Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Anguilla
Anguilla: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1,763 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Anguilla, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Anguilla recorded 1,763 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Anguilla peaked at 1,763 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 179 people, in 1952.
Anguilla ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 245 people | 179 people | 421 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 437.8 people | 423 people | 458 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 558.3 people | 456 people | 659 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 712.4 people | 671 people | 733 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 755 people | 742 people | 772 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 860.7 people | 800 people | 938 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,161 people | 973 people | 1,408 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,638 people | 1,494 people | 1,763 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Anguilla
- 222 Palau 1,932 people compare
- 223 Saint Barthelemy 1,921 people compare
- 224 Cook Islands 1,836 people compare
- 226 Marshall Islands 1,709 people compare
- 227 Wallis and Futuna 1,603 people compare
- 228 Saint Helena 1,400 people compare
More population data for Anguilla
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 315 people (2100)
- Population density 103.66 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.2% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.2% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Anguilla?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Anguilla was 1,763 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 1,763 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 people in 1952.
- How does Anguilla rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Anguilla ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Anguilla data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.