Demographics of Anguilla

This article is about the demographic features 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 2016 is 14,764 (the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[3]).

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[4][5][6]

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

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups of Anguilla (2011) [7]
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.[8]
The 2001 census found one heptalingual person, 13 pentalingual people, 35 quadralingual 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. The major denomination of Christianity in Anguilla as of the 2011 Census Anglicans with 22.7% (down 236). Other large Christian denominations are:

  • 19.4% Methodist (down 106)
  • 10,5% Pentecostal
  • 8.3% Seventh-Day Adventist (up 261)
  • 7.1% Baptist (up 128)
  • 6.8% Roman Catholic (up 266)

Migration has also resulted in various other religions to make a presence in Anguilla, with 1.3% coming from the following Religious Groups:

Religion2001 Census2011 Census
Rastafarian8574
Hinduism4558
Islam3643
Judaism1619

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ↑ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  5. ↑ Anguilla Statistics Department
  6. ↑ http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Demography/AI.pdf
  7. ↑ "Central America and Caribbean :: ANGUILLA". CIA The World Factbook.
  8. ↑ "Anguilla Population & Housing Census". Government of Anguilla. 9 May 2001.
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