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Barbados Population: 259 025 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 23% (male 30 592; female 29 747) 15-64 years: 67% (male 84 725; female 87 730) 65 years and over: 10% (male 9 926; female 16 305) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.09% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 14.92 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.21 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -5.86 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 17.25 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.79 years male: 72.03 years female: 77.62 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.85 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Barbadian(s) adjective: Barbadian Ethnic groups: black 80% white 4% other 16% Religions: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40% Pentecostal 8% Methodist 7% other 12%) Roman Catholic 4% none 17% unknown 3% other 9% (1980) Languages: English Literacy: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.)
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