Demographics of Barbados

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Demographics of Barbados
Barbados single age population pyramid 2020.png
Barbados population pyramid in 2020
Population281,200 [1] [2]
Growth rate0.24% (2023 est.) [3]
Birth rate10.73 births/1,000 population (2023 est.) [3]
Death rate8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.) [3]
Life expectancy78.79 years
 • male76.04 years
 • female81.57 years (2023 est.) [3]
Fertility rate1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.) [3]
Infant mortality rate9.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.) [3]
Net migration rate-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.) [3]
Age structure
0–14 years16.78% (male 25,456/female 25,465)
15–64 years67.56% (male 100,884/female 104,114)
65 and over15.66% (male 19,967/female 27,545) (2023 est.) [3]
Sex ratio
Total0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
At birth1.01 male(s)/female
Under 151 male(s)/female
15–64 years0.97 male(s)/female
65 and over0.72 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityBarbadians
Major ethnicAfrican descent 92.4% (2010 est.) [3]
Minor ethnicMixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.) [3]
Language
OfficialEnglish (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings) [3]

This is a demography of Barbados including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Contents

Population

Barbados' population (1960-2010). Barbados population.svg
Barbados' population (1960-2010).
Barbados' population pyramid, showing the population's age structure. Barbados population pyramid 2005.png
Barbados' population pyramid, showing the population's age structure.

At the 2010 census Barbados had an estimated population of 277,821. [4] The tabulated population was only 226,193 due to a high undercount (estimated at 18%). The estimated population of 2021 is 281,200 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [1] [2] ).

Race

The population of Barbados is predominantly black (91%) or mixed (4%). [4] 3.5% of the population is white and 1% South Asian. The remaining 0.5% of the population includes East Asians (0.1%).

Languages

English is the official language of Barbados, and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island. In its capacity as the official language of the country, the standard of English tends to conform to the vocabulary, pronunciations, spellings, and conventions akin to, but not exactly the same as, those of British English.

A regional variant of English referred to locally as Bajan is spoken by most Barbadians in everyday life especially in informal settings. [5] In its full-fledged form, Bajan sounds markedly different from the Standard English heard on the island. The degree of intelligibility between Bajan and general English depends on the level of creolised vocabulary and idioms. A Bajan speaker may be completely unintelligible to an English speaker from another country. Bajan is influenced by other Caribbean English dialects.

Religion

According to the 2010 census, 75.6% of the population of Barbados are considered Christian, 2.6% have a non-Christian religion and 20.6% have no religion. [4] [6]

Anglicanism constitutes the largest religious group, with 23.9% of the population. It is represented by the Church in the Province of the West Indies, within which the island belongs to the Diocese of Barbados. Pentecostals are the second largest group (19.5%).

The next largest group are Seventh-day Adventists, 5.9% of the population, followed by Methodists (4.2%). 3.8% of the population are Roman Catholics. Other Christians include Wesleyans (3.4%), Nazarenes (3.2%), Church of God (2.4%), Jehovah's Witnesses (2.0%), Baptists (1.8), Moravians (1.2%), Brethren Christian (0.5%), the Salvationists (0.4%) and Latter-day Saints ( 0.1%).

The number of non-Christians is small. 0.7% of the population are Muslims, most of whom are immigrants or descendants of Indian immigrants from the Indian state of Gujarat. There are three mosques and an Islamic centre. Other religious groups include the Rastafarians (1.0% of the population), which was introduced to Barbados in 1975, [7] Hindus (0.5%), Jews (0.05%), the Baháʼís (0.04%) and Buddhists.

Historical statistics

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1844 122,198—    
1851 135,939+1.53%
1861152,727+1.17%
1871162,042+0.59%
1881171,860+0.59%
1891182,867+0.62%
1911172,337−0.30%
1921156,774−0.94%
1946192,800+0.83%
1960 232,327+1.34%
1970 236,891+0.19%
1980 247,129+0.42%
1990 260,491+0.53%
2000 268,792+0.31%
2010 277,821+0.33%
Source: [8]
Average population [9] Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Infant mortality rate [10] TFR
1934166 0005 3804 1761 20432.425.27.3
1935168 0005 3153 7021 61331.622.09.64.75
1936170 0005 9333 4592 47434.920.314.6
1937173 0005 6703 5112 15932.820.312.5217.0
1938175 0005 3273 7431 58430.421.49.1222.0
1939177 0005 4973 3802 11731.119.112.0
1940179 0005 7843 3052 47932.318.513.8
1941179 0005 7863 9021 88432.321.810.5
1942180 0005 5863 2752 31131.018.212.8
1943182 0005 8773 1042 77332.317.115.2
1944183 0005 9283 3412 58732.418.314.1
1945187 0006 0473 1642 88332.316.915.45.13
1946193 0006 1753 2892 88632.017.015.0160.0
1947197 0006 4253 2043 22132.616.316.4171.0
1948202 0006 5173 1413 37632.315.516.7154.0
1949206 0006 3572 9793 37830.914.516.4133.0
1950211 0006 4322 6883 74430.512.717.7125.0
1951216 0006 7933 0003 79331.513.917.6136.0
1952220 0007 2913 1864 10533.214.518.7145.0
1953223 0007 3042 9974 30732.813.519.3139.0
1954225 0007 5762 5445 03233.611.322.3109.0
1955227 0007 5932 8874 70633.412.720.7134.04.48
1956228 0007 0822 4304 65231.010.620.497.0
1957229 0007 3142 4694 84531.910.821.187.0
1958230 0007 1152 2984 81731.010.021.082.0
1959230 0007 1102 0845 02630.99.121.871.0
1960231 0007 8332 1275 70633.99.224.760.0
1961232 0006 7542 4104 34429.210.418.884.0
1962233 0006 8812 1164 76529.69.120.554.0
1963234 0006 7562 0904 66628.98.920.061.0
1964234 0006 5062 1274 37927.79.118.753.0
1965235 0006 3581 9054 45327.08.118.939.03.56
1966236 0006 3192 0124 30726.88.518.348.03.52
1967236 0005 4552 0473 40823.18.714.454.03.14
1968237 0005 4742 0453 42923.18.614.546.03.15
1969238 0005 1961 9873 20921.98.413.542.02.91
1970239 0004 8832 0642 81920.58.611.845.02.77
1971240 0005 1772 0583 11921.68.613.029.02.90
1972241 0005 3032 0453 25822.08.513.535.03.04
1973243 0005 0842 2872 79720.99.411.533.02.88
1974244 0004 8512 1072 74419.88.611.231.02.71
1975246 0004 6832 1472 53619.18.710.333.02.53
1976247 0004 5932 2662 32718.69.29.428.02.40
1977247 0004 3262 1442 18217.58.78.825.02.27
1978248 0004 3042 0872 21717.48.49.027.02.04
1979248 0004 2692 1282 14117.28.68.624.01.94
1980249 0004 1482 0122 13616.78.18.624.51.83
1981250 5004 4131 8782 53517.77.510.216.01.92
1982251 2004 4992 0032 49617.98.010.021.31.94
1983251 8004 4962 0682 42817.88.29.624.51.94
1984255 8004 2141 9762 23816.67.88.818.41.85
1985257 0004 2812 1272 15416.88.48.517.81.86
1986258 0004 0432 1601 88315.88.57.419.01.81
1987258 8003 8282 1951 63314.98.66.422.31.76
1988259 4003 7452 2331 51214.58.75.919.51.74
1989260 3004 0152 2771 73815.58.86.718.21.81
1990260 8004 3132 2322 08116.68.68.015.51.85
1991262 5004 2402 2831 95716.38.87.515.31.84
1992263 1004 1852 3611 82416.09.07.013.81.82
1993263 9003 7812 3911 39014.49.15.39.81.75
1994264 3003 5472 2951 25213.58.74.88.51.70
1995264 4003 4732 48199213.29.43.813.21.68
1996264 6003 5192 4001 11913.39.14.214.21.69
1997266 1003 7842 2971 48714.38.75.613.21.72
1998266 8003 6122 4711 14113.69.34.37.81.66
1999267 4003 8822 4281 45414.69.15.510.01.71
2000268 8003 6422 4441 19814.09.15.017.01.70
2001269 9004 0522 4081 64415.08.96.115.81.69
2002270 8003 8282 3001 52814.18.55.614.41.69
2003271 6003 7682 2831 48513.88.45.49.91.67
2004272 4003 4742 4351 03912.78.93.818.41.60
2005273 0003 5112 1691 34212.67.94.98.31.58
2006273 4003 4152 2961 11912.48.53.911.11.56
2007274 2003 5362 2131 32312.98.14.813.01.57
2008274 8003 5462 4751 07112.99.03.918.31.57
2009275 4003 5542 4331 12112.98.84.18.71.57
2010277 8003 4432 1981 24512.28.04.210.11.54
2011277 8003 1102 30081011.88.83.013.71.53
2012277 7003 1752 32185411.58.72.811.01.51
2013277 5003 2712 45681510.98.22.77.31.49
2014277 1002 9072 59031710.59.31.210.01.47
2015276 6002 8772 57030710.49.21.28.01.41
2016275 9002 5462 584-389.29.4-0.213.5
2017274 9002 9452 63431110.79.61.18.9
2018273 8002 4162 388288.78.70.09.1
2019272 9002 5912 896-3059.510.6-1.17.3
2020271 4002 3562 713-3578.710.0-1.36.4
2021270 2002 2102 895-6858.210.7-2.511.3
2022268 7002 2793 354-1 0758.512.5-4.09.2

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.V.2010) (Data refers to resident population adjusted for the undercount of 18 per cent and including the institutional population.): [11]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total133 018144 803277 821100
0-48 8738 47917 3526.25
5-99 6839 15518 8386.78
10-149 4459 12218 5676.68
15-199 4529 41818 8706.79
20-249 0619 10818 1696.54
25-299 3139 77519 0886.87
30-349 1509 63518 7856.76
35-399 88410 63220 5167.38
40-449 66310 45020 1137.24
45-4910 06211 30321 3657.69
50-549 41110 63920 0507.22
55-597 8718 78216 6535.99
60-646 3267 16013 4864.85
65-694 5115 64010 1513.65
70-743 8044 8768 6803.12
75-792 8634 0746 9372.50
80-841 9863 1675 1531.85
85+1 6603 3885 0481.82
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-1428 00126 75654 75719.71
15-6490 19396 902187 09567.34
65+14 82421 14535 96912.95

Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019. [12]

Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. [13]

Nationality
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Population
293,131 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, white 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)
Age structure
Population pyramid of Barbados in 2017 Barbadospop.svg
Population pyramid of Barbados in 2017
0-14 years: 17.8% (male 26,084 /female 26,090)
15-24 years: 12.53% (male 18,236 /female 18,479)
25-54 years: 43.69% (male 63,829 /female 64,249)
55-64 years: 13.62% (male 18,888 /female 21,043)
65 years and over: 12.36% (male 14,705 /female 21,528) (2018 est.)
Median age
total: 38.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 56th
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.1 years (2018 est.)
Birth rate
11.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 169th
Death rate
8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 73rd
Total fertility rate
1.68 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 175th
Net migration rate
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 114th
Population growth rate
0.26% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 176th
Contraceptive prevalence rate
59.2% (2012)
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.)

Population distribution

most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.7 years
male: 73.3 years
female: 78.1 years (2018 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 50.4 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 21.3 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 31.1% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.1% (2016). Country comparison to the world: 67th
Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2014 est.)

total population: 99.6%
male: 99%
female: 99.6% (2014)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2011)
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
total: 29.6%. Country comparison to the world: 32nd
male: 27.9%
female: 31.5% (2016 est.)

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