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			 Population: 
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			277,264 (July 2003 est.) 
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				 Age structure: 
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					0-14 years: 21.2% (male 29,621; female 29,207) 
			 15-64 years: 70% (male 94,840; female 99,230) 
			 65 years and over: 8.8% (male 9,355; female 15,011) (2003 est.) 
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				 Median age: 
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					total: 33.3 years 
			 male: 32.2 years 
			 female: 34.4 years (2002) 
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				 Population growth rate: 
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				0.38% (2003 est.) 
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				 Birth rate: 
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				13.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Death rate: 
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				9.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Net migration rate: 
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				-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Sex ratio: 
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					at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female 
			 under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 
			 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 
			 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female 
			 total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2003 est.) 
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				 Infant mortality rate: 
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					total: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births 
			 female: 11.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) 
			 male: 14.39 deaths/1,000 live births 
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				 Life expectancy at birth: 
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					total population: 71.84 years 
			 male: 69.56 years 
			 female: 74.14 years (2003 est.) 
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				 Total fertility rate: 
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				1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 
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				1.2% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 
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				1,800 (2001 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - deaths: 
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				250 (2001 est.) 
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				 Nationality: 
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					noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) 
			 adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial) 
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				 Ethnic groups: 
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				black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% 
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				 Religions: 
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				Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12% 
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				 Languages: 
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				English 
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				 Literacy: 
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					definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school 
			 total population: 97.4% 
			 male: 98% 
			 female: 96.8% (1995 est.)   
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