Barbados:
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Population	Definition - World rank and map 281,968 (July 2008 est.)
Population density	Definition - World rank and map 654.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.)
Age structure	Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 19.3% (male 27,270/female 27,193) 15-64 years: 71.7% (male 99,357/female 102,683) 65 years and over: 9% (male 9,856/female 15,609) (2008 est.)
Median Age	Definition - World rank and map total: 35.4 years male: 34.2 years female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate	Definition - World rank and map 0.36% (2008 est.)
Birth rate	Definition - World rank and map 12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate	Definition - World rank and map 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	Definition - World rank and map -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex ratio	Definition at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate	Definition - World rank and map total: 11.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.21 years male: 71.2 years female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate	Definition - World rank and map 1.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	Definition - World rank and map 1.5% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	Definition - World rank and map 2,500 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Definition fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	Definition noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Ethnic groups	Definition black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6%
Religions	Definition Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
Languages	Definition English
Literacy	Definition definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2002 est.)