Barbados People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
302,674 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Ethnic groups
African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)
Languages
English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)
Religions
Protestant 66.4% (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 0.9%), 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.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.49% (male 25,762/female 25,764)
15-24 years: 12.34% (male 18,024/female 18,330)
25-54 years: 42.69% (male 62,655/female 63,093)
55-64 years: 13.91% (male 19,533/female 21,430)
65 years and over: 13.57% (male 16,398/female 23,571) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 49
youth dependency ratio: 25.6
elderly dependency ratio: 23.4
potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 39.5 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 40.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.26% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.83 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas
Urbanization
urban population: 31.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.55 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.55 years
male: 75.79 years
female: 81.35 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.7 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
59.2% (2012)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 98.8% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 2% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
6.3% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density
6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.9% (2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 9.94 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 4.75 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 8.5% (2020 est.)
male: 15% (2020 est.)
female: 1.9% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
3.5% (2012)
Education expenditures
6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.6% (2014)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 26%
male: 30.3%
female: 21.2% (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Barbados on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Barbados 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barbados 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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