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Barbados: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 286,641 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.142 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 49.579 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 31.147 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.3 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 79.081 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 1.03 billion kWh (2017) #148
Consumption 1.009 billion kWh (2017) #152
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2017) #112
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.03 billion kWh (2017) #152

Oil

Ranking
Production 1 thousand bbl/day (2018) #103
Consumption 10.844 thousand bbl/day (2017) #150
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.765 thousand bbl/day (2013) #79
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.002 billion bbl (2019) #94

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0.626 billion cu ft (2015) #91
Consumption (Dry) 0.726 billion cu ft (2017) #112
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0.2 billion cu ft (2017) #77
Proved Reserves 0.005 trillion cu ft (2019) #98

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 1 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 329,326 (2018 est.)
Highways 1,700 km (2015)
Internet Users 231,883 (2016 est.)
Telephones 128,043 (2018 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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020