Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 29.1
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 21.3
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 38.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 39.8 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 59

Population growth rate:
0.28% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
11.7 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas

Urbanization:
urban population: 31.4% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.4% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
BRIDGETOWN (capital) 90,000 (2014)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality ratio:
27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 134

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.5 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 73.2 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 77.9 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 106
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
1.68 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
59.2% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
7.5% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
5.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 99.7% of population rural: 99.7% of population total: 99.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population rural: 0.3% of population total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 96.2% of population rural: 96.2% of population total: 96.2% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.8% of population rural: 3.8% of population total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.3% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
<100 (2016 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
23.1% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
3.5% (2012)
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
6.7% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 54

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 14 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 17 years (2011)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 32.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 31.8%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 33.3% (2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 31