Page last updated on February 14, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective:
Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Ethnic groups:
black 93%, white 3.2%, mixed 2.6%, East Indian 1%, other 0.2% (2000 census)
Languages:
English
Religions:
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.)
Population:
287,733 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.8% (male 26,989/female 26,990)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.9% (male 20,104/female 19,893)
25-54 years:
45.9% (male 65,517/female 66,455)
55-64 years:
11.5% (male 15,310/female 17,715)
65 years and over:
10% (male 11,286/female 17,474) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
35.8 years
female:
38 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.354% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
12.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 44% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BRIDGETOWN (capital) 112,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.65 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.63 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 133
male:
12.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
10.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.52 years
country comparison to the world: 103
male:
72.25 years
female:
76.82 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.68 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.811 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
7.6 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
