Barbadian people
Barbadians or Bajans are people from the Caribbean island of Barbados. They can live on Barbados or live in another country.
Total population | |
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c. 405,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Barbados 284,589 (2014)[1] | |
United States | 65,653 (2013)[2] |
Canada | 37,780 (2016)[3] |
United Kingdom | 18,762 (2011)[4] |
Languages | |
English (Bajan, British English, American English) | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominantly Protestantism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Caribbean people Afro-Barbadian, Barbadian British, Barbadian American, Americo-Liberians, Barbadians in Trinidad, Barbadians in Brazil, Barbadian Canadians, African diaspora |
Diaspora
Many Bajans now live overseas and outside of Barbados. Most have moved to English language countries. There are some 60,000 Bajans in the United Kingdom, around 54,509 Bajans in the United States and 20,000 in Canada.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "The World Factbook: Barbados". cia.gov. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Results American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau)
- ↑ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.