Short facts about people of Barbados

Population:

275,330 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  21.68% (male 30,122; female 29,572) 15-64 years:  69.44% (male 93,283; female 97,915) 65 years and over:  8.88% (male 9,432; female 15,006) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.46% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

13.47 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.53 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.01 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.25 years male:  70.66 years female:  75.86 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.64 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.17% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,800 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

130 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective:  Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

Ethnic groups:

black 80%, white 4%, other 16%

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.)

Source: World Factbook