Barbados demographics

What are the religious demographics of Barbados?
According to the most recent census of 2010, approximately 76 percent of the population is Christian, including Anglicans (23.9 percent of the total population), Pentecostals (19.5 percent), Seventh-day Adventists (5.9 percent), Methodists (4.2 percent), Roman Catholics (3.8 percent), Wesleyans (3.4 percent), Nazarenes .
What is the demographic of Barbados?
Close to 90% of all Barbadians (also known colloquially as "Bajan") are of Afro-Caribbean ancestry ("Afro-Bajans") and mixed ancestry.
The remainder of the population includes groups of Europeans ("Anglo-Bajans" / "Euro-Bajans") mainly from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Italy..
What is the main ethnic group in Barbados?
Ethnic groups
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..
What is the racial distribution of Barbados?
The population of Barbados is predominantly black (91%) or mixed (4%). 3.5% of the population is white and 1% South Asian..
What is the racial makeup of Barbados?
Vernacular languageBajanEthnic groups (2020)92.4% Black 3.1% multiracial 2.7% White 1.3% Indian 0.3% othersReligion (2020)75.6% Christianity 20.6% no religion 2.0% Baha'i faith 1.1% Hinduism 0.7% othersDemonym(s)Barbadian Bajan (colloquial).
What is your ethnicity if you are from Barbados?
Barbados was one of Britain's first Atlantic colonies, and one of the one's it held the longest.
Ethnically, about 93% of Barbadians self-identify as African.
Nearly all of these people are heirs of slaves who were brought in from Africa..
What language does Barbados speak?
EnglishIn Barbados, the official language is English and the majority of residents speak 'Bajan' (pronounced as BAY-jun), an English-based creole, heavily influenced by West Africa..
According to the most recent census of 2010, approximately 76 percent of the population is Christian, including Anglicans (23.9 percent of the total population), Pentecostals (19.5 percent), Seventh-day Adventists (5.9 percent), Methodists (4.2 percent), Roman Catholics (3.8 percent), Wesleyans (3.4 percent), Nazarenes
The current population of Barbados in 2023 is 281,995, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
The population of Barbados in 2022 was 281,635, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
The Sex Ratio in Barbados in 2021 is 93.93 males per 100 females.
There are 0.139 million males and 0.148 million females in Barbados.
The percentage of female population is 51.57% compare to 48.43% male population.

Close to 90% of all Barbadians (also known colloquially as "Bajan") are of Afro-Caribbean ancestry ("Afro-Bajans") and mixed ancestry. The remainder of the population includes groups of Europeans ("Anglo-Bajans" / "Euro-Bajans") mainly from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Italy.

African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, white 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.).PopulationLanguagesReligionOther demographics statistics

Barbados is an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation. Bridgetown, the capital, is a cruise-ship port with colonial buildings and Nidhe Israel, a synagogue founded in 1654. Around the island are beaches, botanical gardens, the Harrison’s Cave formation, and 17th-century plantation houses like St. Nicholas Abbey. Local traditions include afternoon tea and cricket, the national sport.

Overview

This is a demography of Barbados including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status

Population

At the 2010 census Barbados had an estimated population of 277,821. The tabulated population was only 226

Languages

English is the official language of Barbados, and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island

Religion

According to the 2010 census, 75.6% of the population of Barbados are considered Christian, 2.6% have a non-Christian religion and 20

Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019

How many people live in Barbados?

At the 2010 census, Barbados had an estimated population of 277,821

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)

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What ethnicity is Barbados?

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%)

English is the official language of Barbados and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island

What is the population density in Barbados 2023?

A value below 2

1 will cause the native population to decline The 2023 population density in Barbados is 656 people per Km 2 (1,699 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 430 Km2 (166 sq

miles)

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population

Archeological evidence suggests humans may have first settled or visited the island circa 1600 BC

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Geography of Barbados

Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian.
As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 160 kilometres (100 mi) east of the Windward Islands and Caribbean Sea.
The maritime claim for Barbados is a territorial sea of 12 nmi, with an exclusive economic zone of 200 nmi which gives Barbados a total maritime area of 186,898 km2 (72,162 sq mi).
Of the total EEZ area, 70,000 km2 is set aside for offshore oil exploration.
A pending application to UNCLOS has placed for consideration a continental shelf 200 nmi to the east and south.
To the west, most of Barbados' maritime boundaries consist of median lines with neighbours.
These neighbours include: Martinique, and Saint Lucia to the northwest, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the west, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela to the southwest, and Guyana to the southeast.

Indo-Barbadian or Indo-Bajan, refers to Barbadians of Indian ancestry from the Indian subcontinent, including present-day Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Currently, there is a 3,000-strong Indian community in Barbados.

Overview of and topical guide to Barbados

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Barbados:

Barbados demographics

What are the religious demographics of Barbados?

What is the demographic of Barbados?

What is the main ethnic group in Barbados?

What is the racial distribution of Barbados?

What is the racial makeup of Barbados?

What is your ethnicity if you are from Barbados?

What language does Barbados speak?