Antigua and Barbuda — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Antigua and Barbuda was 24.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 39.57% in 1960. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.75% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 206 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits below it. It peaked in 1960 and has fallen 38% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 42 of 42 economies; Guyana (26.49%) is just above it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 90th of 217 in 1960 → 130th of 217 in 1970 → 140th of 217 in 1980 → 152nd of 217 in 1990 → 173rd of 217 in 2000 → 195th of 217 in 2010 → 204th of 217 in 2020 → 206th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 24.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 24.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 24.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 24.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 24.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 24.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 24.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 24.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 24.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 25.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 25.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 25.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 25.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 26.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 26.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 27.06% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 27.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 28.44% | -0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 29.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 29.91% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 31.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 31.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 32.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 32.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 33.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 33.72% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 34.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 34.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 35.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 35.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 35.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 35.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 35.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 35.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 35.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 35.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 35.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 34.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 34.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 34.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 34.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 34.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 34.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 34.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 33.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 33.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 33.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 33.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 33.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 33.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 33.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 34.16% | -0.6 pp |
| 1967 | 34.78% | -0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 35.55% | -0.9 pp |
| 1965 | 36.42% | -0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 37.3% | -0.8 pp |
| 1963 | 38.13% | -0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 38.83% | -0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 39.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 1960 | 39.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Urban population in 1961?
39.33% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -38.5% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 24.33%; 2024: 24.39%; 2023: 24.45%; 2022: 24.51%; 2021: 24.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.