Barbados - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Barbados. Easternmost Caribbean island. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third of the population lives in urban areas
People and Society
In Barbados, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.42% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 5.7 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.24 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.62 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) | Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 16.6% (male 25,273/female 25,284) |
| 15-64 years | 67% (male 100,328/female 103,536) |
| 65 years and over | 16.3% (2024 est.) (male 20,986/female 28,732) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 49.2 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 24.8 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 24.4 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.1 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 42.2 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 40.3 years |
| Female | 42.5 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 31.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.73 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 79 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 76.3 years |
| Female | 81.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 98.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.94 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 3.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 1.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.75 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 6.2% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 11.4% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 1.5% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
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