Population in Antigua and Barbuda compared to Barbados: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Antigua	Barbados	Antigua	Barbados
1960	55,603	230,893	-	-
1961	56,540	233,148	1.69%	0.98%
1962	57,336	235,224	1.41%	0.89%
1963	58,138	237,557	1.4%	0.99%
1964	59,020	239,958	1.52%	1.01%
1965	59,970	242,417	1.61%	1.02%
1966	60,900	244,996	1.55%	1.06%
1967	61,837	247,091	1.54%	0.86%
1968	62,809	248,540	1.57%	0.59%
1969	63,819	249,444	1.61%	0.36%
1970	64,528	249,387	1.11%	-0.02%
1971	64,729	249,168	0.31%	-0.09%
1972	64,615	249,658	-0.18%	0.2%
1973	64,342	250,322	-0.42%	0.27%
1974	64,058	250,777	-0.44%	0.18%
1975	63,839	251,175	-0.34%	0.16%
1976	63,762	251,442	-0.12%	0.11%
1977	63,862	251,626	0.16%	0.07%
1978	64,038	251,551	0.28%	-0.03%
1979	64,274	251,269	0.37%	-0.11%
1980	64,513	251,524	0.37%	0.1%
1981	64,665	252,270	0.24%	0.3%
1982	64,785	253,095	0.19%	0.33%
1983	64,934	253,992	0.23%	0.35%
1984	64,882	254,920	-0.08%	0.37%
1985	64,591	255,820	-0.45%	0.35%
1986	64,276	256,618	-0.49%	0.31%
1987	63,946	257,279	-0.51%	0.26%
1988	63,623	257,763	-0.51%	0.19%
1989	63,325	258,109	-0.47%	0.13%
1990	63,066	258,582	-0.41%	0.18%
1991	63,387	259,373	0.51%	0.31%
1992	64,404	260,267	1.6%	0.34%
1993	65,587	261,027	1.84%	0.29%
1994	66,843	261,620	1.92%	0.23%
1995	68,189	262,039	2.01%	0.16%
1996	69,612	262,284	2.09%	0.09%
1997	71,053	262,392	2.07%	0.04%
1998	72,412	262,436	1.91%	0.02%
1999	73,666	262,517	1.73%	0.03%
2000	74,912	262,063	1.69%	-0.17%
2001	76,069	262,425	1.54%	0.14%
2002	77,032	264,148	1.27%	0.66%
2003	77,884	265,776	1.11%	0.62%
2004	78,719	267,298	1.07%	0.57%
2005	79,611	268,706	1.13%	0.53%
2006	80,604	270,002	1.25%	0.48%
2007	81,704	271,288	1.36%	0.48%
2008	82,912	272,714	1.48%	0.53%
2009	84,173	274,123	1.52%	0.52%
2010	85,320	275,243	1.36%	0.41%
2011	86,332	276,139	1.19%	0.33%
2012	87,260	276,938	1.07%	0.29%
2013	88,064	277,665	0.92%	0.26%
2014	88,765	278,348	0.8%	0.25%
2015	89,409	278,990	0.73%	0.23%
2016	89,969	279,598	0.63%	0.22%
2017	90,468	280,171	0.55%	0.2%
2018	90,926	280,711	0.51%	0.19%
2019	91,364	281,207	0.48%	0.18%
2020	91,846	281,698	0.53%	0.17%
2021	92,349	282,147	0.55%	0.16%
2022	92,840	282,318	0.53%	0.06%
2023	93,316	282,336	0.51%	0.006%
2024	93,772	282,467	0.49%	0.05%
2025	94,211	282,618	0.47%	0.05%
2026	94,621	282,718	0.44%	0.04%
2027	95,008	282,779	0.41%	0.02%
2028	95,368	282,792	0.38%	0.005%
2029	95,708	282,689	0.36%	-0.04%
2030	95,995	282,486	0.3%	-0.07%
2031	96,251	282,203	0.27%	-0.1%
2032	96,473	281,846	0.23%	-0.13%
2033	96,679	281,402	0.21%	-0.16%
2034	96,858	280,904	0.19%	-0.18%
2035	97,009	280,344	0.16%	-0.2%
2036	97,107	279,697	0.1%	-0.23%
2037	97,158	278,962	0.05%	-0.26%
2038	97,180	278,147	0.02%	-0.29%
2039	97,172	277,276	-0.008%	-0.31%
2040	97,130	276,345	-0.04%	-0.34%
2041	97,049	275,351	-0.08%	-0.36%
2042	96,938	274,293	-0.11%	-0.38%
2043	96,790	273,145	-0.15%	-0.42%
2044	96,618	271,954	-0.18%	-0.44%
2045	96,412	270,773	-0.21%	-0.43%
2046	96,189	269,533	-0.23%	-0.46%
2047	95,940	268,224	-0.26%	-0.49%
2048	95,669	266,887	-0.28%	-0.5%
2049	95,377	265,548	-0.31%	-0.5%
2050	95,051	264,216	-0.34%	-0.5%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Antigua and Barbuda increased by 9,365 people (a 11.6% growth), while Barbados gained 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Antigua and Barbuda gained 4,656 (a 5.18% growth), while Barbados' population increased by 3,120 (a 1.12% growth).

Antigua and Barbuda was ranked 185th most populous country in 2006 and is still 185th in 2026. Barbados was ranked 174th in 2006 and ranked 175th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Antigua and Barbuda's population will grow by 0.45% to 95,051 people and will still be ranked 185th. The population of Barbados will decrease by 6.54% to 264,216 people and rank change from 175th to 177th.