# Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda

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 size and structure

According to the 2011 census the estimated resident population of Antigua and Barbuda was 86,295. The estimated population of 2021 is 93,219 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects).

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 40 986 | 44 581 | 85 567 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 3 361 | 3 262 | 6 623 | 7.74 |
| 5–9 | 3 272 | 3 188 | 6 460 | 7.55 |
| 10–14 | 3 690 | 3 638 | 7 329 | 8.57 |
| 15–19 | 3 554 | 3 519 | 7 073 | 8.27 |
| 20–24 | 3 206 | 3 418 | 6 624 | 7.74 |
| 25–29 | 3 135 | 3 512 | 6 647 | 7.77 |
| 30–34 | 3 101 | 3 516 | 6 617 | 7.73 |
| 35–39 | 3 049 | 3 699 | 6 748 | 7.89 |
| 40–44 | 3 124 | 3 588 | 6 712 | 7.84 |
| 45–49 | 2 893 | 3 348 | 6 241 | 7.29 |
| 50–54 | 2 416 | 2 694 | 5 110 | 5.97 |
| 55–59 | 1 763 | 1 957 | 3 721 | 4.35 |
| 60–64 | 1 398 | 1 569 | 2 968 | 3.47 |
| 65–69 | 1 066 | 1 172 | 2 238 | 2.62 |
| 70–74 | 690 | 810 | 1 500 | 1.75 |
| 75–79 | 527 | 654 | 1 181 | 1.38 |
| 80–84 | 331 | 520 | 850 | 0.99 |
| 85–89 | 214 | 298 | 512 | 0.60 |
| 90–94 | 72 | 122 | 193 | 0.23 |
| 95+ | 27 | 57 | 84 | 0.10 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 10 323 | 10 088 | 20 411 | 23.85 |
| 15–64 | 27 640 | 30 820 | 58 460 | 68.32 |
| 65+ | 2 927 | 3 633 | 6 560 | 7.67 |
| unknown | 96 | 40 | 136 | 0.16 |
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 47 556 | 51 781 | 99 337 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 3 534 | 3 464 | 6 998 | 7.04 |
| 5–9 | 3 546 | 3 483 | 7 029 | 7.08 |
| 10–14 | 3 620 | 3 511 | 7 131 | 7.18 |
| 15–19 | 3 473 | 3 387 | 6 860 | 6.91 |
| 20–24 | 3 961 | 3 944 | 7 905 | 7.96 |
| 25–29 | 3 892 | 3 930 | 7 822 | 7.87 |
| 30–34 | 3 511 | 3 795 | 7 306 | 7.35 |
| 35–39 | 3 348 | 3 815 | 7 163 | 7.21 |
| 40–44 | 3 280 | 3 749 | 7 029 | 7.08 |
| 45–49 | 3 174 | 3 850 | 7 024 | 7.07 |
| 50–54 | 3 152 | 3 662 | 6 814 | 6.86 |
| 55–59 | 2 819 | 3 345 | 6 164 | 6.21 |
| 60–64 | 2 247 | 2 627 | 4 874 | 4.91 |
| 65–69 | 1 532 | 1 834 | 3 366 | 3.39 |
| 70–74 | 1 095 | 1 379 | 2 474 | 2.49 |
| 75–79 | 698 | 920 | 1 618 | 1.63 |
| 80+ | 674 | 1 086 | 1 760 | 1.77 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 10 700 | 10 458 | 21 158 | 21.30 |
| 15–64 | 32 857 | 36 104 | 68 961 | 69.42 |
| 65+ | 3 999 | 5 219 | 9 218 | 9.28 |

## Vital statistics

| | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Infant mortality rate | TFR |
| 1950 | ~46 000 | 1 654 | 535 | 1 119 | 35.7 | 11.6 | 24.2 |
| 1951 | ~48 000 | 1 676 | 605 | 1 071 | 34.7 | 12.5 | 22.2 |
| 1952 | ~50 000 | 1 612 | 526 | 1 086 | 32.3 | 10.5 | 21.8 |
| 1953 | ~51 000 | 1 687 | 599 | 1 088 | 33.0 | 11.7 | 21.3 |
| 1954 | ~52 000 | 1 660 | 532 | 1 128 | 31.9 | 10.2 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | ~53 000 | 1 880 | 516 | 1 364 | 35.7 | 9.8 | 25.9 |
| 1956 | ~53 000 | 1 917 | 497 | 1 420 | 36.1 | 9.4 | 26.8 |
| 1957 | ~53 000 | 1 764 | 512 | 1 252 | 33.0 | 9.6 | 23.4 |
| 1958 | ~54 000 | 1 818 | 551 | 1 267 | 33.8 | 10.3 | 23.6 |
| 1959 | ~54 000 | 1 831 | 517 | 1 314 | 33.8 | 9.5 | 24.3 |
| 1960 | ~55 000 | 1 878 | 538 | 1 340 | 34.3 | 9.8 | 24.5 |
| 1961 | ~55 000 | 1 768 | 503 | 1 265 | 31.9 | 9.1 | 22.8 |
| 1962 | ~56 000 | 1 787 | 405 | 1 382 | 31.7 | 7.2 | 24.5 |
| 1963 | ~57 000 | 1 833 | 574 | 1 259 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 21.9 |
| 1964 | ~59 000 | 1 886 | 500 | 1 386 | 32.2 | 8.5 | 23.7 |
| 1965 | ~60 000 | 1 742 | 484 | 1 258 | 29.2 | 8.1 | 21.1 |
| 1966 | ~61 000 | 1 745 | 492 | 1 253 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 20.6 |
| 1967 | ~62 000 | 1 794 | 440 | 1 354 | 28.9 | 7.1 | 21.8 |
| 1968 | ~63 000 | 1 811 | 513 | 1 298 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 20.5 |
| 1969 | ~64 000 | 1 527 | 410 | 1 117 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 17.4 |
| 1970 | ~65 000 | 1 540 | 411 | 1 129 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 17.3 |
| 1971 | ~66 000 | 1 700 | 414 | 1 286 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 19.4 |
| 1972 | ~67 000 | 1 573 | 455 | 1 118 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 16.6 |
| 1973 | ~68 000 | 1 257 | 377 | 880 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 12.9 |
| 1974 | ~69 000 | 1 274 | 496 | 778 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 11.3 |
| 1975 | ~69 000 | 1 336 | 463 | 873 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | ~70 000 | 1 522 | 491 | 1 031 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 14.8 |
| 1977 | ~70 000 | 1 429 | 489 | 940 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 13.4 |
| 1978 | ~71 000 | 1 342 | 402 | 940 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 13.3 |
| 1979 | ~71 000 | 1 397 | 469 | 928 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 13.2 |
| 1980 | ~70 000 | 1 238 | 387 | 851 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 12.1 |
| 1981 | ~70 000 | 1 177 | 377 | 800 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 11.5 |
| 1982 | ~69 000 | 1 152 | 394 | 758 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 11.0 |
| 1983 | ~68 000 | 1 174 | 404 | 770 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 11.3 |
| 1984 | ~67 000 | 1 126 | 386 | 740 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 11.1 |
| 1985 | ~66 000 | 1 190 | 405 | 785 | 18.1 | 6.2 | 11.9 |
| 1986 | ~65 000 | 1 130 | 383 | 747 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 11.6 |
| 1987 | ~63 000 | 1 104 | 417 | 687 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 |
| 1988 | ~63 000 | 1 107 | 389 | 718 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| 1989 | ~62 000 | 1 137 | 415 | 722 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | ~62 000 | 1 288 | 433 | 855 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 13.8 |
| 1991 | 63 878 | 1 178 | 438 | 740 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 |
| 1992 | 64 682 | 1 256 | 442 | 814 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 65 505 | 1 228 | 455 | 773 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 |
| 1994 | 66 416 | 1 271 | 451 | 820 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 12.3 |
| 1995 | 67 608 | 1 347 | 434 | 913 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 13.4 |
| 1996 | 68 612 | 1 400 | 429 | 971 | 19.9 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
| 1997 | 68 890 | 1 448 | 468 | 980 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 13.6 |
| 1998 | 69 866 | 1 366 | 456 | 910 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 12.3 |
| 1999 | 70 856 | 1 329 | 509 | 820 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 |
| 2000 | 72 310 | 1 528 | 447 | 1 081 | 19.7 | 6.2 | 13.5 |
| 2001 | 76 886 | 1 350 | 462 | 888 | 17.6 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 17.8 | |
| 2002 | 77 665 | 1 193 | 444 | 749 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 17.6 | |
| 2003 | 78 412 | 1 227 | 454 | 773 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 14.7 | |
| 2004 | 79 196 | 1 257 | 516 | 741 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 22.3 | |
| 2005 | 80 007 | 1 190 | 497 | 693 | 14.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 1.6 |
| 2006 | 80 855 | 1 195 | 465 | 730 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 81 736 | 1 282 | 471 | 811 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 1.86 |
| 2008 | 82 663 | 1 438 | 538 | 900 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.4 | 2.06 |
| 2009 | 83 624 | 1 404 | 515 | 889 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 84 622 | 1 245 | 498 | 747 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 1.78 |
| 2011 | 85 567 | 1 232 | 475 | 757 | 14.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 20.3 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 86 793 | 1 174 | 507 | 667 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 1.66 |
| 2013 | 88 069 | 1 093 | 463 | 630 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.53 |
| 2014 | 89 391 | 1 100 | 590 | 510 | 12.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 1.53 |
| 2015 | 90 755 | 1 159 | 527 | 632 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 1.58 |
| 2016 | 92 157 | 1 063 | 542 | 521 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 1.45 |
| 2017 | 93 581 | 1 108 | 599 | 509 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 95 014 | 1 015 | 581 | 434 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 22.7 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | 96 453 | 1 088 | 618 | 470 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 1.45 |
| 2020 | 97 895 | 1 163 | 574 | 589 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.53 |
| 2021 | 99 337 | | 649 | | | 6.6 | | | |
| 2022 | 100 772 | | | | | | | | |

## 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.

## Languages

English (official), Antiguan creole

## Religion

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.)