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Antigua and Barbuda



Antigua and Barbuda People:

Population:
68,722 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.9% (male:9,767; female:9,427)
15-64 years: 68% (male:23,466; female:23,250)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male:1,085; female:1,727) (2005)

Median age:
total: 29.67 years
male: 29.19 years
female: 30.15 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
0.57% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
17.26 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
5.44 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
-6.11 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.46 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 23.43 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 15.29 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.9 years (2005 est.)
male: 69.53 years
female: 74.38 years

Total fertility rate:
2.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Ethnic groups:
black , British , Portuguese , Lebanese , Syrian

Religions:
Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and 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)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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