Antigua and Barbuda Latin America and the Caribbean
UPPER MIDDLE INCOME
Population (thousands, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
87.6 1.5 194.4 — — 30.4 0.4 1.1 12,070 3.6 — —
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 42.8 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 48.3% Top destination countries: the United States, the Philippines, Virgin Islands (U.S.), the United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands Antilles, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■ ■
Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 66.8% Emigration of physicians: 34 or 37.6% of physicians trained in the country (Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010)
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 20.9 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 23.6% Females as percentage of immigrants: 56.2% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 0.0% Top source countries: Guyana, Dominica, Jamaica, the United States, the Dominican Republic, the United Kingdom, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia
Remittances 2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010e
Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
20
21
22
23
24
26
24
27
11 5 3
11 6 3
12 7 4
12 7 4
12 8 4
13 9 4
12 9 3
— — —
Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
—
1 — —
2 — —
2 — —
2 — —
2 — —
2 — —
2 — —
— — —
US$ millions
2005
a. For comparison: net FDI inflows US$0.3 bn, total international reserves US$0.1 bn, exports of goods and services US$0.6 bn in 2008.
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