Demographics of Barbados
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This is a demography of Barbados including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
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Demographics of Barbados | |
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Population | 281,200[1][2] |
Growth rate | 0.24% (2023 est.)[3] |
Birth rate | 10.73 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)[3] |
Death rate | 8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)[3] |
Life expectancy | 78.79 years |
• male | 76.04 years |
• female | 81.57 years (2023 est.)[3] |
Fertility rate | 1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)[3] |
Infant mortality rate | 9.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)[3] |
Net migration rate | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)[3] |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 16.78% (male 25,456/female 25,465) |
15–64 years | 67.56% (male 100,884/female 104,114) |
65 and over | 15.66% (male 19,967/female 27,545) (2023 est.)[3] |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.) |
At birth | 1.01 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1 male(s)/female |
15–64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.72 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Barbadians |
Major ethnic | African descent 92.4% (2010 est.)[3] |
Minor ethnic | Mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)[3] |
Language | |
Official | English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)[3] |
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