Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.75 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 217 countries
All-time high
74.48 years
in 2020
All-time low
62.27 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados is 73.75 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados peaked at 74.48 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.27 years, in 1960.
That places Barbados 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 62.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 63.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 64.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 64.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 65.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 65.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 65.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 66.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 66.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 66.55 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 66.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 67.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 66.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 67.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 67.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 68.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 70.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 70.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 70.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 71.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 71.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 71.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 71 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.96 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 71 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.05 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 73.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.75 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.73 years | 62.27 years | 66.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.74 years | 66.55 years | 69.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.04 years | 70.19 years | 71.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.14 years | 70.91 years | 71.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6 years | 71.97 years | 73.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.72 years | 73.16 years | 74.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.84 years | 73.05 years | 74.48 years | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0984 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Barbados was 73.75 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 74.48 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.27 years in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Barbados ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.