Population, age 16, female in Barbados
Barbados: Population, age 16, female was 1,729 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, female in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, female in Barbados is 1,729, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Barbados peaked at 2,559 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,729, in 2015.
That places Barbados 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,206 | 2,022 | 2,559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,105 | 1,972 | 2,177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,837 | 1,729 | 1,929 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 172 Macao 2,262 compare
- 173 Iceland 2,072 compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 2,061 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 1,364 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 1,322 compare
- 178 Tonga 1,159 compare
More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Barbados?
- Population, age 16, female in Barbados was 1,729 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,559 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,729 in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for population, age 16, female?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.