| Population : |
278,289 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 21% (male 29,294; female 29,020)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 95,675; female 99,864)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,370; female 15,066) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.36% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
9.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 71.64 years
male: 69.51 years
female: 73.81 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
1.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
2,500 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) |
| Ethnic Groups : |
black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
| Religions : |
Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
| Languages : |
English |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.) |
