2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 20.6% (male 28,813/female 28,634)

15-64 years - : 70.6% (male 96,590/female 100,622)

65 years and over - : 8.8% (male 9,432/female 15,163) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 34.15 years

Male: 32.99 years

Female: 35.28 years (2005 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.62 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 14.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.59 years

Male: 70.6 years

Female: 74.6 years (2005 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 279,254

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
    0.33% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2005 est.)