Urban Population: Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda's urban population is currently 24.4% as of 2024. # Antigua and Barbuda Urban Population Antigua and Barbuda's urban population stood at 24.
Current (2024)
24.4%
-0.2% y/y
Peak (1960)
39.6%
Low (2024)
24.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Antigua and Barbuda
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Antigua and Barbuda
Analysis# Antigua and Barbuda Urban Population
Antigua and Barbuda's urban population stood at 24.391% in 2024, marking the lowest level in the entire 1960–2024 dataset. The country peaked at 39.566% urbanization in 1960, meaning the urban share has contracted by 38.4% over six decades. This dramatic reversal reflects a fundamental shift in settlement patterns, with the population increasingly concentrated in rural areas despite global urbanization trends.
The decline has been consistent and uninterrupted since 1960, with no reversals in the trajectory. Between 2015 and 2024, urbanization continued its downward slope, dropping from 25% to 24.391%—a steady annual decrease of roughly 0.06 percentage points. If this trend persists, Antigua and Barbuda will maintain one of the lowest urbanization rates in the Caribbean region, reflecting either rural population growth or urban emigration patterns that distinguish the nation's demographic evolution.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.4% | -0.24% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -0.25% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -0.26% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -0.27% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -0.27% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -0.28% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -0.29% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -0.30% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -0.30% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -0.63% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -0.82% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -0.93% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -1.24% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -1.75% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -2.14% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -2.38% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -2.51% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -2.53% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -2.45% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.9% | -2.27% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -2.01% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -1.66% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -1.48% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -1.52% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -1.51% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -1.46% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -1.36% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -1.21% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -1.02% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -0.79% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | -0.52% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -0.21% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +0.03% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +0.09% |
| 1989 | 35.5% | +0.15% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +0.20% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +0.24% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +0.28% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | +0.31% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +0.34% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +0.36% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +0.37% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | +0.38% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | +0.37% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +0.37% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | +0.35% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +0.33% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | +0.30% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +0.27% |
| 1974 | 33.9% | +0.22% |
| 1973 | 33.8% | +0.17% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +0.12% |
| 1971 | 33.7% | +0.05% |
| 1970 | 33.7% | -0.29% |
| 1969 | 33.8% | -1.14% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | -1.78% |
| 1967 | 34.8% | -2.19% |
| 1966 | 35.6% | -2.37% |
| 1965 | 36.4% | -2.36% |
| 1964 | 37.3% | -2.17% |
| 1963 | 38.1% | -1.81% |
| 1962 | 38.8% | -1.28% |
| 1961 | 39.3% | -0.59% |
| 1960 | 39.6% | — |
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