Antigua and Barbuda — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Antigua and Barbuda was 0.46% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.07% in 1996. The lowest was -0.51% in 1987 (about -1.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.98% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 141 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits below it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 36%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 42 economies; Costa Rica (0.45%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 461% in 1985. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 147th of 216 in 1961 → 162nd of 216 in 1970 → 187th of 216 in 1980 → 204th of 216 in 1990 → 88th of 217 in 2000 → 96th of 217 in 2010 → 132nd of 217 in 2020 → 141st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 1.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 1.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 1.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 2.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.59% | +1.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.51% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | -0.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | -0.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | -0.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | -0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | -0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | -0.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | -0.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 0.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | -0.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | -0.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | -0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | -0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | -0.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 0.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 1.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Population growth in 1962?
1.4% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -72.2% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.46%; 2024: 0.49%; 2023: 0.51%; 2022: 0.53%; 2021: 0.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.