Barbados People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 253,000 (July 1986), average

annua] growth rate 0.5%

Nationality· noun—Barbadian(s), adjective—Barbadian

Ethnic divisions: 80% African, 16% mixed, 4% European

Religion: 70% Anglican 9% Methodist, 4% Roman Catholic, 17% other, including Morav ian

Language: English

Infant mortality rate,; 26.3/1,000 (1984)

Life expectancy.-70.8

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 112,300 (1985 est); 36.8% services and government; 22.4% commerce;

• 21.8 % manufacturing and construction,

• 9.3 % transportation storage,

communications, and finanacial institutions; 8,1% agriculture, and 2.1% utilities

Organized labor: 32%

NOTE: The information regarding Barbados on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Barbados 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Barbados 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.