@Barbados:People
Population: 259,025 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 23% (male 30,592; female 29,747) 15-64 years: 67% (male 84,725; female 87,730) 65 years and over: 10% (male 9,926; female 16,305) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.09% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 14.92 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.21 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -5.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.25 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.79 years male: 72.03 years female: 77.62 years (1998 est.)