Due to the lack of official main language data from the Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division, Axarplex has estimated the main languages of the population of Antigua and Barbuda based on available 2011 data. It should be noted that nearly all Antiguans and Barbudans can fluently speak standard English. The main language in this context is the language the speaker uses the most in all daily situations. ABC in this table refers to Antiguan and Barbudan Creole.
Language | Number of Speakers (main language) |
Dominican Creole English | 3,563 |
Dominican Creole French | 91 |
Guyanese Creole | 6,038 |
Jamaican Creole | 4,427 |
Montserratian Creole | 633 |
Saint Kitts Creole | 367 |
Saint Lucian Creole | 598 |
Vincentian Creole | 669 |
Trinidadian Creole | 499 |
Virgin Islands Creole | 405 |
Other | 2,999 |
Any standard English | 5,193 |
Spanish | 2,083 |
Unknown ABC variety | 567 |
North Antiguan Creole | 48,404 |
South Antiguan Creole | 6,831 |
Barbudan Creole | 1,451 |
Total | 84,818 |