Youth in Barbuda
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In terms of the demography of the island, youth in Barbuda can be categorized together as one age group. It was projected that 33.92% of the Barbudan population was aged 0–17 years in 2011.[1] (285 young men and 266 young women).[2]
In this article, youth is defined as those aged 0–17 years old.
The Barbuda Council Youth Affairs & Sports committee has responsibility for youth.
In Barbuda, 95.56% of the youth are of African descent, 2.96% are mixed Black and White, and 1.48% are of other mixed ancestry.[3] A total of 0.18% of young people were born in "Other Latin or North American countries," 92.42% in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.92% in Canada, 0.55% in Dominica, 1.85% in Guyana, 0.37% in Jamaica, 0.37% in the UK, 2.22% in the US, 0.92% in the US Virgin Islands, and 0.18% were unsure of their birthplace.[4] 93.90% of respondents identified their primary citizenship as Antiguan and Barbudan, 0.55% as Canadian, 0.55% as Dominican (Commonwealth) citizen, 1.66% as Guyanese, 0.37% as Jamaican, 0.18% as British, 2.40% as American, 0.18% as having another citizenship, and 0.18% as not stating.[5] Out of the children who held dual citizenship, 18.18% were citizens of Canada, 9.09% were citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica, 9.09% were Guyanese, 9.09% were British, 45.45% were citizens of the United States, and 9.09% were citizens of another nation.[6]
Housing
4.07% of youth lived in households that used concrete as the main material of outer walls, 74.12% of lived in homes that used concrete/blocks, 10.35% lived in homes that used wood, 8.87% lived in homes that used wood and concrete, and 2.59% used other.[7] 0.92% of young people lived in households that used concrete as the main roofing material, 97.23% in sheet metal, 0.74% in asphalt shingles, 0.74% in other shingles, and 0.37% in wood shingles.[8] 98.52% of youth live in separate homes, 0.18% live in part of a private home, and 1.29% in a business/dwelling.[9] 2.24% of youth lived in households that reported a crime in the last 12 months.[10]