Antigua and Barbuda Demographics Profile 2006

Population

69,108 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.6% (male 9,716/female 9,375)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 23,801/female 23,524)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 1,020/female 1,672) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 30 years
male: 29.5 years
female: 30.5 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.55% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

16.93 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.16 years
male: 69.78 years
female: 74.66 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.24 children born/woman (2006 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, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian

Religions

Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)

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.)