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 size and structure
According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295. The estimated population of is , according to .
Structure of the population Table: Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 27.V.2011): Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 0.10Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 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
Table: Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021, based on the results of the 2011 Population Census). Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 1.77Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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
Vital statistics
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Infant mortality rateTFR 1950 ~46 0001 654 5351 11935.711.624.2 1951 ~48 0001 676 6051 07134.712.522.2 1952 ~50 0001 612 5261 08632.310.521.8 1953 ~51 0001 687 5991 08833.011.721.3 1954 ~52 0001 660 5321 12831.910.221.7 1955 ~53 0001 880 5161 36435.79.825.9 1956 ~53 0001 917 4971 42036.19.426.8 1957 ~53 0001 764 5121 25233.09.623.4 1958 ~54 0001 818 5511 26733.810.323.6 1959 ~54 0001 831 5171 31433.89.524.3 1960 ~55 0001 878 5381 34034.39.824.5 1961 ~55 0001 768 5031 26531.99.122.8 1962 ~56 0001 787 4051 38231.77.224.5 1963 ~57 0001 833 5741 25932.010.021.9 1964 ~59 0001 886 5001 38632.28.523.7 1965 ~60 0001 742 4841 25829.28.121.1 1966 ~61 0001 745 4921 25328.78.120.6 1967 ~62 0001 794 4401 35428.97.121.8 1968 ~63 0001 811 5131 29828.78.120.5 1969 ~64 0001 527 4101 11723.76.417.4 1970 ~65 0001 540 4111 12923.66.317.3 1971 ~66 0001 700 4141 28625.66.219.4 1972 ~67 0001 573 4551 11823.46.816.6 1973 ~68 0001 257 377 88018.55.512.9 1974 ~69 0001 274 496 77818.67.211.3 1975 ~69 0001 336 463 87319.36.712.6 1976 ~70 0001 522 4911 03121.87.014.8 1977 ~70 0001 429 489 94020.37.013.4 1978 ~71 0001 342 402 94019.05.713.3 1979 ~71 0001 397 469 92819.86.613.2 1980 ~70 0001 238 387 85117.65.512.1 1981 ~70 0001 177377 80016.95.411.5 1982 ~69 0001 152 394 75816.75.711.0 1983 ~68 0001 174 404 77017.35.911.3 1984 ~67 0001 126 386 74016.85.811.1 1985 ~66 0001 190 405 78518.16.211.9 1986 ~65 0001 130 383 74717.55.911.6 1987 ~63 0001 104 417 68717.46.610.8 1988 ~63 0001 107 389 71817.76.211.5 1989 ~62 0001 137 415 72218.36.711.7 1990 ~62 0001 288 433 85520.87.013.8 1991 63 8781 178 438 74018.97.011.9 1992 64 6821 256 442 81419.87.012.8 1993 65 5051 228 455 77318.97.011.9 1994 66 4161 271 451 82019.16.812.3 1995 67 6081 347 434 91319.76.313.4 1996 68 6121 400 429 97119.96.113.8 1997 68 8901 448 468 98020.06.513.6 1998 69 8661 366 456 91018.46.112.3 1999 70 8561 329 509 82017.56.710.8 2000 72 3101 528 4471 08119.76.213.5 2001 76 8861 350 462 88817.66.011.617.8 2002 77 6651 193 444 74915.45.79.717.6 2003 78 4121 227 454 77315.75.89.914.7 2004 79 1961 257 516 74115.96.59.422.3 2005 80 0071 190 497 69314.96.28.713.51.6 2006 80 8551 195 465 73014.85.89.08.41.6 2007 81 7361 282 471 81115.75.89.917.91.86 2008 82 6631 438 538 90017.46.510.917.42.06 2009 83 6241 404 515 88916.86.210.614.32.02 2010 84 6221 245 498 74714.75.98.812.91.78 2011 85 5671 232 475 75714.45.68.820.31.75 2012 86 7931 174 507 66713.55.87.716.21.66 2013 88 0691 093463 63012.45.37.111.01.53 2014 89 3911 100590 51012.36.65.711.81.53 2015 90 7551 159527 63212.85.87.08.61.58 2016 92 1571 063542 52111.55.95.612.21.45 2017 93 5811 108599 50911.86.45.49.01.50 2018 95 0141 015 58143410.76.14.622.71.36 2019 96 4531 088618 47011.36.05.312.01.45 2020 97 8951 163 574 58911.96.05.96.01.53 2021 99 337 649 6.6 2022 100 772
Fertility Years 1900190119021903190419051906190719081909Total Fertility Rate in Antigua and Barbuda4.634.634.624.624.624.614.614.604.604.60
Years 1910191119121913191419151916191719181919Total Fertility Rate in Antigua and Barbuda4.594.594.594.584.584.584.574.574.564.56
Years 1920192119221923192419251926192719281929Total Fertility Rate in Antigua and Barbuda4.564.554.554.554.544.544.534.534.534.52
Years 1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Total Fertility Rate in Antigua and Barbuda4.524.524.514.514.514.504.504.494.494.49
Years 1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Total Fertility Rate in Antigua and Barbuda4.484.484.484.474.474.464.464.464.454.45
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.
Languages Antiguan and Barbudan Creole, English
Religion 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.)
References
External links *– National Bureau of Statistics of Antigua & Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda profile – Caribbean Community Statistics