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Nationality:
noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective:
Antiguan, Barbudan
Ethnic groups:
black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% (2001 census)
Languages:
English (official), local dialects
Religions:
Protestant 76.4% (Anglican 25.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%), Roman Catholic 10.4%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Population:
89,018 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.2% (male 11,413/female 11,059)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
16.6% (male 7,296/female 7,490)
25-54 years:
42.9% (male 17,481/female 20,701)
55-64 years:
8.3% (male 3,364/female 4,019)
65 years and over:
7% (male 2,674/female 3,521) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
28.9 years
female:
32 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.276% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
16.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SAINT JOHN'S (capital) 27,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.9 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.17 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 122
male:
16.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.69 years
country comparison to the world: 86
male:
73.66 years
female:
77.83 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.05 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.17 physicians/1,000 population (1999)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 95% of population
unimproved:
