Anguilla People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

19,079 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Anguillan(s)

adjective: Anguillan

Ethnic groups

African/Black 85.3%, Hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, White 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)

note: data represent population by ethnic origin

Languages

English (official)

Religions

Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbyterian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21% (male 2,034/female 1,972)

15-64 years: 67.88% (male 5,896/female 7,055)

65 years and over: 11.12% (2023 est.) (male 1,037/female 1,085)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 38.6

youth dependency ratio: 24.4

elderly dependency ratio: 14.1

potential support ratio: 7.1 (2021)

Median age

total: 35.7 years

male: 33.7 years

female: 37.6 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.77% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

11.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

10.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1,000 THE VALLEY (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female

total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.02 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.41 years

male: 79.81 years

female: 85.08 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.85 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 97.5% of population

total: 97.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population

total: 2.5% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 99.1% of population

total: 99.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.9% of population

total: 0.9% of population (2017 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

46.1% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Anguilla on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Anguilla 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Anguilla 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.