Antigua and Barbuda Demographics Profile 2008

Population

69,842 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.9% (male 9,561/female 9,220)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 24,467/female 24,076)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 927/female 1,591) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 30.5 years
male: 30 years
female: 31.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.508% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

16.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

5.25 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 17.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.69 years
male: 70.28 years
female: 75.22 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.22 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Ethnic groups

black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)

Religions

Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), local dialects

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.)