Nationality:
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

Ethnic groups:
black 92.4%, white 2.7%, mixed 3.1%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)

Languages:
English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)

Religions:
Protestant 66.3% (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 .8%), 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.)

Population:
289,680 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.4% (male 26,709/female 26,716)
15-24 years: 13.6% (male 19,705/female 19,754)
25-54 years: 45% (male 64,821/female 65,394)
55-64 years: 12.5% (male 16,837/female 19,286)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 12,068/female 18,390) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 42.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 26.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 %
potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.6 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 38.7 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.33% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Birth rate:
11.97 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
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Death rate:
8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
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Net migration rate:
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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Urbanization:
urban population: 44.4% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.35% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
BRIDGETOWN (capital) 122,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 106
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.93 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 132
male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.99 years
country comparison to the world: 102
male: 72.64 years
female: 77.37 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.68 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
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Health expenditures:
7.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 68
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Physicians density:
1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
6.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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Drinking water source:
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