TOTAL POPULATION 256000
CHILD POPULATION 56,320 |
Population Reference Bureau -2004 |
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TOTAL CHILD LABOUR
Statistics on the number of working children under the age of 15 in Barbados are unavailable. |
State of World's Children 2005, UNICEF |
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ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION
For the year 2010, there are estimated to be 158,000 economically active people with no child of the age group 10-14 being economically active |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population |
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GENDER RATIO
1075 females for 1000 males |
CIA, factbook-2005 (Fig is an estimate for 2005) |
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CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
In 2001, 40 children of the age 5-10 were out of school out of a total of 22,000 school aged children |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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PROGRESS ON PRIMARY EDUCATION MDG
With an EDI 0.987, the progress towards achieving education for all by 2015 is high |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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CHILD SLAVERY
The Constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD TRAFFICKING
No laws specifically address trafficking in persons, although laws against slavery and forced labor could be applied, and there were no reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country. |
US Dept. of State, Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 |
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CHILD PROSTITUTION & PRONOGRAPHY
Tourism has given rise to a new phenomenon in Barbados. Boys as well as girls are deeply involved in sex tourism. |
ECPAT CSEC Database,
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/
Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/
online_database/index.asp |
| Additionally, Bridgetown's significant seaport provides a steady demand for commercial sex. The historic red light district off Nelson Street is the main place for commercial sex work. |
ECPAT CSEC Database,
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/
Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring
/online_database/index.asp |
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CHILDREN USED IN CRIME
No Confirmed Data |
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CHILD SOLDIERS
Under-18s may enlist with parental consent. No information was available on the number of under-18s, if any, in the armed forces. There was no conscription. |
CSUCS, Global Report on Child Soldiers, 2004 |
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CHILD LABOUR IN UNORGANISED SECTOR
No Confirmed Data |
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