World Factbook
Anguilla
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official)
Religions
Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbyterian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.83 male(s)/female
total population
0.88 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.93 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.69 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
34.8 years
total
37.5 years (2025 est.)
female
39 years
Population
male
9,107
total
19,416 (2024 est.)
female
10,309
Nationality
noun
Anguillan(s)
adjective
Anguillan
Urbanization
urban population
100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
20.8% (male 2,056/female 1,992)
15-64 years
67.5% (male 5,958/female 7,147)
65 years and over
11.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,093/female 1,170)
Ethnic groups
African/Black 85.3%, Hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, White 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
note: data represent population by ethnic origin
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
48.2 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
30.9 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
5.8 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
17.3 (2024 est.)
Physician density
1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Net migration rate
10.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 97.5% of population
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
10.3% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
total
2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
2.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.71% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.85 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparse in the northeast
Life expectancy at birth
male
80 years
female
85.3 years
total population
82.6 years (2024 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1,000 THE VALLEY (capital) (2018)