Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020)
Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico |
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Geographic coordinates | 17 03 N, 61 48 W |
Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
Tarrain | mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas |
Natural Resources | NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
Natural Hazards | hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts |
Irrigated Land | 1.3 sq km (2012) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 153 km |
Climate | tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 443 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Continental shelf | 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Mount Obama 402 m |
Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 20.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 9% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 9% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 18.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 60.8% (2018 est.) |
The island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington
In Antigua and Barbuda, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, Hispanic 2.7%, White 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 1.11% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 5.6% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
Total fertility rate | 1.93 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.94 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 31.5% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling |
Education expenditures | 3.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Net Migration rate | 2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Antiguan, Barbudan | Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s) |
Languages | English (official), Antiguan Creole (an English-based creole) |
Religions | Protestant 68.3% (Anglican 17.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.4%, Pentecostal 12.2%, Moravian 8.3%, Methodist 5.6%, Wesleyan Holiness 4.5%, Church of God 4.1%, Baptist 3.6%), Roman Catholic 8.2%, other 12.2%, unspecified 5.5%, none 5.9% (2011 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 21.8% (male 11,384/female 11,034) |
15-64 years | 67.6% (male 32,312/female 37,094) |
65 years and over | 10.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,615/female 6,195) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 40.9 |
Youth dependency ratio | 26.5 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 14.4 |
Potential support ratio | 7 (2020 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 33.9 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 31.9 years |
Female | 35.7 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 24.3% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.03 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 0.87 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.74 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 78.3 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 76.1 years |
Female | 80.5 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: total | total: 96.7% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: total | total: 91.7% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 8.1% of population (2017 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 11.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 2.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 4.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
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