2 GeoFroggy

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 - : 18.6% (male 26,849/female 26,853)

15-24 years - : 13.8% (male 19,937/female 19,852)

25-54 years - : 45.4% (male 65,153/female 65,902)

55-64 years - : 12% (male 16,102/female 18,550)

65 years and over - : 10.2% (male 11,642/female 17,885) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 42.3 %

Youth dependency ratio: 26.9 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 15.5 %

Potential support ratio: 6.5 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 37.3 years

Male: 36.2 years

Female: 38.4 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.65 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.13 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.75 years

Male: 72.47 years

Female: 77.05 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 100% of population

Total: 100% of population (2010 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.4% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 37

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 125

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

34.7% (2008)country comparison to the world: 14

Education Expenditures

7.5% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 18

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 288,725

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
    0.34% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 165

Birth Rate

  • 12.1 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 166

Death Rate

  • 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 88

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 125

Urban Areas Population

  • BRIDGETOWN (capital) 122,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 7.7% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 68

Physicians Density

  • 1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.68 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 172