Urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.2274 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda is 0.2274 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.4 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.34 % change on previous year, in 2005.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 173rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.1079 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4312 % change on previous year | -499.6% |
| 1964 | -0.6857 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 1965 | -0.7904 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1966 | -0.8608 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1967 | -0.6835 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1968 | -0.2372 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4475 % change on previous year | -288.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8167 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3636 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1972 | -0.0596 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 1973 | -0.2524 % change on previous year | +323.3% |
| 1974 | -0.2208 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1975 | -0.0738 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1976 | 0.18 % change on previous year | -343.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4882 % change on previous year | +171.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6325 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7379 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.746 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6148 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5576 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5855 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2602 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1985 | -0.1364 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 1986 | -0.207 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2736 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 1988 | -0.3054 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1989 | -0.3196 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3207 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5361 % change on previous year | -267.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +160.3% |
| 1993 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9713 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8476 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6892 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4257 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1953 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1493 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 2002 | -0.414 % change on previous year | -1099.6% |
| 2003 | -0.927 % change on previous year | +123.9% |
| 2004 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2005 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2006 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2007 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2008 | -0.9405 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2009 | -0.6463 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 2010 | -0.4127 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0676 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1352 % change on previous year | -300.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0945 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1664 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3637 % change on previous year | +118.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3221 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2542 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.218 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1997 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2481 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2828 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2688 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2637 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2454 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2274 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1099.6% | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -0.414 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -499.6% | 0.1079 % change on previous year | -0.4312 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +343.9% | -0.0738 % change on previous year | 0.18 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | -323.3% | -0.0596 % change on previous year | -0.2524 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +300.1% | -0.0676 % change on previous year | 0.1352 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +288.7% | -0.2372 % change on previous year | 0.4475 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.228 % change on previous year | -0.8608 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2612 % change on previous year | -0.2524 % change on previous year | 0.8167 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1522 % change on previous year | -0.3196 % change on previous year | 0.746 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7154 % change on previous year | -0.3207 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7805 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | 0.1493 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1274 % change on previous year | -0.4127 % change on previous year | 0.3637 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.256 % change on previous year | 0.2274 % change on previous year | 0.2828 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 170 Greenland 0.2789 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Curaçao 0.2342 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Nepal 0.2288 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.2218 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Bulgaria 0.1749 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Germany 0.1123 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11,200 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0662 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.2274 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 173rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.