title: Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda
text: 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  is  ().
  
  Vital statistics
  
  Structure of the population
  
  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)
  
  References
  
   
  Society of Antigua and Barbuda