Population:
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278,289 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21% (male 29,294; female 29,020)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 95,675; female 99,864)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,370; female 15,066) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.7 years
male: 32.6 years
female: 34.9 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.36% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.64 years
male: 69.51 years
female: 73.81 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2004 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: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.)
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