Anguilla People - 2024

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)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 36.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.6 years

female: 38.6 years

Population growth rate

1.77% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

10.5 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.)

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

male: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 79.8 years

female: 85.1 years

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