Antigua and Barbuda population pyramid in 2020
Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871 35,157    
1881 34,964−0.06%
1891 36,819+0.52%
1911 32,269−0.66%
1921 29,767−0.80%
1946 41,757+1.36%
1960 54,060+1.86%
1970 64,794+1.83%
1991 60,840−0.30%
2001 76,886+2.37%
2011 86,295+1.16%
Source:[1]

This article is a demography of the population of Antigua and Barbuda including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Population of Antigua and Barbuda, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295.[2] The estimated population of 2021 is 93,219 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[3][4]).

Vital statistics

[5][6]

Average population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Infant mortality rate[7] TFR
1950 ~46 000 1 6545351 119 35.711.624.2
1951 ~48 000 1 6766051 071 34.712.522.2
1952 ~50 000 1 6125261 086 32.310.521.8
1953 ~51 000 1 6875991 088 33.011.721.3
1954 ~52 000 1 6605321 128 31.910.221.7
1955 ~53 000 1 8805161 364 35.79.825.9
1956 ~53 000 1 9174971 420 36.19.426.8
1957 ~53 000 1 7645121 252 33.09.623.4
1958 ~54 000 1 8185511 267 33.810.323.6
1959 ~54 000 1 8315171 314 33.89.524.3
1960 ~55 000 1 8785381 340 34.39.824.5
1961 ~55 000 1 7685031 265 31.99.122.8
1962 ~56 000 1 7874051 382 31.77.224.5
1963 ~57 000 1 8335741 259 32.010.021.9
1964 ~59 000 1 8865001 386 32.28.523.7
1965 ~60 000 1 7424841 258 29.28.121.1
1966 ~61 000 1 7454921 253 28.78.120.6
1967 ~62 000 1 7944401 354 28.97.121.8
1968 ~63 000 1 8115131 298 28.78.120.5
1969 ~64 000 1 5274101 117 23.76.417.4
1970 ~65 000 1 5404111 129 23.66.317.3
1971 ~66 000 1 7004141 286 25.66.219.4
1972 ~67 000 1 5734551 118 23.46.816.6
1973 ~68 000 1 257377880 18.55.512.9
1974 ~69 000 1 274496778 18.67.211.3
1975 ~69 000 1 336463873 19.36.712.6
1976 ~70 000 1 5224911 031 21.87.014.8
1977 ~70 000 1 429489940 20.37.013.4
1978 ~71 000 1 342402940 19.05.713.3
1979 ~71 000 1 397469928 19.86.613.2
1980 ~70 000 1 238387851 17.65.512.1
1981 ~70 000 1 177377800 16.95.411.5
1982 ~69 000 1 152394758 16.75.711.0
1983 ~68 000 1 174404770 17.35.911.3
1984 ~67 000 1 126386740 16.85.811.1
1985 ~66 000 1 190405785 18.16.211.9
1986 ~65 000 1 130383747 17.55.911.6
1987 ~63 000 1 104417687 17.46.610.8
1988 ~63 000 1 107389718 17.76.211.5
1989 ~62 000 1 137415722 18.36.711.7
1990 ~62 000 1 288433855 20.87.013.8
1991 63 878 1 178438740 18.97.011.9
1992 64 682 1 256442814 19.87.012.8
1993 65 505 1 228455773 18.97.011.9
1994 66 416 1 271451820 19.16.812.3
1995 67 608 1 347434913 19.76.313.4
1996 68 612 1 400429971 19.96.113.8
1997 68 890 1 448468980 20.06.513.6
1998 69 866 1 366456910 18.46.112.3
1999 70 856 1 329509820 17.56.710.8
2000 72 310 1 5284471 081 19.76.213.5
2001 76 886 1 350462888 17.66.011.6 17.8
2002 77 665 1 193444749 15.45.79.7 17.6
2003 78 412 1 227454773 15.75.89.9 14.7
2004 79 196 1 257516741 15.96.59.4 22.3
2005 80 007 1 190497693 14.96.28.7 13.5 1.6
2006 80 855 1 195465730 14.85.89.0 8.4 1.6
2007 81 736 1 282471811 15.75.89.9 17.9 1.86
2008 82 663 1 438538900 17.46.510.9 17.4 2.06
2009 83 624 1 404515889 16.86.210.6 14.3 2.02
2010 84 622 1 245498747 14.75.98.8 12.9 1.78
2011 85 567 1 232475757 14.45.68.8 20.3 1.75
2012 86 793 1 174507667 13.55.87.7 16.2 1.66
2013 88 069 1 093463630 12.45.37.1 11.0 1.53
2014 89 391 1 100590510 12.36.65.7 11.8 1.53
2015 90 755 1 159527632 12.85.87.0 8.6 1.58
2016 92 157 1 063542521 11.55.95.6 12.2 1.45
2017 93 581 1 108599509 11.86.45.4 9.0 1.50
2018 95 014 1 015581434 10.76.14.6 22.7 1.36
2019 96 453 1 088618470 11.36.05.3 12.0 1.45
2020 97 895 1 163574589 11.96.05.9 6.0 1.53
2021 99 337 649 6.6
2022 100 772

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 27.V.2011): [8]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 40 986 44 581 85 567 100
0-4 3 361 3 262 6 623 7.74
5-9 3 272 3 188 6 460 7.55
10-14 3 690 3 638 7 329 8.57
15-19 3 554 3 519 7 073 8.27
20-24 3 206 3 418 6 624 7.74
25-29 3 135 3 512 6 647 7.77
30-34 3 101 3 516 6 617 7.73
35-39 3 049 3 699 6 748 7.89
40-44 3 124 3 588 6 712 7.84
45-49 2 893 3 348 6 241 7.29
50-54 2 416 2 694 5 110 5.97
55-59 1 763 1 957 3 721 4.35
60-64 1 398 1 569 2 968 3.47
65-69 1 066 1 172 2 238 2.62
70-74 690 810 1 500 1.75
75-79 527 654 1 181 1.38
80-84 331 520 850 0.99
85-89 214 298 512 0.60
90-94 72 122 193 0.23
95+ 27 57 84 0.10
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 10 323 10 088 20 411 23.85
15-64 27 640 30 820 58 460 68.32
65+ 2 927 3 633 6 560 7.67
unknown 96 40 136 0.16
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Based on the results of the 2011 Population Census.): [8]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 47 556 51 781 99 337 100
0–4 3 534 3 464 6 998 7.04
5–9 3 546 3 483 7 029 7.08
10–14 3 620 3 511 7 131 7.18
15–19 3 473 3 387 6 860 6.91
20–24 3 961 3 944 7 905 7.96
25–29 3 892 3 930 7 822 7.87
30–34 3 511 3 795 7 306 7.35
35–39 3 348 3 815 7 163 7.21
40–44 3 280 3 749 7 029 7.08
45–49 3 174 3 850 7 024 7.07
50–54 3 152 3 662 6 814 6.86
55–59 2 819 3 345 6 164 6.21
60–64 2 247 2 627 4 874 4.91
65-69 1 532 1 834 3 366 3.39
70-74 1 095 1 379 2 474 2.49
75-79 698 920 1 618 1.63
80+ 674 1 086 1 760 1.77
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 10 700 10 458 21 158 21.30
15–64 32 857 36 104 68 961 69.42
65+ 3 999 5 219 9 218 9.28

Ethnic groups

The population of Antigua and Barbuda, is predominantly black (91.0%) or mixed (4.4%).[1] 1.9% of the population is white and 0.7% East Indian. There is also a small Amerindian 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 Middle East (0.6%) and China (0.2%).

The 2001 census disclosed that 19,425, or 30 per cent of the total population of Antigua and Barbuda, reported their place of birth as a foreign country.[1] Over 15,000 of these persons were from other Caribbean states, representing 80 of the total foreign born. The main countries of origin were Guyana, Dominica and Jamaica. Approximately 4,500 or 23 per cent of all foreign born came from Guyana, 3,300 or 17 per cent came from Dominica and 2,800 or 14 per cent came from Jamaica. The largest single group from a country outside the region came from the United States. 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 United Kingdom and Canada, 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.[9]

  • 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 CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[10]

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
Population pyramid of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017
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
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 ratios
Total dependency ratio: 45.3 (2020 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 31.8 (2020 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 13.6 (2020 est.)
Potential support ratio: 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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