| Population |
278,289 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 21% (male 29,294; female 29,020)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 95,675; female 99,864)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,370; female 15,066) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 33.7 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 34.9 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.36% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
9.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 71.64 years
male: 69.51 years
female: 73.81 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
1.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
2,500 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - 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 |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: barbados |