Demographics (United Nations)

Population

288,000

Area

430 sq. km (170 sq. mi)

Population density

670/sq. km (1,700/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

0.23% (per 1,000: births 11, deaths 11)

Under 15 years

19%

Urban dwellers

31% (0.46% p.a.)

Capital city

Bridgetown 88,300

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

87% Bajan, 11% English, 2% Hindi, plus 4 others

Peoples

81% Barbadian Black; 10% British; 6% Mulatto; 2% Indo-…