Antigua and Barbuda Population Pyramid 1997
Antigua and Barbuda in 1997
As of 1997, Antigua and Barbuda counted 71,053 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 11.1%, up from 63,946 in 1987.
With a median age of 27.4 years, Antigua and Barbuda had a youth dependency ratio of 44.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 71,053 | 27.4 | |
| Aruba | 81,107 | 32.5 | |
| Grenada | 105,294 | 24.7 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 108,087 | 31.5 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113,141 | 23.5 |





