| Population | 301,865 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) |
| Ethnic groups | African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings) |
| Religions | Protestant 66.4% (includes Anglican 23.9%, other Pentecostal 19.5%, Adventist 5.9%, Methodist 4.2%, Wesleyan 3.4%, Nazarene 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Baptist 1.8%, Moravian 1.2%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 3.8%, other Christian 5.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness 2.0%, other 3.4%), Rastafarian 1%, other 1.5%, none 20.6%, unspecified 1.2% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.49% (male 25,762/female 25,764) 15-24 years: 12.34% (male 18,024/female 18,330) 25-54 years: 42.69% (male 62,655/female 63,093) 55-64 years: 13.91% (male 19,533/female 21,430) 65 years and over: 13.57% (male 16,398/female 23,571) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 50.3 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 39.5 years male: 38.4 years female: 40.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.28% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.96 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas |
| Urbanization | urban population: 31.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 10.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.31 years male: 75.54 years female: 81.13 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.7 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 59.2% (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 98.5% of population unimproved: total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.6% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 99.2% of population unimproved: total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.1% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 2,700 (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2019 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 23.1% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 3.5% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | 4.4% of GDP (2017) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.6% female: 99.6% (2014) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 17 years (2011) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
