Population, age 16, total in Barbados
Barbados: Population, age 16, total was 3,509 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, total in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Barbados is 3,509, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Barbados peaked at 5,125 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,509, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 4,435 | 4,075 | 5,125 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,263 | 4,000 | 4,404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,728 | 3,509 | 3,913 | 5 |
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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, total in Barbados?
- Population, age 16, total in Barbados was 3,509 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5,125 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,509 in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for population, age 16, total?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.