Barbados People:
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)
Median age:
total: 34.15 years
male: 32.99 years
female: 35.28 years (2005)
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 (2005)
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.5 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 14.14 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 10.83 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.41 years (2005 est.)
male: 69.46 years
female: 73.39 years
Total fertility rate:
1.65 children born/woman (2005 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 (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%) 67%, Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
Languages:
English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002)
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