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Barbados: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 281,635 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.155 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 49.704 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 31.324 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 77.571 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 1.07 billion kWh (2021) #148
Consumption 1.01 billion kWh (2021) #152
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.08 billion kWh (2021) #154

Oil

Ranking
Production 1 thousand bbl/day (2021) #105
Consumption 9.68 thousand bbl/day (2021) #154
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 (2021) #96

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0.63 billion cu ft (2015) #91
Consumption (Dry) 0.82 billion cu ft (2021) #117
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0.3 billion cu ft (2021) #83
Proved Reserves 0.004 trillion cu ft (2021) #99

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: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020