Population: 64,006 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26% (male 8,482; female 8,200)
15-64 years: 68% (male 21,695; female 22,042)
65 years and over: 6% (male 1,548; female 2,039)
(July 1998 est.)
Population
growth rate: 0.39% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 16.72 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration
rate: -6.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality
rate: 21.35 deaths/1,000 live births
(1998 est.)
Life expectancy
at birth:
total population: 71.19 years
male: 68.82 years
female: 73.69 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility
rate: 1.74 children born/woman (1998
est.)
Nationality:
noun: Antiguan(s),
Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan
Ethnic groups: black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian
Religions: Anglican (predominant), other Protestant
sects, some Roman Catholic
Languages: English (official), local dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.)
©
CIA 1998 |
