Barbadians
Barbadians, or Bajans, are the people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Barbadian diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Barbadians, several (or all) of those connections exist and are collectively the source of their identity. Barbadians are a multi-ethnic and multicultural society of various different ethnic, religious, and national origins.
Total population | |
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c. 400,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
65,653 (2013)[2] | |
37,780 (2016)[3] | |
18,762 (2011)[4] | |
9,000 | |
1,000 | |
1,000 | |
Languages | |
Bajan Creole, 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 Barbadians now live overseas and outside of Barbados; the majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, including 37,780 Barbadians in Canada, some 19,000 in the United Kingdom, around 65,000 in the United States and some 500–1,000 Barbadians in Liberia. In addition to Anglophone countries other groups of Barbadians have moved to Latin countries including: Brazil, Cuba[5] and Panama.[6][7]
Barbadians
See: List of famous Barbadian people
See also
- Barbados nationality law
- Demographics of Barbados
- Afro-Barbadian
- Barbadian American
- Barbadian Brazilian
- Barbadian British
- Barbadian Canadian
References
- "The World Factbook: Barbados". cia.gov. Central Intelligence Agency. 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.
- Bajan Descendants Living In Cuba Show Off Their Art
- "Chamberlain, M.: Migration and Post-Colonialism: the Commonwealth Caribbean, 2008". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ‘LONG LOST’ BAJANS IN PANAMA – LOOKING FOR FAMILY IN BARBADOS, CAN YOU HELP?