World Factbook
Antigua and Barbuda
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based creole)
Religions
Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.87 male(s)/female
total population
0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.74 male(s)/female
Birth rate
14.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
31.9 years
total
34.1 years (2025 est.)
female
35.7 years
Population
male
48,311
total
102,634 (2024 est.)
female
54,323
Nationality
noun
Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective
Antiguan, Barbudan
Urbanization
urban population
24.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
21.8% (male 11,384/female 11,034)
15-64 years
67.6% (male 32,312/female 37,094)
65 years and over
10.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,615/female 6,195)
Ethnic groups
African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, Hispanic 2.7%, White 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
note: data represent population by ethnic group
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
47.9 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
32.3 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
6.4 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
15.6 (2024 est.)
Physician density
2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.9% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
14% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
3.3 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.92 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 98.3% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 98.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 98.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 1.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 1.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 1.6% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
5.9% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
16.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.09% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.94 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington
Life expectancy at birth
male
76.1 years
female
80.5 years
total population
78.3 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
35 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 98% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 97.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 95.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 2.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 4.6% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
2.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
11.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
4.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.9% (2016)