Demographics of Anguilla

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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.

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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. Anguilla population pyramid 2006.png
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.[ citation needed ]

Vital statistics

[5] [6] [7] Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)
19887.616021.1
19898.018923.7
19908.315919.1
19918.717219.8
19929.014115.7
19939.31715911218.56.412.1
19949.51635211117.15.511.6
19959.81675411317.05.511.5
199610.1161837816.08.27.8
199710.31695611316.45.411.0
199810.5155629314.75.98.8
199910.81765811816.35.410.9
200011.11937312017.46.610.8
200111.41835013316.14.411.7
200211.71695211714.54.410.0
200312.0139657411.65.46.2
200412.31645311113.34.39.0
200512.61675810913.24.68.6
200612.91835812514.24.59.7
200713.1148707811.35.35.9
200813.4154579711.54.37.3
200913.61815912211.33.77.6
201013.81826611611.14.07.1
201113.572 (census)1855513013.64.39.3
201213.7181923815414.02.711.3
201313.864165729311.94.97.0
201414.221151599210.64.16.5
201514.8621656110411.14.17.0
201615.23113583528.95.43.4
201715.06814569769.64.65.0
201815.39711480347.45.22.2
201915.60213091398.35.82.5
202015.52613788498.85.73.2
202115.701157708710.04.55.5
202215.78012579467.95.02.9
202315.931137100378.66.32.3

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 11.V.2011): [8]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total6 7076 86513 572100
0–45465121 0587.80
5–95295271 0567.78
10–145305391 0697.88
15–194664509166.75
20–244664519176.76
25–295335871 1208.25
30–344805361 0167.49
35–395695761 1458.44
40–445675711 1388.38
45–495385511 0898.02
50–544254538786.47
55–593473476945.11
60–642282254533.34
65-691611623232.38
70-741181322501.84
75+2042464503.32
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–141 6051 5783 18323.45
15–644 6194 7479 36669.01
65+4835401 0237.54

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups of Anguilla (2011) [9]
Ethnic groupspercent
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:

LanguageSpeakers
English11,329
Spanish738
French342
Chinese22
Italian42
German59
Dutch95
Other128

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]
Anglicans 3,3133,077
Methodist 2,7332,627
Pentecostal 8781,421
Christianity -1,370
Seventh-day Adventist 8711,312
Baptist 833961
Roman Catholic 654920
Church of God 869664
Jehovah Witness 81146
Evangelical 60107
Rastafarian 8574
Hinduism 4558
Islam 3643
Presbyterian 2225
Judaism 1619
Brethren 3915
None456610
Other400263
Not Stated 3940

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