Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
11 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
10,000 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 20 radio stations (2024)
Communications: Internet country code
.ag
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
72.73% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
29 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
27,000 (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
201 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
186,182 (2022 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
tropical fruits, milk, mangoes/guavas, eggs, lemons/limes, pumpkins/squash, sweet potatoes, vegetables, cucumbers/gherkins, yams (2023)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$266.044 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$251.418 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$116.4 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$522,482 (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$29.2 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$35.6 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$118.1 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$232.5 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$112.3 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
-$219.7 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$281.6 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$291.674 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$271.047 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$181.366 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
2.7000 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
2.7000 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
2.7000 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
2.7000 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
2.7000 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
2.7000 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
2.7000 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
2.7000 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
2.7000 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
2.7000 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
2.7000 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
2.7000 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
2.7000 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
refined petroleum, ships, soybean meal, shellfish, paintings (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$1.027 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$1.016 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$1.043 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$988.7 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$1.038 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$1.194 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$591.3 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$752.4 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$1.111 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$1.185 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$1.314 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
1.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
19% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
69.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$33,386 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$2.225 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$3.131 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
ships, refined petroleum, cars, plastic products, furniture (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$853.4 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$923.6 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$970.8 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$1.133 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$1.180 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$739.7 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$867.0 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$1.227 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$1.273 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$1.282 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
1% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
0.97% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
-0.49% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
2.43% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
1.21% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
1.43% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
0.63% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
2.06% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
7.53% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
5.07% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
6.20% (2024 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
86.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$1.924 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$1.876 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$1.918 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$1.938 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$2.426 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$2.055 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$2.378 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$2.594 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$2.657 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$2.772 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
1.42% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
4.12% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
2.71% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
6.71% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
3.17% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-18.87% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
8.17% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
9.11% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.43% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.66% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$21,671 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$20,985 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$21,320 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$21,422 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$26,551 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$22,370 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$25,745 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$29,934 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$31,602 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$30.0 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$31.8 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$31.2 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$36.2 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$45.3 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$355.7 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$330.1 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$313.6 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$328.7 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$279.1 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$221.8 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$367.5 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$396.506 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$364.367 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$358.441 million (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
25 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
93.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
6.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
322.923 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
148,000 kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
38.121 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
110.114 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
725,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Environment: Environmental issues
limited natural freshwater resources; water management hampered by tree-clearing to increase crop production, causing rapid rainfall runoff
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
20.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
18% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
61.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
8.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
52 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
1.8 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
2.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
7.2 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
24.39% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
30,600 tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
15.3% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
443 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
153 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mount Obama 402 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
17 03 N, 61 48 W
Geography: Geography - note
Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor
Geography: Irrigated land
1.3 sq km (2012)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
20.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
18% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
61.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
Geography: Population distribution
the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington
Geography: Terrain
mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
Government: Administrative divisions
6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip
Government: Capital: etymology
named after Saint John the Apostle
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
17 07 N, 61 51 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
yes
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
yes
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
7 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Antigua and Barbuda
Government: Country name: etymology
antiguo is Spanish for "ancient" or "old;" Christopher COLUMBUS named the island in 1493, after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua (Old Saint Mary's) in Seville, Spain; barbuda is Spanish for "bearded" and may refer to the island's lichen-covered fig trees
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
3216 New Mexico Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Sir Ronald SANDERS (since 17 September 2015)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Miami, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
embantbar@aol.com https://www.antigua-barbuda.org/Aghome01.htm
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 362-5225
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 362-5122
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Rodney WILLIAMS (since 14 August 2014)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the governor general usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (since 13 June 2014)
Government: Flag
description: red, with an inverted isosceles triangle in the center that spans the flag from top to bottom; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band meaning: the sun stands for the dawn of a new era, black for the African heritage of most of the population, blue for hope, and red for the dynamism of the people; the "V" shape of the triangle stands for victory; the yellow, blue, and white colors are also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC is headquartered on St. Lucia and consists of the Court of Appeal -- headed by the chief justice and 4 judges -- and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal travels to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the British monarch; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Industrial Court; Magistrates' Courts
Government: Legal system
common law based on the English model
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
House of Representatives
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
plurality/majority
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
January 2028
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
1/18/2023
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
18 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) (9); United Progressive Party (UPP) (6); Barbuda People's Movement (BPM) (1); Independents (1); (1); Republican Force (1)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
5.6%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
5 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Senate
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
February 2028
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
2/17/2023
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
17 (all appointed)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
41.2%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
5 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament
Government: National anthem(s): history
royal anthem, as a Commonwealth country
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
unknown
Government: National color(s)
red, white, blue, black, yellow
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Antigua Naval Dockyard (Nelson's Dockyard)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
1 (cultural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 1 November (1981)
Government: National symbol(s)
fallow deer
Government: Political parties
Antigua Labor Party or ABLP Barbuda People's Movement or BPM Democratic National Alliance or DNA Go Green for Life or GGL United Progressive Party or UPP
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but the Arawaks populated the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, which provided labor on the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. In 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Barbuda, devastating the island and forcing the evacuation of the population to Antigua. Almost all of the structures on Barbuda were destroyed and the vegetation stripped, but Antigua was spared the worst.
Military and Security: Military - note
the ABDF’s responsibilities include providing for internal security and support to the police in maintaining law and order, interdicting narcotics smuggling, responding to natural disasters, and monitoring the country’s territorial waters and maritime resources; established in 1981 from colonial forces originally created in 1897, it is one of the world’s smallest militaries the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Antigua and Barbuda Regiment, Air Wing, Coast Guard Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 300 active Defense Force personnel (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2025)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women; no conscription (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
21.8% (male 11,384/female 11,034)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
67.6% (male 32,312/female 37,094)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
10.5% (2024 est.) (male 4,615/female 6,195)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
2.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
4.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
11.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
14.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
3.91% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
15.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
6.4 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
47.9 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
32.3 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 98.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 98.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 98.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 1.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 1.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 1.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
5.9% national budget (2025 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
3.11% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, Hispanic 2.7%, White 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.94 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.9% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
14% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
1.10% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
3.4 beds/1,000 population (2023 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
16.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
80.4 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
74.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
35 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
35.7 years
People and Society: Median age: male
31.9 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Antiguan, Barbudan
People and Society: Net migration rate
1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.9% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
People and Society: Population
93,772 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington
People and Society: Population growth rate
1.09% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
54,323
People and Society: Population: male
48,311
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 98% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 97.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 95.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 2.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 4.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.87 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.74 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.58 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
24.39% (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
5 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
4 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
V2
Transportation: Heliports
2 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 24, container ship 109, general cargo 425, oil tanker 6, other 50
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
614 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
St. John's
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
1
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
1 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
0
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