Antigua and Barbuda vs Bahamas: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Antigua and Barbuda
0.5%
in 2025
Bahamas
0.4%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
141st
Bahamas rank
144th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 141st and Bahamas ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 2 and Bahamas in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 4.7% | 3.2% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 1.7% | 1.9% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Antigua and Barbuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Antigua and Barbuda or Bahamas?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas?
- 0.1%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Bahamas rank globally for population growth?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 141st and Bahamas ranks 144th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.