Anguilla: People

Population: 12,738 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.3% (male 1,575; female 1,526)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 4,504; female 4,262)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 387; female 484) (2003 est.)

Median Age:
total: 30 years
male: 30 years
female: 29.9 years (2002)

Population growth rate: 2.21% (2003 est.)

Birth rate: 14.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate: 5.42 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: 12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:  
total: 22.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 29.84 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.7 years
male: 73.79 years
female: 79.7 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.76 children born/woman (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan

Ethnic groups: black (predominant), mulatto, white

Religions: Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%

Languages: English (official)

Literacy:
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2003
(In general, information available as of 1 August 2003 was used in the preparation of this edition.)

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