2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)

Ethnic Groups

Black 92.4%
White 2.7%
Mixed 3.1%
East Indian 1.3%
Other 0.2%
Unspecified 0.2%
(2010 est.)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 18.4% (male 26,709/female 26,716)

15-24 years - : 13.6% (male 19,705/female 19,754)

25-54 years - : 45% (male 64,821/female 65,394)

55-64 years - : 12.5% (male 16,837/female 19,286)

65 years and over - : 10.5% (male 12,068/female 18,390) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 42.6 %

Youth dependency ratio: 26.8 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 %

Potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 37.6 years

Male: 36.5 years

Female: 38.7 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 1 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10.93 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.99 years

Male: 72.64 years

Female: 77.37 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0.2% of population

Rural: 0.2% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA (2009 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

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

Education Expenditures

5.6% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 54

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.7%

Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 289,680

Nationality

  • Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) noun


  • Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Includes Anglican
    66.32%
  • Other Pentecostal
    19.50%
  • Adventist
    5.90%
  • Methodist
    4.20%
  • Wesleyan
    3.40%
  • Nazarene
    3.20%
  • Church Of God
    2.40%
  • Baptist
    1.80%
  • Moravian
    1.20%
  • Other Protestant
    0.80%
  • Roman Catholic
    3.80%
  • Other Christian Includes Jehovahs Witness
    5.42%
  • Other
    3.40%
  • Rastafarian
    1.00%
  • Other
    1.50%
  • None
    20.60%
  • Unspecified Est
    1.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.33% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Birth Rate

  • 11.97 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Death Rate

  • 8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 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 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 174