Antigua and Barbuda Population Pyramid 1970
Antigua and Barbuda in 1970
The population of Antigua and Barbuda in 1970 was 64,528. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 55,603; it has grown by 16.1% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.9 years; 43.7% were children under 15 and 4.9% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Antigua and Barbuda had on average 1.58 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 77.6 years in 2023: 80.3 for women and 74.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
22,908 immigrants live in Antigua and Barbuda, 24.4% of the population.
| Guyana | 7,064 |
| Jamaica | 4,328 |
| United States of America | 2,850 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,934 |
| United Kingdom | 1,076 |
10,546 people born in Antigua and Barbuda live in other countries.
| United States Virgin Islands | 4,590 |
| Guinea | 4,134 |
| Namibia | 520 |
| Chile | 207 |
| Dominican Republic | 201 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 64,528 | 17.9 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 63,857 | 22.7 | |
| Aruba | 58,951 | 20.4 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95,964 | 16.8 | |
| Grenada | 98,414 | 16.7 |





