Editing Barbuda (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Main|Demographics of Barbuda|Barbudans}}

=== Ethnicity and immigration ===
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In 2011, Barbuda had a nearly homogeneous population with nine reported ethnic origins.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Ethnic |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662901.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802165956/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662901.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Ethnicity by parish |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662971.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170454/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662971.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The majority of the population identified as African (95.11%), followed by Mixed Black/White (2.88%), other Mixed (1.00%), Hispanic (0.44%), White (0.13%), Indian (0.13%), Syrian/Lebanese (0.13%), and other (0.13%). A small portion (0.06%) did not specify their ethnicity.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" />

Regarding the countries of birth in Barbuda, over 18 different countries were represented in the 2011 census.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Country of birth |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662991.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802170853/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662991.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The top five countries and territories contributing the largest number of people born outside Barbuda were Guyana (2.76%), Dominica (1.50%), Jamaica (1.19%), the United States (1.07%), and the United States Virgin Islands (0.63%).<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Country of birth by parish |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629121.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802171348/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629121.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Notably, Barbuda had a high proportion of its population (89.28%) born in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to St. John's which had a lower percentage (62.66%) of residents born in the country.<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":15" />

When looking at specific ethnic backgrounds based on the countries of birth, the data showed that a significant majority of people born in Antigua and Barbuda were of African descent (97.12%). Similarly, those born in Guyana (86.36%), Dominica (91.67%), the United States (88.24%), and Jamaica (100.00%) were predominantly of African descent. In contrast, those born in the United States Virgin Islands had a mixed background, with 70.00% being Mixed Black/White and only 30.00% being of African descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Country of birth by parish by ethnicity |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629171.pdf |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802172242/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629171.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

The total population of Barbuda in March 2025 was estimated to be 2,233.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Andrew |date=2025-04-22 |title=Barbuda population estimate, March 2025 |url=https://www.axarplex.com/items/barbuda-population-estimate-march-2025 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Axarplex |language=en}}</ref>

=== Housing and lands ===
{{Main|Housing in Barbuda|Barbuda Land Acts}}
[[File:Top Mission Street, Codrington, Barbuda.jpg|thumb|Concrete and wooden homes with metal roofs in Codrington]]
About 34.31% of Barbudan households consist of only one person, while 18.35% have two people, and 16.51% have three people; the remaining households have four or more people.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=Household number of people in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629191.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802174634/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629191.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> The majority of homes (72.84%) use concrete/blocks as the main material for outer walling.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |title=Main material of outer walls |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629221.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802174925/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629221.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, 12.48% of households use wood.<ref name=":17" /> In terms of dwelling types, 93.58% of homes are separate homes, and 3.49% are businesses and dwellings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Type of dwelling |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629281.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802175101/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629281.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Similar to most homes in Antigua and Barbuda, 93.76% of homes in Barbuda use sheet metal as the main roofing material, with an additional 3.12% using wood shingles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Main material of roofing in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629251.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802175258/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629251.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Moreover, 98.53% of homes are situated on owned/freeheld land, a result of the Barbuda Land Acts that establish a unique system of communal land ownership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land tenure |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629341.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802175550/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629341.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref>

=== Education ===
67.46% of Barbuda's population across all age groups lacked any form of educational examination. The most common type of examination, achieved by 7.90% of individuals, was the GCE 'O' level/CXC General examination.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Examination |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629371.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802180002/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629371.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Among those aged 18–59, the largest segment in the country at 50.95% had no level of examination. In comparison, Saint George had the lowest percentage of people aged 18–59 with no examination at 21.88%. Within this age group, 3.70% held a school leaving certificate, 5.16% possessed a high school certificate, 7.07% completed a Cambridge School/CXC examination, 13.69% passed a GCE 'O' level/CXC General examination, 0.79% obtained a GCE 'A' Levels or CAPE examination, 6.51% earned a college certificate, 2.81% had an associate degree, 2.13% held a bachelor's degree, 0.22% had a postgraduate diploma, 0.67% possessed a professional certificate, 0.34% held a master's or doctoral degree, and 5.95% either didn't know or didn't disclose their examination status.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Examination level by parish by age |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629421.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802180402/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629421.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref>

=== Health ===
{{Main|Health in Barbuda}}In 2011, the census reported health statistics for Barbuda. No cases of AIDS were documented,<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIDs in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662941.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203104/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662941.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> while 10.75% of the population had allergies,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allergies in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662971.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203213/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_14662971.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> 6.58% had asthma,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECLAC/CELADE Redatam+SP 08/02/2023 |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629101.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203316/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629101.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> and 0.32% had cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cancer in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629131.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203418/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629131.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, 6.45% of the population had diabetes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diabetes in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629161.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203529/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629161.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> and no cases of HIV were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HIV on Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629191.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802203648/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629191.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Among those with allergies, 92.94% were of African descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allergies by ethnicity by parish |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629241.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802204057/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629241.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref>

Regarding disabilities, 77.62% of the population had no disability, 16.87% had a disability with some difficulty, 4.83% had a disability with lots of difficulty or were unable to do certain things at all, and 0.69% did not state their disability status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disability of any kind of severity in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629261.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802204631/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629261.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Specific disability breakdowns included 193 people with vision disabilities, with 35.45% attributing it to old age and 22.75% to illness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seeing disability and origin |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629291.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802204824/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629291.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, 68 people had a hearing disability, with 35.82% unaware of the cause and 26.87% attributing it to old age.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hearing disability and cause |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629321.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802205012/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629321.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref>

Moreover, 121 people had a walking disability, with 35.29% attributing it to illness, 29.41% to old age, and 15.97% to an accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walking disability by country |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629351.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802205216/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629351.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> A total of 35 people had a self-care disability, with 38.24% unaware of the cause, 26.47% attributing it to illness, and 23.53% to "other" reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Self-care disability |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629411.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802205439/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629411.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Lastly, 111 people had a remembering disability, with 33.94% attributing it to old age, 26.61% for unknown reasons, 14.68% to illness, 11.01% from birth, and 4.59% to an accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remembering disability |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629381.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802205705/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629381.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref>

=== Youth ===
{{Main article|Youth in Barbuda}}
In 2011, 33.92% of Barbuda's population, totaling 551 individuals, were aged 0–17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broad age groups |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629501.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802205918/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629501.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> The age distribution within this group was as follows: 10.91% (177) were aged 0–4, 10.03% (163) were aged 5–9, 7.52% (122) were aged 10–14, and 7.65% (124) were aged 15–19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 year age groups |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629531.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210259/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629531.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> Among those aged 0–4, 94.25% were of African descent, 2.87% were Mixed Black/White, and 2.87% were of other Mixed descent.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |title=Ethnicity by 5 year age groups |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629561.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210634/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629561.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 }}</ref> All other youth age groups were predominantly African descendant or mixed.<ref name=":20" />

=== Religion ===
In 2011, Barbuda reported 16 religious affiliations. The majority of the population identified as follows: 26.71% as Pentecostal, 17.66% as Anglican, 17.54% as Wesleyan Holiness, 11.94% as Baptist, 3.90% as irreligious, 3.77% as "other", and 3.39% as Rastafarian. The remaining affiliations were mostly Catholics, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Evangelicals.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=Religion in Barbuda |url=https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629541.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803185057/https://redatam.org/binatg/RpWebUtilities.exe/reporte.pdf?LFN=RpBases%5CTempo%5C146629%5C~tmp_146629541.pdf |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |access-date=August 3, 2023 }}</ref>