Barbados Demographics Profile 2009

Population

284,589 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.2% (male 27,383/female 27,352)
15-64 years: 71.3% (male 99,829/female 103,049)
65 years and over: 9.5% (male 10,464/female 16,512) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 35.8 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 36.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.383% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

12.55 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 40% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.94 years
male: 71.65 years
female: 76.26 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.68 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 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)