2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

African descent 92.4%
Mixed 3.1%
White 2.7%
East Indian 1.3%
Other 0.2%
Unspecified 0.3%
(2010 est.)%

Population Distribution

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

Urbanization

Urban population: 31.2% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 17.8% (male 26,084 /female 26,090)

15 - 24 years : 12.53% (male 18,236 /female 18,479)

25 - 54 years : 43.69% (male 63,829 /female 64,249)

55 - 64 years : 13.62% (male 18,888 /female 21,043)

65 - years and over : 12.36% (male 14,705 /female 21,528) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 50.4 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.9 years (2018 est.)

Male: 37.8 years

Female: 40.1 years

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 : 0.9 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.68 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.94 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 73.3 years

Female: 78.1 years

Total Fertility Rate

1.68 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

59.2% (2012)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 99.7% of population

Improved rural: 99.7% of population

Improved total: 99.7% of population

Unimproved urban: 0.3% of population

Unimproved rural: 0.3% of population

Unimproved total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

7% (2016)

Physicians Density

2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 96.2% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 96.2% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 96.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.5% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

3,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

23.1% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.5% (2012)

Education Expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.6%

Female: 99.6% (2014)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 17 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 293,131

Nationality 2019

  • 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
    5.44%
  • Other
    3.40%
  • Rastafarian
    1.00%
  • Other
    1.50%
  • None
    20.60%
  • Unspecified Est
    1.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.26% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 11.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 89
  • (capital)
    000 BRIDGETOWN

Health Expenditure

  • 7% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)