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Population:
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279,254 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.6% (male 28,813/female 28,634)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 96,590/female 100,622) 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,432/female 15,163) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 34.15 years
male: 32.99 years female: 35.28 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.33% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.59 years
male: 70.6 years female: 74.6 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.5% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,500 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 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: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2002 est.) |
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