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| People | Barbados |
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Population:
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277,264 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.2% (male 29,621; female 29,207)
15-64 years: 70% (male 94,840; female 99,230) 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,355; female 15,011) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 33.3 years
male: 32.2 years female: 34.4 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.38% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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13.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 14.39 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.84 years
male: 69.56 years female: 74.14 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.2% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,800 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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250 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) |
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Ethnic groups:
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black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
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Religions:
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Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% |
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Languages:
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English |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.) |
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