๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง Barbadosvs๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway

Total Population
282,728
5,652,986
Norway is 20ร— Barbados
Median age
40.7 years
41.1 years
0.4 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
17.62%
19.41%
1.8 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
0.04%
0.53%
0.49 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง Barbados ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway
Barbados Norway
Young Population 16.93%47,860 15.68%886,158
Working Age Population 65.45%185,040 64.91%3,669,388
Elderly Population 17.62%49,828 19.41%1,097,440

In 2026, the median age is 40.7 years in Barbados and 41.1 years in Norway.Norway already reached Barbadosโ€™s current median age in 2024, about 2 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Barbados peaks in 2028 at 282,801.The total population of Norway peaks in 2050 at 5,899,827.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Barbados will be 64.7%, and 24.43% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Norway will be 68.6%, and 26.81% of the population will be elderly.

Barbados Norway
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2000โ€“2021 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1980 1950 or earlier
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2019 42 years later 1977
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2032 4 years later 2028