| People | Barbados |
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Population:
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284,589 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 40% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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661 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.2% (male 27,383/female 27,352)
15-64 years: 71.3% (male 99,829/female 103,049)
65 years and over: 9.5% (male 10,464/female 16,512) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 35.8 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 36.9 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.383% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.55 births/1,000 population (2009 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 (2009 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 (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.94 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 76.26 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.68 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,200 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2007 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 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.) |
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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2001) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.9% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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