Demographics of Barbados
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[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
[edit] Population
- 279,912 (July 2006 est.)
[edit] Age structure
- 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 28,160/female 28,039)
- 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 97,755/female 101,223)
- 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,508/female 15,227) (2006 est.)
[edit] Median age
- Total: 34.6 years
- Male: 33.4 years
- Female: 35.6 years (2006 est.)
[edit] Population growth rate
- 0.37% (2006 est.)
[edit] Birth rate
- 12.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
[edit] Death rate
- 8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
[edit] Net migration rate
- -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
[edit] Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
[edit] Infant mortality rate
- Total: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 13.38 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 10.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
[edit] Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 72.79 years
- Male: 70.79 years
- Female: 74.82 years (2006 est.)
[edit] Total fertility rate
- 1.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)
[edit] HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 1.5% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 2,500 (2003 est.)
- Deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)
[edit] Nationality
- Noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
- Adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
[edit] Ethnic groups
- Black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
[edit] Religions
- Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
[edit] Languages
- English, Bajan (local dialect)
[edit] Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Total population: 99.7%
- Male: 99.7%
- Female: 99.7% (2002 est.)
[edit] References
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
- See also : Barbados
