Languages

English

Ethnic Groups

Black 93%
White 3.2%
Mixed 2.6%
East Indian 1%
Other 0.2%
(2000 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19.2% (male 27,383/female 27,352)

15-64 years - : 71.3% (male 99,829/female 103,049)

65 years and over - : 9.5% (male 10,464/female 16,512) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36.2 years

Male: 35.1 years

Female: 37.2 years (2010 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.012 male(s)/female

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

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

65 years and over - : 0.64 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.14 years

Male: 71.88 years

Female: 76.42 years (2010 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 49

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 152

Education Expenditures

6.7% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 26

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 285,653

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
    0.374% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 167

Birth Rate

  • 12.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 159

Death Rate

  • 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 89

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 133

Total fertility rate

  • 1.68 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 171