2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English

Ethnic Groups

Black 80%
White 4%
Other 16%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22% (male 30,687; female 30,172)

15-64 years - : 69% (male 92,241; female 96,866)

65 years and over - : 9% (male 9,506; female 15,068) (2000 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.63 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

12.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73 years

Male: 70.43 years

Female: 75.6 years (2000 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 97.4%

Male: 98%

Female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 274,540

Nationality

  • Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) noun


  • Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Anglican
    6,740.00%
  • Pentecostal
    8.00%
  • Methodist
    7.00%
  • Other
    12.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    4.00%
  • None
    17.00%
  • Other
    12.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.55% (2000 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 14.45 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.7 children born/woman (2000 est.)