2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19.3% (male 27,270/female 27,193)

15-64 years - : 71.7% (male 99,357/female 102,683)

65 years and over - : 9% (male 9,856/female 15,609) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 35.4 years

Male: 34.2 years

Female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.21 years

Male: 71.2 years

Female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Education Expenditures

6.9% of GDP (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 281,968

Nationality

  • Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) noun


  • Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Anglican
    63.43%
  • Pentecostal
    18.70%
  • Methodist
    5.10%
  • Other
    11.30%
  • Roman Catholic
    4.20%
  • Other Christian
    7.00%
  • Other
    4.80%
  • None Or Unspecified Est
    20.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.36% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)