Barbados Demographics Profile 2008

Population

281,968 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.3% (male 27,270/female 27,193)
15-64 years: 71.7% (male 99,357/female 102,683)
65 years and over: 9% (male 9,856/female 15,609) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 35.4 years
male: 34.2 years
female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.36% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.21 years
male: 71.2 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer 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 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.)

Languages

English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2001)

Education expenditures

6.9% of GDP (2005)