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Population:
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280,946 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.7% (male 27,659/female 27,573)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 98,633/female 102,020)
65 years and over: 8.9% (male 9,662/female 15,399) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 35 years
male: 33.8 years
female: 36 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.369% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.003 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.967 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.627 male(s)/female
total population: 0.938 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 75.01 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2007 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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