The latest officially reported population of Antigua and Barbuda was 93,772 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Antigua and Barbuda's population is 94,540 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 54.7 times bigger than Antigua and Barbuda's.
- Antigua and Barbuda is ranked the 185th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.001% for Antigua and Barbuda vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Antigua and Barbuda has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Antigua and Barbuda has increased from 79.6K people to 94.5K (18.8% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Antigua and Barbuda is projected to reach its peak in 2038 at 97.2K people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
94540
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5170484
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| Population rank | 185/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.001% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
19.2 hours
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.93 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
13.6 hours
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.45 months
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | +9 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +456 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 135/197 | 138/197 |
Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 55,603 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 56,540 | 1,377,920 | 1.69% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 57,336 | 1,429,445 | 1.41% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 58,138 | 1,481,604 | 1.4% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 59,020 | 1,533,960 | 1.52% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 59,970 | 1,586,208 | 1.61% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 60,900 | 1,638,116 | 1.55% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 61,837 | 1,689,523 | 1.54% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 62,809 | 1,739,731 | 1.57% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 63,819 | 1,789,276 | 1.61% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 64,528 | 1,838,949 | 1.11% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 64,729 | 1,888,539 | 0.31% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 64,615 | 1,938,248 | -0.18% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 64,342 | 1,988,343 | -0.42% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 64,058 | 2,039,643 | -0.44% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 63,839 | 2,092,719 | -0.34% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 63,762 | 2,147,774 | -0.12% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 63,862 | 2,205,025 | 0.16% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 64,038 | 2,264,510 | 0.28% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 64,274 | 2,326,490 | 0.37% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 64,513 | 2,390,633 | 0.37% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 64,665 | 2,456,637 | 0.24% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 64,785 | 2,524,806 | 0.19% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 64,934 | 2,595,153 | 0.23% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 64,882 | 2,667,595 | -0.08% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 64,591 | 2,741,894 | -0.45% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 64,276 | 2,817,216 | -0.49% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 63,946 | 2,892,699 | -0.51% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 63,623 | 2,968,103 | -0.51% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 63,325 | 3,043,827 | -0.47% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 63,066 | 3,121,706 | -0.41% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 63,387 | 3,202,176 | 0.51% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 64,404 | 3,284,258 | 1.6% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 65,587 | 3,367,434 | 1.84% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 66,843 | 3,451,122 | 1.92% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 68,189 | 3,535,176 | 2.01% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 69,612 | 3,619,013 | 2.09% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 71,053 | 3,701,711 | 2.07% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 72,412 | 3,782,838 | 1.91% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 73,666 | 3,862,101 | 1.73% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 74,912 | 3,937,739 | 1.69% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 76,069 | 4,008,947 | 1.54% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 77,032 | 4,075,705 | 1.27% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 77,884 | 4,138,784 | 1.11% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 78,719 | 4,200,078 | 1.07% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 79,611 | 4,261,240 | 1.13% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 80,604 | 4,321,340 | 1.25% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 81,704 | 4,380,248 | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 82,912 | 4,440,056 | 1.48% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 84,173 | 4,499,791 | 1.52% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 85,320 | 4,555,962 | 1.36% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 86,332 | 4,609,833 | 1.19% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 87,260 | 4,663,934 | 1.07% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 88,064 | 4,716,147 | 0.92% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 88,765 | 4,767,119 | 0.8% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 89,409 | 4,818,038 | 0.73% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 89,969 | 4,866,998 | 0.63% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 90,468 | 4,913,177 | 0.55% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 90,926 | 4,957,818 | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 91,364 | 4,999,553 | 0.48% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 91,846 | 5,034,320 | 0.53% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 92,349 | 5,059,988 | 0.55% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 92,840 | 5,081,765 | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 93,316 | 5,105,525 | 0.51% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 93,772 | 5,129,910 | 0.49% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 94,211 | 5,152,946 | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 94,621 | 5,174,780 | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 95,008 | 5,195,555 | 0.41% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 95,368 | 5,215,247 | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 95,708 | 5,233,877 | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 95,995 | 5,251,495 | 0.3% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 96,251 | 5,268,137 | 0.27% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 96,473 | 5,283,807 | 0.23% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 96,679 | 5,298,514 | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 96,858 | 5,312,162 | 0.19% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 97,009 | 5,324,698 | 0.16% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 97,107 | 5,336,133 | 0.1% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 97,158 | 5,346,408 | 0.05% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 97,180 | 5,355,519 | 0.02% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 97,172 | 5,363,363 | -0.008% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 97,130 | 5,369,806 | -0.04% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 97,049 | 5,374,934 | -0.08% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 96,938 | 5,378,670 | -0.11% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 96,790 | 5,380,915 | -0.15% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 96,618 | 5,381,720 | -0.18% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 96,412 | 5,381,014 | -0.21% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 96,189 | 5,378,757 | -0.23% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 95,940 | 5,374,945 | -0.26% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 95,669 | 5,369,577 | -0.28% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 95,377 | 5,362,651 | -0.31% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 95,051 | 5,354,148 | -0.34% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Antigua and Barbuda increased by 9,798 people (a 12.3% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Antigua and Barbuda gained 5,131 (a 5.74% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Antigua and Barbuda was ranked 185th most populous country in 2005 and is still 185th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Antigua and Barbuda's population will grow by 0.54% to 95,051 people and will still be ranked 185th. The population of Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| St. John's | 22.2K |
| All Saints | 5.31K |
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 77.9 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 37.7 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 552 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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