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People of Antigua and Barbuda

Population:69,481 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 27.3% (male 9,647/female 9,306)
15-64 years: 69% (male 24,137/female 23,801)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 965/female 1,625) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 30.3 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 30.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.527% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:16.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.31 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.037 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.014 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.594 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 18.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 72.42 years
male: 70.03 years
female: 74.94 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.23 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan
Ethnic groups:black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)
Religions:Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Languages:English (official), local dialects
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 85.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda Quickstats

  • Population: 69,481 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 442.6 sq km
  • Density: 184 /km² (57)
  • GDP (total): US$875.8 million (170th)
  • GDP (per capita): US$12,586 (59th)
  • Literacy: 85.8%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +268

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