Demographics Of Antigua And Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
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and other aspects of the population.


Population

According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
was 86,295. The estimated population of is ().


Vital statistics


Structure of the population

Structure of the population (27.05.2011) (Census) :


Ethnic groups

The population of
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
, is predominantly black (91.0%) or mixed (4.4%). 1.9% of the population is white and 0.7% East Indian. There is also a small
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population: 177 in 1991 and 214 in 2001 (0.3% of the total population). The remaining 1.6% of the population includes people from the
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(0.6%) and
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(0.2%). The 2001 census disclosed that 19,425, or 30 per cent of the total population of
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
, reported their place of birth as a foreign country. Over 15,000 of these persons were from other Caribbean states, representing 80 of the total foreign born. The main countries of origin were
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,
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and
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. Approximately 4,500 or 23 per cent of all foreign born came from
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
, 3,300 or 17 per cent came from
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and 2,800 or 14 per cent came from
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. The largest single group from a country outside the region came from the
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. Of the total of 1,715 persons, nine per cent of the foreign born, came from the United States while three per cent and one per cent came from the
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and
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, respectively. Many of these are the children of Antiguans and Barbudans who had emigrated to these countries, mainly during the 1980s, and subsequently returned.


Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019. *One birth every 360 minutes *One death every 720 minutes *One net migrant every Infinity minutes *Net gain of one person every 720 minutes Demographic statistics according to the
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, unless otherwise indicated. ;Population: :99,287 (Feb. 2022 est.) ;Nationality: :Noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s) :Adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan ;Ethnic groups: :African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, Hispanic 2.7%, white 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.) :note: data represent population by ethnic group ;Age structure: :0-14 years: 22.52% (male 11,243/female 10,871) :15-24 years: 16.15% (male 7,891/female 7,961) :25-54 years: 41.68% (male 18,757/female 22,167) :55-64 years: 10.74% (male 4,693/female 5,848) :65 years and over: 8.91% (male 3,736/female 5,012) (2020 est.) ;Median age: :Total: 32.7 years Country comparison to the world: 106th :Male: 30.7 years :Female: 34.4 years (2020 est.) ;Birth rate: :15.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 113th ;Death rate: :5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 177th ;
Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...
: :1.96 children born/woman (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 117th ;Net migration rate: :2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 49th ;Population growth rate: :1.17% (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 84th ;Population distribution: The island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington ;Languages: :English (official), Antiguan creole ;Religions: :Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.) ;Life expectancy at birth: :Total population: 77.6 years Country comparison to the world: 92nd :male: 75.4 years :female: 79.9 years (2021 est.) ;Urbanization: :urban population: 24.4% of total population (2020) :rate of urbanization: 0.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) ;
Dependency ratio The dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force (the ''dependent'' part ages 0 to 14 and 65+) and those typically in the labor force (the ''productive'' part ages 15 to 64). It is used to measure the press ...
s: :Total dependency ratio: 45.3 (2020 est.) :Youth dependency ratio: 31.8 (2020 est.) :Elderly dependency ratio: 13.6 (2020 est.) :
Potential support ratio The potential support ratio (PSR) is the number of people age 15–64 per one older person aged 65 or older. This ratio describes the burden placed on the working population (unemployment and children are not considered in this measure) by the non ...
: 7.4 (2020 est.) ;Education expenditures: :2.5% of GDP (2009) Country comparison to the world: 160th ;Obesity - adult prevalence rate: :18.9% (2016) Country comparison to the world: 113rd ;Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling :Total population: 99% :Male: 98.4% :Female: 99.4% (2015) ;School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): :Total: 15 years :Male: 14 years :Female: 16 years (2012)


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