| Population | 280,946 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.7% (male 27,659/female 27,573)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 98,633/female 102,020)
65 years and over: 8.9% (male 9,662/female 15,399) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 35 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.369% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 12.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.003 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.967 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.627 male(s)/female
total population: 0.938 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 73 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 75.01 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.65 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 2,500 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) |
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| Ethnic groups | black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
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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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| Languages | English |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2002 est.) |
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