North America, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and North America ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 51.0% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.2% | 0.3% | North America |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.6% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.2% | 1.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.0% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 49.8% | 2.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Barbados or North America?
- Barbados, at 52.1% against 49.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Barbados and North America?
- 2.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and North America rank globally for population, female?
- Barbados ranks 28th and North America ranks 26th 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.