Demographics of Anguilla

This is a demography of the population of Anguilla including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871 2,800—    
1881 3,200+1.34%
1891 3,700+1.46%
1901 3,900+0.53%
1911 4,100+0.50%
1921 4,200+0.24%
1946 5,000+0.70%
1960 5,810+1.08%
1974 6,519+0.83%
1984 6,680+0.24%
1992 8,960+3.74%
2001 11,561+2.87%
2011 13,452+1.53%
Source:[1][2]

Population

The estimated population of 2021 is 15,753 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[3][4]).

Population pyramid of Anguilla.

72% of the population is Anguillian while 28% is non-Anguillian (2001 census). Of the non-Anguillian population, many are citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, St Kitts & Nevis, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Nigeria.

2006 and 2007 saw an influx of large numbers of Chinese, Indian, and Mexican workers, brought in as labor for major tourist developments due to the local population not being large enough to support the labor requirements.

Vital statistics
[5][6][7] Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000)
1988 7.6 160 21.1
1989 8.0 189 23.7
1990 8.3 159 19.1
1991 8.7 172 19.8
1992 9.0 141 15.7
1993 9.3 17159112 18.56.412.1
1994 9.5 16352111 17.15.511.6
1995 9.8 16754113 17.05.511.5
1996 10.1 1618378 16.08.27.8
1997 10.3 16956113 16.45.411.0
1998 10.5 1556293 14.75.98.8
1999 10.8 17658118 16.35.410.9
2000 11.1 19373120 17.46.610.8
2001 11.4 18350133 16.14.411.7
2002 11.7 16952117 14.54.410.0
2003 12.0 1396574 11.65.46.2
2004 12.3 16453111 13.34.39.0
2005 12.6 16758109 13.24.68.6
2006 12.9 18358125 14.24.59.7
2007 13.1 1487078 11.35.35.9
2008 13.4 1545797 11.54.37.3
2009 13.6 18159122 11.33.77.6
2010 13.8 18266116 11.14.07.1
2011 13.037 (census) 18555130 14.24.110.1
2012 13.411 19238154 14.32.811.5
2013 1657293 12.25.36.9
2014 1515992 10.64.16.5
2015 16561104 11.24.17.1

Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 11.V.2011): [8]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 6 707 6 865 13 572 100
0–4 546 512 1 058 7.80
5–9 529 527 1 056 7.78
10–14 530 539 1 069 7.88
15–19 466 450 916 6.75
20–24 466 451 917 6.76
25–29 533 587 1 120 8.25
30–34 480 536 1 016 7.49
35–39 569 576 1 145 8.44
40–44 567 571 1 138 8.38
45–49 538 551 1 089 8.02
50–54 425 453 878 6.47
55–59 347 347 694 5.11
60–64 228 225 453 3.34
65-69 161 162 323 2.38
70-74 118 132 250 1.84
75+ 204 246 450 3.32
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 1 605 1 578 3 183 23.45
15–64 4 619 4 747 9 366 69.01
65+ 483 540 1 023 7.54

Ethnic groups
Ethnic groups of Anguilla (2011) [9]
Ethnic groups percent
African/black
 
 85.3%
Hispanic
 
 4.9%
Mixed
 
 3.8%
White
 
 3.2%
Other
 
 1.6%
East Indian/Indian
 
 1%
Unspecified
 
 0.3%

Languages

English (official).

The 2001 census found 11,329 were capable of carrying a conversation in English, and 101 were not. 82 of those spoke Spanish as a first language, 7 spoke Chinese.[10]

The 2001 census found one heptalingual person, 13 pentalingual people, 35 quadrilingual people, 173 trilingual people, 881 bilingual people

The total numbers of speakers of each language were:

Language Speakers
English 11,329
Spanish 738
French 342
Chinese 22
Italian 42
German 59
Dutch 95
Other 128

Religion

Anguilla is predominantly Christian, with more than 85% identifying themselves with a denomination of Christianity. Migration has also resulted in various other religions to make a presence in Anguilla.

Religion2001 Census[11]2011 Census[12]
Anglicans3,3133,077
Methodist2,7332,627
Pentecostal8781,421
Christianity-1,370
Seventh-day Adventist8711,312
Baptist833961
Roman Catholic654920
Church of God869664
Jehovah Witness81146
Evangelical60107
Rastafarian8574
Hinduism4558
Islam3643
Presbyterian2225
Judaism1619
Brethren3915
None456610
Other400263
Not Stated3940

See also

References
  1. "Home". Population Statistics.
  2. "Demographic Tables". Government of Anguilla. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. "Demographic Yearbook". United Nations Statistics Division.
  6. "Marriages by Age of Bride and Age of Groom, by Quarter 2016". gov.ai (Tables). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. Demographic Profile: Anguilla (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07 – via caricomstats.org.
  8. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. "Central America and Caribbean: Anguilla". CIA The World Factbook. 22 March 2022.
  10. "Anguilla Population & Housing Census". Government of Anguilla. 9 May 2001.
  11. "Census 2001" (PDF). Government of Anguilla. 9 May 2001.
  12. "Census 2011" (PDF). Government of Anguilla.
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