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Barbados: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 285,719 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 0.253 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 51.545 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 31.374 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 per 1,000 live births (2016)
Life Expectancy at Birth 75.906 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.9 billion kWh (2015) #147
Consumption 0.9 billion kWh (2015) #149
Exports 0 billion kWh (2015) #83
Imports 0 billion kWh (2015) #98
Renewable Electricity Generation 0 billion kWh (2015) #146

Oil

Ranking
Production 1 thousand bbl/day (2017) #104
Consumption 12 thousand bbl/day (2015) #147
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.765 thousand bbl/day (2013) #79
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85

Natural Gas

Ranking
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 1 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 332,208 (2016 est.)
Highways 1,700 km (2015)
Internet Users 231,883 (2016 est.)
Telephones 139,948 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCaribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Total Area430 sq. km
Land Area430 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline97 km
Climatetropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrainrelatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mount Hillaby 336 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017