title: Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda
text: # Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda
  
  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
  
  According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295. The estimated population of 2021 is 93,219 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects).
  
  ## Vital statistics
  
  | | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Infant mortality rate | TFR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1950 | ~46 000 | 1 654 | 535 | 1 119 | 35.7 | 11.6 | 24.2 |
  | 1951 | ~48 000 | 1 676 | 605 | 1 071 | 34.7 | 12.5 | 22.2 |
  | 1952 | ~50 000 | 1 612 | 526 | 1 086 | 32.3 | 10.5 | 21.8 |
  | 1953 | ~51 000 | 1 687 | 599 | 1 088 | 33.0 | 11.7 | 21.3 |
  | 1954 | ~52 000 | 1 660 | 532 | 1 128 | 31.9 | 10.2 | 21.7 |
  | 1955 | ~53 000 | 1 880 | 516 | 1 364 | 35.7 | 9.8 | 25.9 |
  | 1956 | ~53 000 | 1 917 | 497 | 1 420 | 36.1 | 9.4 | 26.8 |
  | 1957 | ~53 000 | 1 764 | 512 | 1 252 | 33.0 | 9.6 | 23.4 |
  | 1958 | ~54 000 | 1 818 | 551 | 1 267 | 33.8 | 10.3 | 23.6 |
  | 1959 | ~54 000 | 1 831 | 517 | 1 314 | 33.8 | 9.5 | 24.3 |
  | 1960 | ~55 000 | 1 878 | 538 | 1 340 | 34.3 | 9.8 | 24.5 |
  | 1961 | ~55 000 | 1 768 | 503 | 1 265 | 31.9 | 9.1 | 22.8 |
  | 1962 | ~56 000 | 1 787 | 405 | 1 382 | 31.7 | 7.2 | 24.5 |
  | 1963 | ~57 000 | 1 833 | 574 | 1 259 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 21.9 |
  | 1964 | ~59 000 | 1 886 | 500 | 1 386 | 32.2 | 8.5 | 23.7 |
  | 1965 | ~60 000 | 1 742 | 484 | 1 258 | 29.2 | 8.1 | 21.1 |
  | 1966 | ~61 000 | 1 745 | 492 | 1 253 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 20.6 |
  | 1967 | ~62 000 | 1 794 | 440 | 1 354 | 28.9 | 7.1 | 21.8 |
  | 1968 | ~63 000 | 1 811 | 513 | 1 298 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 20.5 |
  | 1969 | ~64 000 | 1 527 | 410 | 1 117 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 17.4 |
  | 1970 | ~65 000 | 1 540 | 411 | 1 129 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 17.3 |
  | 1971 | ~66 000 | 1 700 | 414 | 1 286 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 19.4 |
  | 1972 | ~67 000 | 1 573 | 455 | 1 118 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 16.6 |
  | 1973 | ~68 000 | 1 257 | 377 | 880 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 12.9 |
  | 1974 | ~69 000 | 1 274 | 496 | 778 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 11.3 |
  | 1975 | ~69 000 | 1 336 | 463 | 873 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
  | 1976 | ~70 000 | 1 522 | 491 | 1 031 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 14.8 |
  | 1977 | ~70 000 | 1 429 | 489 | 940 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 13.4 |
  | 1978 | ~71 000 | 1 342 | 402 | 940 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 13.3 |
  | 1979 | ~71 000 | 1 397 | 469 | 928 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 13.2 |
  | 1980 | ~70 000 | 1 238 | 387 | 851 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 12.1 |
  | 1981 | ~70 000 | 1 177 | 377 | 800 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 11.5 |
  | 1982 | ~69 000 | 1 152 | 394 | 758 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 11.0 |
  | 1983 | ~68 000 | 1 174 | 404 | 770 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 11.3 |
  | 1984 | ~67 000 | 1 126 | 386 | 740 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 11.1 |
  | 1985 | ~66 000 | 1 190 | 405 | 785 | 18.1 | 6.2 | 11.9 |
  | 1986 | ~65 000 | 1 130 | 383 | 747 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 11.6 |
  | 1987 | ~63 000 | 1 104 | 417 | 687 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 |
  | 1988 | ~63 000 | 1 107 | 389 | 718 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
  | 1989 | ~62 000 | 1 137 | 415 | 722 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
  | 1990 | ~62 000 | 1 288 | 433 | 855 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 13.8 |
  | 1991 | 63 878 | 1 178 | 438 | 740 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 |
  | 1992 | 64 682 | 1 256 | 442 | 814 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
  | 1993 | 65 505 | 1 228 | 455 | 773 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 |
  | 1994 | 66 416 | 1 271 | 451 | 820 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
  | 1995 | 67 608 | 1 347 | 434 | 913 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 13.4 |
  | 1996 | 68 612 | 1 400 | 429 | 971 | 19.9 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
  | 1997 | 68 890 | 1 448 | 468 | 980 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 13.6 |
  | 1998 | 69 866 | 1 366 | 456 | 910 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 12.3 |
  | 1999 | 70 856 | 1 329 | 509 | 820 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 |
  | 2000 | 72 310 | 1 528 | 447 | 1 081 | 19.7 | 6.2 | 13.5 |
  | 2001 | 76 886 | 1 350 | 462 | 888 | 17.6 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 17.8 | |
  | 2002 | 77 665 | 1 193 | 444 | 749 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 17.6 | |
  | 2003 | 78 412 | 1 227 | 454 | 773 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 14.7 | |
  | 2004 | 79 196 | 1 257 | 516 | 741 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 22.3 | |
  | 2005 | 80 007 | 1 190 | 497 | 693 | 14.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 1.6 |
  | 2006 | 80 855 | 1 195 | 465 | 730 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 |
  | 2007 | 81 736 | 1 282 | 471 | 811 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 1.86 |
  | 2008 | 82 663 | 1 438 | 538 | 900 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.4 | 2.06 |
  | 2009 | 83 624 | 1 404 | 515 | 889 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 2.02 |
  | 2010 | 84 622 | 1 245 | 498 | 747 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 1.78 |
  | 2011 | 85 567 | 1 232 | 475 | 757 | 14.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 20.3 | 1.75 |
  | 2012 | 86 793 | 1 174 | 507 | 667 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 1.66 |
  | 2013 | 88 069 | 1 093 | 463 | 630 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.53 |
  | 2014 | 89 391 | 1 100 | 590 | 510 | 12.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 1.53 |
  | 2015 | 90 755 | 1 159 | 527 | 632 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 1.58 |
  | 2016 | 92 157 | 1 063 | 542 | 521 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 1.45 |
  | 2017 | 93 581 | 1 108 | 599 | 509 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 1.50 |
  | 2018 | 95 014 | 1 015 | 581 | 434 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 22.7 | 1.36 |
  | 2019 | 96 453 | 1 088 | 618 | 470 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 1.45 |
  | 2020 | 97 895 | 1 163 | 574 | 589 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.53 |
  | 2021 | 99 337 | | 649 | | | 6.6 | | | |
  | 2022 | 100 772 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Structure of the population
  
  | 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 |
  | 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%). 1.9% 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. 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.
  
  * 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.
  
  ### 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
  
      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)
  