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.
Population
The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 14,500 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revison of the World Population Prospects).[3]
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 labour for major tourist developments due to the local population not being large enough to support the labour requirements.
Vital statistics[4][5]
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Average population (x 1000)
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Live births
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Deaths
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Natural change
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Crude birth rate (per 1000)
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Crude death rate (per 1000)
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Natural change (per 1000)
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1988
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7.6
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160
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21.1
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1989
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8.0
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189
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23.7
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1990
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8.3
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159
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19.1
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1991
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8.7
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172
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19.8
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1992
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9.0
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141
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15.7
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1993
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9.3
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171
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59
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112
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18.5
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6.4
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12.1
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1994
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9.5
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163
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52
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111
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17.1
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5.5
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11.6
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1995
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9.8
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167
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54
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113
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17.0
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5.5
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11.5
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1996
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10.1
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161
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83
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78
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16.0
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8.2
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7.8
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1997
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10.3
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169
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56
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113
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16.4
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5.4
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11.0
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1998
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10.5
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155
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62
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93
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14.7
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5.9
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8.8
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1999
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10.8
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176
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58
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118
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16.3
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5.4
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10.9
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2000
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11.1
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193
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73
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120
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17.4
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6.6
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10.8
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2001
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11.4
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183
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50
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133
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16.1
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4.4
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11.7
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2002
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11.7
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169
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52
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117
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14.5
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4.4
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10.0
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2003
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12.0
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139
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65
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74
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11.6
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5.4
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6.2
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2004
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12.3
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164
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53
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111
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13.3
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4.3
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9.0
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2005
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12.6
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167
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58
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109
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13.2
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4.6
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8.6
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2006
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12.9
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183
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58
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125
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14.2
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4.5
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9.7
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2007
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13.1
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148
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70
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78
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11.3
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5.3
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5.9
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2008
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13.4
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154
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57
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97
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11.5
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4.3
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7.3
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2009
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13.6
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181
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59
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122
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13.3
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4.3
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9.0
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2010
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13.8
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182
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66
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116
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13.2
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4.8
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8.4
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2011
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14.0
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185
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55
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130
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13.3
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3.9
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9.3
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2012
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14.1
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192
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37
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155
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13.6
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2.6
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11.0
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Ethnic groups
The majority of residents (90.08%) are black, the descendants of slaves transported from Africa. Growing minorities include whites at 3.74% and people of mixed race at 4.65% (figures from 2001 census).
Languages
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English (official)
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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.[6]
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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:
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Language
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Speakers
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English
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11,329
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Spanish
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738
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French
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342
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Chinese
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22
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Italian
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42
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German
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59
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Dutch
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95
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Other
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128
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Religion
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Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Buddhist 7%, other 5%
References
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^ [1]
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^ [2]
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^ Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision
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^ [3] United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
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^ [4] Anguilla Statistics Department
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^ "Anguilla Population & Housing Census". Government of Anguilla. 9 May 2001.
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