2025 Antiguan and Barbudan census
| 2025 Population and Housing Census | |
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25 June 2025
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 Logo of the 2025 census | |
| General information | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
The fourth national census was conducted in Antigua and Barbuda from 25 June 2025 (reference day) until 30 December 2025.[1] Minor fieldwork was conducted in January and February 2026 to account for absent households.[2] The census was originally intended to be held on 28 May 2021, although due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the date of the census was repeatedly delayed until March 2025. This was the first census overseen by the National Bureau of Statistics and preliminary results are expected to be released starting in the first quarter of 2026.[3][4] The population was counted in 400 enumeration districts.[5]
Background
The census was originally scheduled to be held starting on 28 May 2021, exactly ten years after the 2011 census. However, due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the census was originally rescheduled to 2022 by the chief statistician.[6] The census was later delayed to 2023, although this census also never happened.[7] The census continued to be delayed in 2024,[8][9] before the pilot phase finally commenced on 30 November 2024. In July 2024, a new law was passed to assist in the Statistics Division's reform to the National Bureau of Statistics, which had been mandated in 2013.[10] After years of delays, date of the census was revealed on 25 March 2025 along with the rebranding of the Statistics Division.[3] The slogan of the census, "Mapping the Present, Shaping the Future", was coined by Asahi Joseph who received a $500 prize.[11]
Questionnaire
The census asked various questions on household characteristics, mortality, domestic and international migration, ethnicity, religion, income levels, and various other subjects.[1]
References
- ^ a b National Bureau of Statistics (Census of Population) Order 2025 (PDF).
- ^ "Over 400 Enumerators Deployed Nationwide, Covering Thousands of Households as 2025 Census Moves Forward". Antigua News Room. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ a b "National Bureau of Statistics Launches the 2025 Census in Antigua and Barbuda". Antigua News Room. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "The Census Office Urges Public Cooperation as 2025 National Census Intensifies". Antigua News Room. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Census 2025 underway in A&B using modern technology". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ Michael (2021-10-16). "Population census delayed until 2022". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Gears Up for Long-Awaited 2023 Census". Antigua News Room. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Gears Up for 2024 Census". Antigua News Room. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Prepares for 2024 Census with Massive Recruitment Drive". Antigua News Room. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Johnson, Jennelsa (2025-03-27). "Statistics Division transitions to National Bureau of Statistics". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Emmanuel, Robert (2025-03-26). "2025 Census: Mapping the Present, Shaping the Future—National Bureau of Statistics launches census for June 25". Antigua Observer Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-03-31.