| People | Barbados |
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Population:
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281,968 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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655 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.3% (male 27,270/female 27,193)
15-64 years: 71.7% (male 99,357/female 102,683)
65 years and over: 9% (male 9,856/female 15,609) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 35.4 years
male: 34.2 years
female: 36.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.36% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.21 years
male: 71.2 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.5% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) |
Ethnic groups:
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black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
Religions:
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Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
Languages:
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English |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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