People

Population: 64 006 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 26% (male 8 482; female 8 200)

15-64 years: 68% (male 21 695; female 22 042)

65 years and over: 6% (male 1 548; female 2 039) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.39% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 16.72 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 5.87 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.92 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 21.35 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 71.19 years

male: 68.82 years

female: 73.69 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.74 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Antiguan(s) Barbudan(s)

adjective: Antiguan Barbudan

Ethnic groups: black British Portuguese Lebanese Syrian

Religions: Anglican (predominant) other Protestant sects 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 est.)