2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English

Ethnic Groups

Black 90%
White 4%
Asian and mixed 6%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 21.4% (male 29,888; female 29,338)

15-64 years - : 69.8% (male 94,214; female 98,811)

65 years and over - : 8.8% (male 9,378; female 14,978) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 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 (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

11.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.49 years

Female: 76.12 years (2002 est.)

Male: 70.9 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.17% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

130 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 97.4%

Male: 98%

Female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 276,607

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
    0.46% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.32 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.64 children born/woman (2002 est.)