Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Barbados
Barbados: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 76.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.33 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.65 years
in 2020
All-time low
64.15 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Barbados is 76.33 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Barbados peaked at 76.65 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.15 years, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 97th of 218 countries on this measure, 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.15 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.03 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 65.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 66.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 67.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 67.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 68.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 68.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 68.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 69.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 70.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 72.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 72.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.58 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.68 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.33 years | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 76.33 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 76.33 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.73 years | 64.15 years | 68.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.82 years | 68.52 years | 71.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.11 years | 72.13 years | 73.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 73.46 years | 74.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.02 years | 74.58 years | 75.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.99 years | 75.49 years | 76.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.28 years | 75.68 years | 76.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Barbados?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Barbados was 76.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 76.65 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.15 years in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.