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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.)%

Population Distribution

Most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas

Urbanization

Urban population: 31.5% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 18.13% (male 26,421/female 26,434)

15-24 years - : 13.03% (male 18,888/female 19,083)

25-54 years - : 44.35% (male 64,430/female 64,842)

55-64 years - : 13.18% (male 18,036/female 20,396)

65 years and over - : 11.31% (male 13,216/female 19,749) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 50.4%

Youth dependency ratio: 29.1%

Elderly dependency ratio: 21.3%

Potential support ratio: 4.7% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.3 years

Male: 37.2 years

Female: 39.4 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 60

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.01 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years - : 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.3 years

Male: 73 years

Female: 77.7 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 106

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.57% (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Major Infectious Diseases

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

33.2% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.5% (2012)

Education Expenditures

6.7% of GDP (2014)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 17 years (2011)

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Population

291,495

Nationality

Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) noun
Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) adjective

Religions

Protestant Includes Anglican
66.42%
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
0.90%
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
0.3% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

11.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

BRIDGETOWN (capital) 90,000
(2014)

Health Expenditure

7.5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Hospital Bed Density

6.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

1.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)

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