Demographics of Barbados

Demographics of Barbados
Barbados population pyramid in 2020
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]
Age structure
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]
Sex ratio
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
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]
Language
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.