Antigua and Barbuda vs Tonga: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Antigua and Barbuda
72,613 people
in 2050
Tonga
78,154 people
in 2050
Antigua and Barbuda rank
172nd
Tonga rank
169th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 78,154 people against 72,613 people in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 5,541 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 172nd and Tonga ranks 169th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 18 and Tonga in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4,526 people | 1,558 people | 2,967 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1100s | 4,942 people | 1,640 people | 3,301 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1200s | 5,397 people | 1,727 people | 3,670 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1300s | 5,894 people | 2,590 people | 3,304 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1400s | 6,439 people | 3,885 people | 2,553 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1500s | 7,035 people | 5,827 people | 1,208 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1600s | 7,688 people | 8,739 people | 1,051 people | Tonga |
| 1700s | 8,403 people | 13,100 people | 4,697 people | Tonga |
| 1710s | 9,333 people | 13,795 people | 4,462 people | Tonga |
| 1720s | 10,366 people | 14,519 people | 4,153 people | Tonga |
| 1730s | 11,512 people | 15,280 people | 3,768 people | Tonga |
| 1740s | 12,786 people | 16,080 people | 3,295 people | Tonga |
| 1750s | 14,199 people | 16,922 people | 2,722 people | Tonga |
| 1760s | 15,768 people | 17,806 people | 2,038 people | Tonga |
| 1770s | 17,508 people | 18,734 people | 1,226 people | Tonga |
| 1780s | 19,437 people | 19,709 people | 271.7 people | Tonga |
| 1790s | 21,575 people | 20,731 people | 844 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1800s | 23,942 people | 21,802 people | 2,140 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1810s | 26,560 people | 22,923 people | 3,637 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1820s | 29,451 people | 24,162 people | 5,289 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1830s | 32,637 people | 25,459 people | 7,178 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1840s | 36,139 people | 26,814 people | 9,325 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1850s | 37,494 people | 28,224 people | 9,270 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1860s | 35,944 people | 29,688 people | 6,256 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1870s | 34,382 people | 30,576 people | 3,806 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1880s | 33,561 people | 31,456 people | 2,105 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1890s | 34,735 people | 32,315 people | 2,421 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1900s | 33,700 people | 33,137 people | 563.1 people | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1910s | 32,360 people | 33,902 people | 1,542 people | Tonga |
| 1920s | 26,933 people | 34,287 people | 7,354 people | Tonga |
| 1930s | 26,455 people | 34,545 people | 8,090 people | Tonga |
| 1940s | 28,716 people | 34,635 people | 5,919 people | Tonga |
| 1950s | 31,348 people | 47,776 people | 16,428 people | Tonga |
| 1960s | 37,729 people | 60,128 people | 22,399 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 42,403 people | 73,079 people | 30,676 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 41,795 people | 77,313 people | 35,518 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 44,451 people | 77,644 people | 33,194 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 56,037 people | 80,857 people | 24,820 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 66,442 people | 81,794 people | 15,352 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 71,021 people | 81,880 people | 10,859 people | Tonga |
| 2030s | 73,653 people | 79,896 people | 6,244 people | Tonga |
| 2040s | 73,604 people | 79,211 people | 5,607 people | Tonga |
| 2050s | 72,613 people | 78,154 people | 5,540 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Antigua and Barbuda or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 78,154 people against 72,613 people in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Antigua and Barbuda and Tonga?
- 5,541 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Tonga?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Tonga rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 172nd and Tonga ranks 169th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.