ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

People

Antigua is populated mostly by people of African origin who were brought to the Islands as slaves. There are also small numbers of Portuguese, British and Arab.

 

 

1990 2000 2010 2016
Population, total (millions) 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
Population growth (annual %) 0.1 2.1 1.1 1
Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. ..
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 71 74 75 76
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 76 65 52 45
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 53 53 .. ..
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. 100 100 100
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 26 15 10 9
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 89 95 98 98
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 84 .. 94 77
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 88.3 114.9 94 87.6
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 104 69 99 94
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 .. 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 0 0 .. 0.3
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 3.3 .. 8.5 8.5
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.3 1 -1 -0.6
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 1,482 .. 1,598 ..
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 4.23 4.12 5.54 5.38
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 60 55 47 40
Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. 100 72 58
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) .. .. .. ..
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) .. .. .. ..
Net migration (thousands) 3 0 0 ..