Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla
Anguilla: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 14,728 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla stood at 14,728 people.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla peaked at 14,843 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,002 people, in 1950.
That places Anguilla 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,562 people | 5,002 people | 5,796 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,001 people | 5,782 people | 6,238 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,468 people | 6,298 people | 6,577 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,075 people | 6,588 people | 8,090 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,610 people | 8,399 people | 10,841 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,170 people | 11,177 people | 13,114 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,977 people | 13,252 people | 14,823 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,539 people | 14,180 people | 14,843 people | 6 |
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More population data for Anguilla
- Population density 103.66 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 315 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 28.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Anguilla was 14,728 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 14,843 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,002 people in 1950.
- How does Anguilla rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Anguilla ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Anguilla data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.