Life expectancy at birth in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectancy at birth was 76.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
76.65
in 2020
All-time low
53.59
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Barbados, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy at birth in Barbados stood at 76.49.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Barbados peaked at 76.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.59, in 1950.
Barbados ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.59 | — |
| 1951 | 54.71 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 55.93 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 56.97 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 58.32 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 59 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 60.54 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 61.66 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 62.45 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 63.31 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 64.15 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 65.03 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 65.72 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 66.2 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.68 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 67.24 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 67.71 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.92 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 68.2 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 68.5 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.52 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 68.79 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.13 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 69.11 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.38 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.79 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 70.11 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.64 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.14 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.55 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.13 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 72.63 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.9 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.16 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.3 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.32 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.42 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.43 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.37 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.54 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.61 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.74 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.76 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.88 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.06 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.99 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.47 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.59 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.58 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.71 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.82 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.87 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.15 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.96 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.05 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.26 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.46 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.6 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.74 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.82 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.93 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.05 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.17 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.24 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.38 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.5 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.65 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.58 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.68 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.18 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.33 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.49 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.65 | 53.59 | 63.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.73 | 64.15 | 68.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.82 | 68.52 | 71.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.11 | 72.13 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 | 73.46 | 74.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.02 | 74.58 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.99 | 75.49 | 76.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.32 | 75.68 | 76.65 | 6 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1709 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0422 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5205 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Barbados?
- Life expectancy at birth in Barbados was 76.49 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 76.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.59 in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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