🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Antigua and Barbuda is 94,626, ranking #201 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.43% per year. The biggest city is Saint John’s with 51,737 inhabitants.
Live estimate
94,633
Growth rate
0.43%
Density
215
people / km² (557 / mi²)
Median age
36.7
Fertility rate
1.57
births per woman
Life expectancy
78.1
years
Antigua and Barbuda population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Antigua and Barbuda is projected to reach 95,055, and 67,975 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2038 at 97,182, then decline.
Antigua and Barbuda population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94,626 | 0.43% | 215.1 | 36.7 |
| 2025 | 94,208 | 0.46% | 214.1 | 36.3 |
| 2024 | 93,772 | 0.47% | 213.1 | 35.9 |
| 2023 | 93,316 | 0.50% | 212.1 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 92,840 | 0.52% | 211.0 | 35.1 |
| 2021 | 92,349 | 0.54% | 209.9 | 34.7 |
| 2020 | 91,846 | 0.55% | 208.7 | 34.3 |
| 2019 | 91,364 | 0.50% | 207.6 | 33.8 |
| 2018 | 90,926 | 0.46% | 206.7 | 33.4 |
| 2017 | 90,468 | 0.55% | 205.6 | 32.9 |
| 2016 | 89,969 | 0.56% | 204.5 | 32.5 |
| 2015 | 89,409 | 0.69% | 203.2 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 88,765 | 0.75% | 201.7 | 31.7 |
| 2013 | 88,064 | 0.83% | 200.1 | 31.3 |
| 2012 | 87,260 | 1.00% | 198.3 | 30.9 |
| 2011 | 86,332 | 1.14% | 196.2 | 30.6 |
| 2010 | 85,320 | 1.22% | 193.9 | 30.2 |
| 2009 | 84,173 | 1.49% | 191.3 | 30.0 |
| 2008 | 82,912 | 1.53% | 188.4 | 29.8 |
| 2007 | 81,704 | 1.40% | 185.7 | 29.5 |
| 2006 | 80,604 | 1.31% | 183.2 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 79,610 | 1.17% | 180.9 | 28.9 |
| 2004 | 78,720 | 1.08% | 178.9 | 28.5 |
| 2003 | 77,884 | 1.05% | 177.0 | 28.2 |
| 2002 | 77,032 | 1.15% | 175.1 | 27.9 |
| 2001 | 76,069 | 1.37% | 172.9 | 27.6 |
| 2000 | 74,912 | 1.70% | 170.3 | 27.4 |
| 1999 | 73,666 | 1.66% | 167.4 | 27.1 |
| 1998 | 72,412 | 1.78% | 164.6 | 26.7 |
| 1997 | 71,053 | 2.02% | 161.5 | 26.4 |
| 1996 | 69,612 | 2.08% | 158.2 | 26.2 |
| 1995 | 68,189 | 2.05% | 155.0 | 25.9 |
| 1994 | 66,842 | 1.94% | 151.9 | 25.7 |
| 1993 | 65,587 | 1.85% | 149.1 | 25.4 |
| 1992 | 64,404 | 1.79% | 146.4 | 25.1 |
| 1991 | 63,387 | 1.40% | 144.1 | 24.8 |
| 1990 | 63,066 | -0.39% | 143.3 | 24.6 |
| 1989 | 63,325 | -0.43% | 143.9 | 24.5 |
| 1988 | 63,623 | -0.50% | 144.6 | 24.3 |
| 1987 | 63,946 | -0.51% | 145.3 | 24.1 |
| 1986 | 64,276 | -0.52% | 146.1 | 23.7 |
| 1985 | 64,591 | -0.46% | 146.8 | 23.4 |
| 1984 | 64,882 | -0.44% | 147.5 | 22.9 |
| 1983 | 64,934 | 0.28% | 147.6 | 22.4 |
| 1982 | 64,785 | 0.18% | 147.2 | 21.9 |
| 1981 | 64,664 | 0.20% | 147.0 | 21.3 |
| 1980 | 64,512 | 0.27% | 146.6 | 20.8 |
| 1979 | 64,274 | 0.47% | 146.1 | 20.3 |
| 1978 | 64,038 | 0.27% | 145.5 | 19.9 |
| 1977 | 63,862 | 0.28% | 145.1 | 19.4 |
| 1976 | 63,762 | 0.03% | 144.9 | 19.0 |
| 1975 | 63,839 | -0.27% | 145.1 | 18.5 |
| 1974 | 64,058 | -0.41% | 145.6 | 18.1 |
| 1973 | 64,342 | -0.47% | 146.2 | 17.7 |
| 1972 | 64,615 | -0.38% | 146.9 | 17.3 |
| 1971 | 64,729 | 0.03% | 147.1 | 17.0 |
| 1970 | 64,528 | 0.60% | 146.7 | 16.7 |
| 1969 | 63,819 | 1.61% | 145.0 | 16.7 |
| 1968 | 62,809 | 1.58% | 142.7 | 17.0 |
| 1967 | 61,837 | 1.54% | 140.5 | 17.4 |
| 1966 | 60,900 | 1.52% | 138.4 | 17.9 |
| 1965 | 59,970 | 1.56% | 136.3 | 18.3 |
| 1964 | 59,020 | 1.63% | 134.1 | 18.7 |
| 1963 | 58,138 | 1.38% | 132.1 | 18.8 |
| 1962 | 57,336 | 1.40% | 130.3 | 18.7 |
| 1961 | 56,540 | 1.39% | 128.5 | 18.6 |
| 1960 | 55,603 | 1.95% | 126.4 | 18.5 |
| 1959 | 54,526 | 1.96% | 123.9 | 18.4 |
| 1958 | 53,457 | 2.00% | 121.5 | 18.3 |
| 1957 | 52,404 | 1.98% | 119.1 | 18.2 |
| 1956 | 51,382 | 1.96% | 116.8 | 18.1 |
| 1955 | 50,374 | 2.00% | 114.5 | 18.0 |
| 1954 | 49,371 | 2.02% | 112.2 | 18.0 |
| 1953 | 48,382 | 2.02% | 110.0 | 17.9 |
| 1952 | 47,397 | 2.09% | 107.7 | 17.9 |
| 1951 | 46,420 | 2.07% | 105.5 | 18.0 |
| 1950 | 45,444 | 2.18% | 103.3 | 18.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 95,010 | 0.38% | 215.9 | 37.1 |
| 2028 | 95,368 | 0.37% | 216.7 | 37.5 |
| 2029 | 95,704 | 0.33% | 217.5 | 38.0 |
| 2030 | 96,000 | 0.28% | 218.2 | 38.4 |
| 2031 | 96,254 | 0.24% | 218.8 | 38.8 |
| 2032 | 96,484 | 0.23% | 219.3 | 39.1 |
| 2033 | 96,682 | 0.18% | 219.7 | 39.5 |
| 2034 | 96,856 | 0.18% | 220.1 | 39.9 |
| 2035 | 97,007 | 0.13% | 220.5 | 40.3 |
| 2036 | 97,109 | 0.08% | 220.7 | 40.7 |
| 2037 | 97,159 | 0.03% | 220.8 | 41.2 |
| 2038 | 97,182 | 0.02% | 220.9 | 41.6 |
| 2039 | 97,176 | -0.03% | 220.9 | 42.0 |
| 2040 | 97,134 | -0.06% | 220.8 | 42.4 |
| 2041 | 97,054 | -0.10% | 220.6 | 42.8 |
| 2042 | 96,942 | -0.13% | 220.3 | 43.2 |
| 2043 | 96,798 | -0.17% | 220.0 | 43.5 |
| 2044 | 96,622 | -0.19% | 219.6 | 43.9 |
| 2045 | 96,420 | -0.23% | 219.1 | 44.2 |
| 2046 | 96,191 | -0.25% | 218.6 | 44.6 |
| 2047 | 95,942 | -0.27% | 218.1 | 44.9 |
| 2048 | 95,674 | -0.29% | 217.4 | 45.2 |
| 2049 | 95,380 | -0.33% | 216.8 | 45.5 |
| 2050 | 95,055 | -0.36% | 216.0 | 45.8 |
| 2051 | 94,710 | -0.37% | 215.3 | 46.0 |
| 2052 | 94,348 | -0.40% | 214.4 | 46.3 |
| 2053 | 93,963 | -0.42% | 213.6 | 46.5 |
| 2054 | 93,554 | -0.45% | 212.6 | 46.8 |
| 2055 | 93,130 | -0.46% | 211.7 | 47.0 |
| 2056 | 92,720 | -0.43% | 210.7 | 47.3 |
| 2057 | 92,302 | -0.48% | 209.8 | 47.6 |
| 2058 | 91,856 | -0.49% | 208.8 | 47.9 |
| 2059 | 91,414 | -0.47% | 207.8 | 48.2 |
| 2060 | 90,970 | -0.51% | 206.7 | 48.4 |
| 2061 | 90,504 | -0.52% | 205.7 | 48.6 |
| 2062 | 90,034 | -0.52% | 204.6 | 48.7 |
| 2063 | 89,550 | -0.56% | 203.5 | 48.9 |
| 2064 | 89,055 | -0.55% | 202.4 | 49.0 |
| 2065 | 88,552 | -0.59% | 201.3 | 49.1 |
| 2066 | 88,039 | -0.57% | 200.1 | 49.2 |
| 2067 | 87,512 | -0.63% | 198.9 | 49.3 |
| 2068 | 86,966 | -0.62% | 197.7 | 49.3 |
| 2069 | 86,417 | -0.64% | 196.4 | 49.4 |
| 2070 | 85,865 | -0.64% | 195.1 | 49.5 |
| 2071 | 85,300 | -0.68% | 193.9 | 49.6 |
| 2072 | 84,716 | -0.69% | 192.5 | 49.8 |
| 2073 | 84,135 | -0.68% | 191.2 | 49.9 |
| 2074 | 83,554 | -0.70% | 189.9 | 50.1 |
| 2075 | 82,976 | -0.68% | 188.6 | 50.2 |
| 2076 | 82,396 | -0.72% | 187.3 | 50.4 |
| 2077 | 81,788 | -0.76% | 185.9 | 50.5 |
| 2078 | 81,170 | -0.76% | 184.5 | 50.6 |
| 2079 | 80,543 | -0.79% | 183.1 | 50.7 |
| 2080 | 79,913 | -0.78% | 181.6 | 50.9 |
| 2081 | 79,296 | -0.77% | 180.2 | 51.0 |
| 2082 | 78,680 | -0.79% | 178.8 | 51.1 |
| 2083 | 78,055 | -0.81% | 177.4 | 51.2 |
| 2084 | 77,429 | -0.80% | 176.0 | 51.3 |
| 2085 | 76,818 | -0.78% | 174.6 | 51.4 |
| 2086 | 76,201 | -0.84% | 173.2 | 51.4 |
| 2087 | 75,567 | -0.83% | 171.7 | 51.5 |
| 2088 | 74,948 | -0.81% | 170.3 | 51.6 |
| 2089 | 74,342 | -0.82% | 169.0 | 51.6 |
| 2090 | 73,735 | -0.82% | 167.6 | 51.7 |
| 2091 | 73,126 | -0.84% | 166.2 | 51.7 |
| 2092 | 72,517 | -0.84% | 164.8 | 51.8 |
| 2093 | 71,924 | -0.81% | 163.5 | 51.8 |
| 2094 | 71,342 | -0.82% | 162.1 | 51.8 |
| 2095 | 70,762 | -0.82% | 160.8 | 51.9 |
| 2096 | 70,184 | -0.82% | 159.5 | 51.9 |
| 2097 | 69,612 | -0.82% | 158.2 | 51.9 |
| 2098 | 69,058 | -0.78% | 156.9 | 51.9 |
| 2099 | 68,516 | -0.80% | 155.7 | 52.0 |
| 2100 | 67,975 | -0.79% | 154.5 | 52.0 |
States & provinces of Antigua and Barbuda by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint John | 56,736 | 60.0% |
| 2 | Saint Paul | 9,004 | 9.5% |
| 3 | Saint George | 8,817 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Saint Mary | 8,141 | 8.6% |
| 5 | Saint Peter | 4,321 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Saint Philip | 3,689 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Barbuda | 1,638 | 1.7% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Antigua and Barbuda
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint John’s capital | Saint John Parish | 51,737 |
FAQ
What is the population of Antigua and Barbuda in 2026?
The population of Antigua and Barbuda is 94,626 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Antigua and Barbuda?
Saint John’s is the biggest city in Antigua and Barbuda with 51,737 inhabitants; the capital is Saint John's.
Is the population of Antigua and Barbuda growing or shrinking?
The population of Antigua and Barbuda is growing at 0.43% per year, and is projected to peak in 2038 at 97,182.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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