Demographics of Barbados

This article is about the demographics 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).
Barbados' population pyramid, showing the population's age structure.

At the 2010 census Barbados had an estimated population of 277,821.[1] The tabulated population was only 226,193 due to a high undercount (estimated at 18%). The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 286,100 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects).[2]

Race

Main article: Barbadian people

The population of Barbados is predominantly black (92.4%) or mixed (3.1%).[1] 2.7% of the population is white and 1.3% South Asian. The remaining 0.4% of the population includes East Asians (0.1%) and Middle Easterners (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.[3] 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.

There was no known indigenous language on Barbados.

Religion

Main article: Religion in Barbados

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.[1]

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,[4] Hindus (0.5%), Jews (0.05%), the Bahá'ís (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:[5]
Average population (x 1000)[6] Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Infant mortality rate[7] TFR
1934 166 5 3804 1761 204 32.425.27.3
1935 168 5 3153 7021 613 31.622.09.6
1936 170 5 9333 4592 474 34.920.314.6
1937 173 5 6703 5112 159 32.820.312.5
1938 175 5 3273 7431 584 30.421.49.1
1939 177 5 4973 3802 117 31.119.112.0
1940 179 5 7843 3052 479 32.318.513.8
1941 179 5 7863 9021 884 32.321.810.5
1942 180 5 5863 2752 311 31.018.212.8
1943 182 5 8773 1042 773 32.317.115.2
1944 183 5 9283 3412 587 32.418.314.1
1945 187 6 0473 1642 883 32.316.915.4
1946 193 6 1753 2892 886 32.017.015.0
1947 197 6 4253 2043 221 32.616.316.4
1948 202 6 5173 1413 376 32.315.516.7
1949 206 6 3572 9793 378 30.914.516.4
1950 211 6 4322 6883 744 30.512.717.7
1951 216 6 7933 0003 793 31.513.917.6
1952 220 7 2913 1864 105 33.214.518.7
1953 223 7 3042 9974 307 32.813.519.3
1954 225 7 5762 5445 032 33.611.322.3
1955 227 7 5932 8874 706 33.412.720.7
1956 228 7 0822 4304 652 31.010.620.4
1957 229 7 3142 4694 845 31.910.821.1
1958 230 7 1152 2984 817 31.010.021.0
1959 230 7 1102 0845 026 30.99.121.8
1960 231 7 8332 1275 706 33.99.224.7
1961 232 6 7542 4104 344 29.210.418.8
1962 233 6 8812 1164 765 29.69.120.5
1963 234 6 7562 0904 666 28.98.920.0
1964 234 6 5062 1274 379 27.79.118.7
1965 235 6 3581 9054 453 27.08.118.9
1966 236 6 3192 0124 307 26.88.518.3
1967 236 5 4552 0473 408 23.18.714.4
1968 237 5 4742 0453 429 23.18.614.5
1969 238 5 1961 9873 209 21.98.413.5
1970 239 4 8832 0642 819 20.58.611.8
1971 240 5 1772 0583 119 21.68.613.0
1972 241 5 3032 0453 258 22.08.513.5
1973 243 5 0842 2872 797 20.99.411.5
1974 244 4 8512 1072 744 19.88.611.2
1975 246 4 6832 1472 536 19.18.710.3
1976 247 4 5932 2662 327 18.69.29.4
1977 247 4 3262 1442 182 17.58.78.8
1978 248 4 3042 0872 217 17.48.49.0
1979 248 4 2692 1282 141 17.28.68.6
1980 249 4 1482 0122 136 16.78.18.6
1981 250 4 4131 8782 535 17.77.510.2
1982 251 4 4992 0032 496 17.98.010.0
1983 252 4 4962 0682 428 17.88.29.6
1984 253 4 2141 9762 238 16.67.88.8
1985 254 4 2812 1272 154 16.88.48.5
1986 255 4 0432 1601 883 15.88.57.4
1987 257 3 8282 1951 633 14.98.66.4
1988 257 3 7452 2331 512 14.58.75.9
1989 258 4 0152 2771 738 15.58.86.7
1990 259 4 3132 2322 081 16.68.68.0
1991 260 4 2402 2831 957 16.38.87.5
1992 261 4 1852 3611 824 16.09.07.0
1993 262 3 7812 3911 390 14.49.15.3
1994 262 3 5472 2951 252 13.58.74.8
1995 263 3 4732 481 992 13.29.43.8
1996 264 3 5192 4001 119 13.39.14.2
1997 265 3 7842 2971 487 14.38.75.6
1998 265 3 6122 4711 141 13.69.34.3
1999 266 3 8822 4281 454 14.69.15.5
2000 267 3 7622 4301 332 14.19.15.0
2001 268 3 8002 5001 300 14.29.34.8
2002 270 3 8122 2851 527 14.18.55.7
2003 271 3 7482 2741 474 13.88.45.4
2004 272 3 4732 4241 049 12.88.93.9
2005 273,018 3 5082 1621 346 12.67.94.7 8.31.8
2006 273,426 3 4142 3171 097 12.48.53.9 11.11.9
2007 274,162 3 5372 2131 324 12.98.14.8 13.0
2008 274,848 3 546 2 480 1 066 12.9 9.0 3.9 18.3
2009 275,441 3 551 2 419 1 132 12.98.8 4.1 8.7
2010 277,758 3 366 2 195 1 171 12.2 8.0 4.2 10.1
2011 277,662 3 283 2 421 862 11.8 8.8 3.0 13.7
2012 277,668 3 185 2 403 782 11.5 8.7 2.8 11.0

Structure of the population [8]

Structure of the population (01.05.2010) (Census) :

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

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