Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2433 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.2433 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.3957 people per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2433 people per person, in 2025.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3957 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3933 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3883 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3813 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.373 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3642 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3555 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3478 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3416 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3377 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3367 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3368 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3372 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3378 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3386 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3395 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3405 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3416 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3428 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3441 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3454 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3467 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.348 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3492 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3504 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3515 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3525 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3533 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3541 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3546 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3549 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.355 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3543 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3524 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3496 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.346 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3419 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3372 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3323 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3273 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3223 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3176 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3123 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.306 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2991 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2917 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2844 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2772 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2706 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2648 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2602 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2569 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2546 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2525 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2509 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.25 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2492 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2485 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2478 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2471 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2464 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2457 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2451 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2445 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2439 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2433 people per person | -0.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.2433 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 30% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.2433 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3678 people per person | 0.3377 people per person | 0.3957 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3396 people per person | 0.3367 people per person | 0.3441 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3506 people per person | 0.3454 people per person | 0.3546 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3451 people per person | 0.3273 people per person | 0.355 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2946 people per person | 0.2648 people per person | 0.3223 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2518 people per person | 0.2471 people per person | 0.2602 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2448 people per person | 0.2433 people per person | 0.2464 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 201 Tajikistan 0.2616 people per person compare
- 202 Afghanistan 0.2594 people per person compare
- 203 Burundi 0.2569 people per person compare
- 205 Ethiopia 0.2411 people per person compare
- 206 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 people per person compare
- 207 Vanuatu 0.2232 people per person compare
More population data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3378 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6324 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 99.03 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4036 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9318 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 154.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,658 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.2433 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3957 people per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2433 people per person in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.