Antigua and Barbuda People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

101,489 (2023 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

Languages

English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based 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.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.97% (male 11,321/female 10,980)

15-64 years: 67.94% (male 32,103/female 36,847)

65 years and over: 10.09% (2023 est.) (male 4,378/female 5,860)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 40.9

youth dependency ratio: 26.5

elderly dependency ratio: 14.4

potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 32.7 years

male: 30.7 years

female: 34.4 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.13% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

Population distribution

the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington

Urbanization

urban population: 24.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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

Major urban areas - population

21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female

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

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

Maternal mortality ratio

21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.95 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.84 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.04 years

male: 75.88 years

female: 80.31 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.94 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.95 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 96.7% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure

5.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 91.7% of population

unimproved: total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

18.9% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 11.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 2.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 4.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

31.5% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (202 est.)

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)

NOTE: The information regarding Antigua and Barbuda 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 Antigua and Barbuda 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antigua and Barbuda 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.