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==Demographics== {{main|Demographics of Bermuda}} [[File:19th Century young Bermudian man.jpg|thumb|left|Young Bermudian man in the 19th century]] {{bar box |title=Racial groups in Bermuda (2016 Census)<ref name="Bermuda 2016 Census"/> |titlebar=#ddd |left1=Ethnic groups |right1=percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Black|darkgreen|52}} {{bar percent|White|purple|31}} {{bar percent|Mixed|red|9}} {{bar percent|Asian|black|4}} {{bar percent|Other|orange|4}} }} Bermuda's 2016 Census put its population at 63,779 and, with an area of {{cvt|53.2|km2|1}}, it has a calculated population density of {{convert|1201|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Bermuda 2016 Census"/> As of July 2018, the population is estimated to be 71,176.<ref name="World Factbook" /> The racial makeup of Bermuda was 52% [[Dark skin|Black]], 31% [[White skin|White]], 9% multiracial, 4% [[Asian people|Asian]], and 4% other races, these numbers being based on self-identification recorded by the 2016 census. The majority of those who answered "Black" may have any mixture of black, white or other ancestry. Native-born Bermudians made up 70% of the population, compared to 30% non-natives.<ref name="Bermuda 2016 Census"/> The island experienced large-scale immigration over the 20th century, especially after World War II. About 64% of the population identified themselves with Bermudian ancestry in 2010, which was an increase from the 51% who did so in the 2000 census. Those identifying with British ancestry dropped by 1% to 11% - although those born in the United Kingdom remain the largest non-native group at 3,942 people. The number of people born in Canada declined by 13%. 13% of the population reported West Indian ancestry and the number increased by 538. A significant segment of the population is of Portuguese ancestry (25%), the result of immigration over the past 160 years,<ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 2001 |title=The Portuguese of the West Indies |website=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~portwestind/diaspora/waves_of_migration.htm |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124122029/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~portwestind/diaspora/waves_of_migration.htm |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> of whom 79% have residency status. In June 2018, Premier [[Edward David Burt]] announced that 4 November 2019 'will be declared a public holiday to mark the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants in Bermuda' due to the significant impact that Portuguese immigration has had on the territory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Holiday to mark arrival of Portuguese immigrants |date=1 June 2018 |website=BerNews |url=https://bernews.com/2018/06/holiday-to-mark-arrival-of-portuguese-immigrants/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111174852/https://bernews.com/2018/06/holiday-to-mark-arrival-of-portuguese-immigrants/ |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> Those first immigrants arrived from [[Madeira]] aboard the vessel the Golden Rule on 4 November 1849.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portugal Honorary Consul: 'We are very excited' |date=2 June 2018 |website=BerNews |url=https://bernews.com/2018/06/portugal-honorary-consul-we-are-very-excited/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110132919/https://bernews.com/2018/06/portugal-honorary-consul-we-are-very-excited/ |archive-date=10 January 2021}}</ref> There are also several thousand [[expatriate]] workers, principally from the United Kingdom, Canada, the West Indies, South Africa, and the United States, who reside in Bermuda. They are primarily engaged in specialised professions such as accounting, finance, and insurance. Others are employed in various trades, such as hotels, restaurants, construction, and landscaping services. Despite the high cost of living, the high salaries offer expatriates several benefits by moving to Bermuda and working for a period of time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Working and getting a job in Bermuda |website=InterNations (internations.org) |url=https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-bermuda/working |access-date=16 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216045013/https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-bermuda/working |archive-date=16 February 2022}}</ref> Of the total workforce of 38,947 people in 2005, government employment figures stated that 11,223 (29%) were non-Bermudians.<ref>{{cite news |title={{grey|[no title cited]}} |newspaper=[[The Bermuda Sun]] |date=4 April 2007}}</ref> ===Languages=== The predominant language in Bermuda is [[Bermudian English]].<ref name="World Factbook"/> [[British English]] spellings and conventions are used in print media and formal written communications.<ref>{{cite book |first=Richard A. |last=Crooker |year=2009 |title=Bermuda |publisher=Infobase Publishing |page=66 |isbn=9781438104874 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iIX6lLW-B0C&q=bermudian+english+spelling&pg=PA66 |via=Google Books |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603195531/https://books.google.com/books?id=5iIX6lLW-B0C&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q=bermudian%20english%20spelling |archive-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] is also spoken by migrants from the [[Azores]], [[Madeira]], and the [[Cape Verde Islands]] and their descendants.<ref name="World Factbook"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Support sought for Portuguese language courses |date=3 October 2012 |newspaper=The Royal Gazette |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20121003/ISLAND/710039997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822103051/http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20121003/ISLAND/710039997 |archive-date=22 August 2019 }}</ref> ===Religion=== [[File:St. Theresa's Cathedral chapel.jpg|thumb|upright|The image of the [[Cult of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres|Lord Holy Christ of the Miracles]], in [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], venerated by [[Azores|Azoreans]] in Bermuda]] {{Pie chart | thumb = right | caption = Religious affiliations in Bermuda (2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Religions in Bermuda |series=PEW-GRF |website=Globalreligiousfutures.org |url=http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bermuda#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104201219/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bermuda#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 |archive-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> | label1 = [[Protestant]] | value1 = 46.2 | color1 = White | label2 = [[Roman Catholic]] | value2 = 14.5 | color2 = Yellow | label3 = Other Christian | value3 = 9.1 | color3 = Blue | label4 = Unaffiliated | value4 = 17.8 | color4 = Grey | label5 = Other religion | value5 = 12.4 | color5 = Red }} Christianity is the largest religion on Bermuda.<ref name="World Factbook"/> Various Protestant denominations are dominant at 46.2% (including Anglican 15.8%; African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%; Seventh-day Adventist 6.7%; Pentecostal 3.5%; Methodist 2.7%; Presbyterian 2.0%; Church of God 1.6%; Baptist 1.2%; Salvation Army 1.1%; Brethren 1.0%; other Protestant 2.0%).<ref name="World Factbook"/> Roman Catholics form 14.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, and other Christians 9.1%.<ref name="World Factbook"/> The balance of the population are [[Muslims|Muslim]] 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, or unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.).<ref name="World Factbook"/> The [[Anglican Church of Bermuda]], an [[Anglican Communion]] diocese separate from the [[Church of England]], operates the oldest non-Catholic parish in the New World, [[St. Peter's Church, St. George's|St. Peter's Church]]. [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] are served by a single [[Latin Church|Latin]] diocese, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda|Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda]].
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