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Antigua and Barbuda Demographics Profile

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Population99,175 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)

adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan
Ethnic groupsAfrican 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
LanguagesEnglish (official), Antiguan creole
ReligionsProtestant 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.)
Age structure0-14 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.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 45.3

youth dependency ratio: 31.8

elderly dependency ratio: 13.6

potential support ratio: 7.4 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 32.7 years

male: 30.7 years

female: 34.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.17% (2021 est.)
Birth rate15.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionthe island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington
Urbanizationurban population: 24.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 14.65 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 17.71 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 77.55 years

male: 75.37 years

female: 79.85 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.96 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 96.7% of population

unimproved: total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures5.2% (2018)
Physicians density2.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 91.7% of population

unimproved: total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.1% (2018)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2018)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate18.9% (2016)
Education expendituresNA
Literacydefinition: 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)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021