Barbados: Facts & Stats

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Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Mia Mottley
Capital	Bridgetown
Population	(2024 est.) 263,700
Head Of State	President: Dame Sandra Mason
Form Of Government	parliamentary republic with two legislative houses (Senate [21¹]; House of Assembly [30])
Official Language	English
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Barbados
Total Area (Sq Km)	432
Total Area (Sq Mi)	167
Monetary Unit	Barbados dollar (Bds$)
Population Rank	(2023) 188
Population Projection 2030	289,400
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2024) 1,579
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2024) 610.4
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 31.5% • Rural: (2024) 68.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 75.8 years • Female: (2022) 81.4 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2014) 100% • Female: (2014) 100%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2022) 5,449
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2022) 19,350
¹Twelve senators are appointed by the prime minister, seven by the president, and two by the leader of the opposition.