Population 276,607 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 21.4% (male 29,888; female 29,338)
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 94,214; female 98,811)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,378; female 14,978) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.46% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 13.32 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 11.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.49 years
female: 76.12 years (2002 est.)
male: 70.9 years

Total fertility rate 1.64 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.17% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1,800 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 130 (1999 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 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%

Languages English

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Barbados on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Barbados People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barbados People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.