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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Antigua and Barbuda, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Contents
- Map of Antigua and Barbuda
- Population
- Structure of the population
- Ethnic groups
- The World Factbook demographic statistics
- Nationality
- Languages
- Religions
- References
Map of Antigua and Barbuda
Population
According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295. The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 90,900 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects).
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (27.05.2011) (Census) :
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 Chinese (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.
The World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated