Population:
274,540 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
22% (male 30,687; female 30,172)
15-64 years:
69% (male 92,241; female 96,866)
65 years and over:
9% (male 9,506; female 15,068) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
At 0.55% (2000 estimate), Barbados' population growth has been very low, historically less than 1% since the 1960s, largely due to family planning efforts and a high emigration rate.
Birth rate:
14.45 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
12.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
73 years
male:
70.43 years
female:
75.6 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective:
Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Ethnic groups:
About 80% of Barbados' population is of African descent, 4% European descent, and 16% mixed.
Religions:
67% of Barbadians are Protestant (40% Anglican, 8% Pentecostal, 7% Methodist, 12% other), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% (mostly Baptist and Moravian, though there are also some small Jewish and Muslim communities).
Languages:
English
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97.4%
male:
98%
female:
96.8% (1995 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
- See also : Barbados