Demographics of Barbados
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Demographics of Barbados, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Population
- 279,254 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 28,813/female 28,634)
- 15-64 years: 70.6% (male 96,590/female 100,622)
- 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,432/female 15,163) (2005 est.)
Median age
- Total: 34.15 years
- Male: 32.99 years
- Female: 35.28 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.33% (2005 est.)
Birth rate
- 12.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate
- 9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
- -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 14.14 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 10.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 71.41 years
- Male: 69.46 years
- Female: 73.39 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.65 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 1.5% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 2,500 (2003 est.)
- 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.)
References
- See also : Barbados