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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: 31.4% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 17.49% (male 25,762/female 25,764)

15-24 - years : 12.34% (male 18,024/female 18,330)

25-54 - years : 42.69% (male 62,655/female 63,093)

55-64 - years : 13.91% (male 19,533/female 21,430)

65 - years and over : 13.57% (male 16,398/female 23,571) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 49

Youth dependency ratio: 25.6

Elderly dependency ratio: 23.4

Potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 39.5 years

Male: 38.4 years

Female: 40.7 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.01 male(s)/female

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

15-24 - years : 0.98 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.92 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.55 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.93 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.55 years

Male: 75.79 years

Female: 81.35 years (2022 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 78.55 years

Male: 75.79 years

Female: 81.35 years (2022 est.)

Tobacco Use

Total: 8.5% (2020 est.)

Male: 15% (2020 est.)

Female: 1.9% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.7 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

59.2% (2012)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: NA

Total: 2% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

6.3% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: NA

Total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.9% (2021 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

23.1% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.5% (2012)

Education Expenditures

6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.6%

Female: 99.6% (2014)

Year

Population

  • 302,674

Nationality 2022

  • 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
    0.26% (2022 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.83 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 89
  • (capital)
    000 BRIDGETOWN

Health Expenditure

  • 6.3% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

  • 2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
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