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).
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, or Jamaica and a very few Nigerians ranging from 7-15.[clarify]
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.
Population:14,108 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 24.8% (male 1,795/female 1,706) 15-64 years: 67.6% (male 4,569/female 4,970) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 510/female 558) (2008 est.)
Median age:total: 32.3 years male: 31.3 years female: 33.4 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:2.332% (2008 est.)
Birth rate:13.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate:4.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate:14.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nationality:noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Ethnic groups:black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 census)
Religions:Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)
Languages:English (official)
Literacy:definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
Courtesy of the CIA World FactBook
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