Barbados vs World: Population, female
Barbados
52.1%
in 2025
World
49.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
28th
World rank
29th
Population, female over time
- Barbados
- World
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 52.1% against 49.7% in World, a difference of 2.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 28th and World ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 50.1% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.0% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 49.9% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 49.8% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 49.7% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 49.7% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 49.7% | 2.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Barbados or World?
- Barbados, at 52.1% against 49.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Barbados and World?
- 2.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and World rank globally for population, female?
- Barbados ranks 28th and World ranks 29th 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.