| Population: |
275,330 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
21.68% (male 30,122; female 29,572)
15-64 years:
69.44% (male 93,283; female 97,915)
65 years and over:
8.88% (male 9,432; female 15,006) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.46% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
13.47 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.53 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.25 years
male:
70.66 years
female:
75.86 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.64 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.17% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1,800 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
130 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective:
Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
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| Ethnic groups: |
black 80%, white 4%, other 16%
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| Religions: |
Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97.4%
male:
98%
female:
96.8% (1995 est.)
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