Demographics of Barbados Population 281,200[ 1] [ 2] Growth rate 0.24% (2023 est.)[ 3] Birth rate 10.73 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)[ 3] Death rate 8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)[ 3] Life expectancy 78.79 years • male 76.04 years • female 81.57 years (2023 est.)[ 3] Fertility rate 1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)[ 3] Infant mortality rate 9.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)[ 3] Net migration rate -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)[ 3] 0–14 years 16.78% (male 25,456/female 25,465) 15–64 years 67.56% (male 100,884/female 104,114) 65 and over 15.66% (male 19,967/female 27,545) (2023 est.)[ 3] Total 0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.) At birth 1.01 male(s)/female Under 15 1 male(s)/female 15–64 years 0.97 male(s)/female 65 and over 0.72 male(s)/female Nationality Barbadians Major ethnic African descent 92.4% (2010 est.)[ 3] Minor ethnic Mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)[ 3] Official English (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.
Population
Barbados' population (1960-2010). At the 2010 census Barbados had an estimated population of 277,821.[ 4] [ 1] [ 2]
Census population and average annual growth rate Year 1844 122,198 — 1851 135,939 +1.53% 1861 152,727 +1.17% 1871 162,042 +0.59% 1881 171,860 +0.59% 1891 182,867 +0.62% 1911 172,337 −0.30% 1921 156,774 −0.94% 1946 192,800 +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:[ 5]
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.):
[ 6]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
133 018
144 803
277 821
100
0-4
8 873
8 479
17 352
6.25
5-9
9 683
9 155
18 838
6.78
10-14
9 445
9 122
18 567
6.68
15-19
9 452
9 418
18 870
6.79
20-24
9 061
9 108
18 169
6.54
25-29
9 313
9 775
19 088
6.87
30-34
9 150
9 635
18 785
6.76
35-39
9 884
10 632
20 516
7.38
40-44
9 663
10 450
20 113
7.24
45-49
10 062
11 303
21 365
7.69
50-54
9 411
10 639
20 050
7.22
55-59
7 871
8 782
16 653
5.99
60-64
6 326
7 160
13 486
4.85
65-69
4 511
5 640
10 151
3.65
70-74
3 804
4 876
8 680
3.12
75-79
2 863
4 074
6 937
2.50
80-84
1 986
3 167
5 153
1.85
85+
1 660
3 388
5 048
1.82
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0-14
28 001
26 756
54 757
19.71
15-64
90 193
96 902
187 095
67.34
65+
14 824
21 145
35 969
12.95
Vital statistics
Average population[ 7]
Live births
Deaths
Natural change
Crude birth rate (per 1000)
Crude death rate (per 1000)
Natural change (per 1000)
Infant mortality rate[ 8]
TFR
1934
166 000
5 380
4 176
1 204
32.4
25.2
7.3
1935
168 000
5 315
3 702
1 613
31.6
22.0
9.6
4.75
1936
170 000
5 933
3 459
2 474
34.9
20.3
14.6
1937
173 000
5 670
3 511
2 159
32.8
20.3
12.5
217.0
1938
175 000
5 327
3 743
1 584
30.4
21.4
9.1
222.0
1939
177 000
5 497
3 380
2 117
31.1
19.1
12.0
1940
179 000
5 784
3 305
2 479
32.3
18.5
13.8
1941
179 000
5 786
3 902
1 884
32.3
21.8
10.5
1942
180 000
5 586
3 275
2 311
31.0
18.2
12.8
1943
182 000
5 877
3 104
2 773
32.3
17.1
15.2
1944
183 000
5 928
3 341
2 587
32.4
18.3
14.1
1945
187 000
6 047
3 164
2 883
32.3
16.9
15.4
5.13
1946
193 000
6 175
3 289
2 886
32.0
17.0
15.0
160.0
1947
197 000
6 425
3 204
3 221
32.6
16.3
16.4
171.0
1948
202 000
6 517
3 141
3 376
32.3
15.5
16.7
154.0
1949
206 000
6 357
2 979
3 378
30.9
14.5
16.4
133.0
1950
211 000
6 432
2 688
3 744
30.5
12.7
17.7
125.0
1951
216 000
6 793
3 000
3 793
31.5
13.9
17.6
136.0
1952
220 000
7 291
3 186
4 105
33.2
14.5
18.7
145.0
1953
223 000
7 304
2 997
4 307
32.8
13.5
19.3
139.0
1954
225 000
7 576
2 544
5 032
33.6
11.3
22.3
109.0
1955
227 000
7 593
2 887
4 706
33.4
12.7
20.7
134.0
4.48
1956
228 000
7 082
2 430
4 652
31.0
10.6
20.4
97.0
1957
229 000
7 314
2 469
4 845
31.9
10.8
21.1
87.0
1958
230 000
7 115
2 298
4 817
31.0
10.0
21.0
82.0
1959
230 000
7 110
2 084
5 026
30.9
9.1
21.8
71.0
1960
231 000
7 833
2 127
5 706
33.9
9.2
24.7
60.0
1961
232 000
6 754
2 410
4 344
29.2
10.4
18.8
84.0
1962
233 000
6 881
2 116
4 765
29.6
9.1
20.5
54.0
1963
234 000
6 756
2 090
4 666
28.9
8.9
20.0
61.0
1964
234 000
6 506
2 127
4 379
27.7
9.1
18.7
53.0
1965
235 000
6 358
1 905
4 453
27.0
8.1
18.9
39.0
3.56
1966
236 000
6 319
2 012
4 307
26.8
8.5
18.3
48.0
3.52
1967
236 000
5 455
2 047
3 408
23.1
8.7
14.4
54.0
3.14
1968
237 000
5 474
2 045
3 429
23.1
8.6
14.5
46.0
3.15
1969
238 000
5 196
1 987
3 209
21.9
8.4
13.5
42.0
2.91
1970
239 000
4 883
2 064
2 819
20.5
8.6
11.8
45.0
2.77
1971
240 000
5 177
2 058
3 119
21.6
8.6
13.0
29.0
2.90
1972
241 000
5 303
2 045
3 258
22.0
8.5
13.5
35.0
3.04
1973
243 000
5 084
2 287
2 797
20.9
9.4
11.5
33.0
2.88
1974
244 000
4 851
2 107
2 744
19.8
8.6
11.2
31.0
2.71
1975
246 000
4 683
2 147
2 536
19.1
8.7
10.3
33.0
2.53
1976
247 000
4 593
2 266
2 327
18.6
9.2
9.4
28.0
2.40
1977
247 000
4 326
2 144
2 182
17.5
8.7
8.8
25.0
2.27
1978
248 000
4 304
2 087
2 217
17.4
8.4
9.0
27.0
2.04
1979
248 000
4 269
2 128
2 141
17.2
8.6
8.6
24.0
1.94
1980
249 000
4 148
2 012
2 136
16.7
8.1
8.6
24.5
1.83
1981
250 500
4 413
1 878
2 535
17.7
7.5
10.2
16.0
1.92
1982
251 200
4 499
2 003
2 496
17.9
8.0
10.0
21.3
1.94
1983
251 800
4 496
2 068
2 428
17.8
8.2
9.6
24.5
1.94
1984
255 800
4 214
1 976
2 238
16.6
7.8
8.8
18.4
1.85
1985
257 000
4 281
2 127
2 154
16.8
8.4
8.5
17.8
1.86
1986
258 000
4 043
2 160
1 883
15.8
8.5
7.4
19.0
1.81
1987
258 800
3 828
2 195
1 633
14.9
8.6
6.4
22.3
1.76
1988
259 400
3 745
2 233
1 512
14.5
8.7
5.9
19.5
1.74
1989
260 300
4 015
2 277
1 738
15.5
8.8
6.7
18.2
1.81
1990
260 800
4 313
2 232
2 081
16.6
8.6
8.0
15.5
1.85
1991
262 500
4 240
2 283
1 957
16.3
8.8
7.5
15.3
1.84
1992
263 100
4 185
2 361
1 824
16.0
9.0
7.0
13.8
1.82
1993
263 900
3 781
2 391
1 390
14.4
9.1
5.3
9.8
1.75
1994
264 300
3 547
2 295
1 252
13.5
8.7
4.8
8.5
1.70
1995
264 400
3 473
2 481
992
13.2
9.4
3.8
13.2
1.68
1996
264 600
3 519
2 400
1 119
13.3
9.1
4.2
14.2
1.69
1997
266 100
3 784
2 297
1 487
14.3
8.7
5.6
13.2
1.72
1998
266 800
3 612
2 471
1 141
13.6
9.3
4.3
7.8
1.66
1999
267 400
3 882
2 428
1 454
14.6
9.1
5.5
10.0
1.71
2000
268 800
3 642
2 444
1 198
14.0
9.1
5.0
17.0
1.70
2001
269 900
4 052
2 408
1 644
15.0
8.9
6.1
15.8
1.69
2002
270 800
3 828
2 300
1 528
14.1
8.5
5.6
14.4
1.69
2003
271 600
3 768
2 283
1 485
13.8
8.4
5.4
9.9
1.67
2004
272 400
3 474
2 435
1 039
12.7
8.9
3.8
18.4
1.60
2005
273 000
3 511
2 169
1 342
12.6
7.9
4.9
8.3
1.58
2006
273 400
3 415
2 296
1 119
12.4
8.5
3.9
11.1
1.56
2007
274 200
3 536
2 213
1 323
12.9
8.1
4.8
13.0
1.57
2008
274 800
3 546
2 475
1 071
12.9
9.0
3.9
18.3
1.57
2009
275 400
3 554
2 433
1 121
12.9
8.8
4.1
8.7
1.57
2010
277 800
3 443
2 198
1 245
12.2
8.0
4.2
10.1
1.54
2011
277 800
3 110
2 300
810
11.8
8.8
3.0
13.7
1.53
2012
277 700
3 175
2 321
854
11.5
8.7
2.8
11.0
1.51
2013
277 500
3 271
2 456
815
10.9
8.2
2.7
7.3
1.49
2014
277 100
2 907
2 590
317
10.5
9.3
1.2
10.0
1.47
2015
276 600
2 877
2 570
307
10.4
9.2
1.2
8.0
1.41
2016
275 900
2 546
2 584
-38
9.2
9.4
-0.2
13.5
2017
274 900
2 945
2 634
311
10.7
9.6
1.1
8.9
2018
273 800
2 416
2 388
28
8.7
8.7
0.0
9.1
2019
272 900
2 591
2 896
-305
9.5
10.6
-1.1
7.3
2020
271 400
2 356
2 713
-357
8.7
10.0
-1.3
6.4
2021
270 200
2 210
2 895
-685
8.2 10.7
-2.5
11.3
2022
268 700
2 279
3 354
-1 075
8.5
12.5
-4.0
9.2
Ethnic groups
The population of Barbados is predominantly black (91%) or mixed (4%).[ 4]
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.[ 9] 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] [ 10]
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,[ 11] Hindus (0.5%), Jews (0.05%), the Baháʼís (0.04%) and Buddhists .
See also
References
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