The population of the island of Barbados as of July 2011 was 286, 705.

Ethnic Groups:  93% are black, 3.2% are white, 2.6% are mixed, 1% are East Indian and 0.2% other (Census, 2000).

Religions: 63.4% are Protestant (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, and other 11.3%); 4.2% are Roman Catholic, 7% are other Christian; 4.8% are other; and 20.6% are unspecified. (Census, 2008)

Literacy Rate: 99.7% of the total population, ranking it in the top ten worldwide.

Language: English