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Barbuda Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popular ...

, including population density, internet access, crime rate, and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of Barbuda was 1,634.

Other demographics statistics (2011)

Ethnic groups * 95.11% African descendant * 0.13% Caucasian/White * 0.13% East Indian/India * 2.88% Mixed (Black/White) * 1.00% Mixed (Other) * 0.44% Hispanic * 0.13% Syrian/Lebanese * 0.13% Other * 0.06% Don't know/Not stated Country of birth * 89.28% of the population were born in

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 ...

* 0.06% of the population were born in Other Latin or North American countries * 0.44% of the population were born in Other

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

countries * 0.44% in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* 0.13% in Other

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

an countries * 1.50%

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

* 0.44% in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

* 2.76% in

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 ...

* 1.19% in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

* 0.25% in

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

* 0.44% in St. Kitts and Nevis * 0.06% in

St. Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...

* 0.44% in

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

* 0.13% in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

* 0.50% in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

* 1.07% in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(Not including the USVI) * 0.63% in the

United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

* 0.25% Not Stated Immigration * 1,447 people were born in

, and 170 were foreign born. People who are foreign born make up 10.5% of the Barbudan population. Education * 67.93% of the population are not in education, while 32.07% were enrolled in full and part time education. Employment * 76.79% of the population is employed, while 2.83% were seeking work, while the remainder was either unemployed or too young to seek employment. Health Insurance * 56.25% of the population is covered by a health insurance scheme, while the remainder was not. Health * 10.75% of the population suffered from

allergies Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, refer a number of conditions caused by the hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic derma ...

of any type, 0% suffered from

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

, and 6.45% of the population has

diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

. * 5 Barbudans have

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

, the lowest in the country, compared to 117 sufferers in Saint John or 39 in Saint George. Housing * 73.59% of Barbudans lived in owner occupied housing, 20.95% in privately rented accommodation, and 10.47% in overcrowded housing. Air conditioning * 11.01% of households used air conditioning, the second highest amount nationwide, behind Saint John with 16.54%. Telecommunications * 36.46% of the population are internet users, and 31.89% of households have internet. * 77.46% of households have cable TV, while 2.16% have satellite TV. * 50.36% of households have fixed line telephone. Crime * 3.87% of the population are victims of any crime (3rd lowest nationwide), with 1.11% being victims of Housebreaking (lowest nationwide), 0.18% being victims of Auto theft (second lowest nationwide), and 1.29% of the population experiencing other crimes (highest nationwide). Sex ratio * The sex ratio was 110.42 (males / females x 100). Active population replacement ratio * The active population replacement ratio is 254.17 (15-19 / 60-64 x 100). Dependency ratios * The old age dependency ratio is 18.29 (60+ / 18-59 x 100). * The child dependency ratio is 60.72 (<18 / 18-59 x 100), the highest nationwide. Unemployment and Living Condition Index (Unmet Basic Needs Index) * Codrington has a Living Condition Index of 14.05 and an unemployment rate of 6.58. * The rest of the island has a Living Condition Index of 14.52 and an unemployment rate of 2.63.https://statistics.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Antigua-and-Barbuda-CPA-Main-Report-Vol-I.pdf

References

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Population

Other demographics statistics (2011)

See also

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