The latest officially reported population of Antigua and Barbuda was 93,772 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Antigua and Barbuda's population is 94,625 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 56.7 times bigger than Antigua and Barbuda's.
- Antigua and Barbuda is ranked the 185th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.001% for Antigua and Barbuda vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Antigua and Barbuda has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of Antigua and Barbuda has increased from 80.6K people to 94.6K (17.4% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- Antigua and Barbuda is projected to reach its peak in 2038 at 97.2K people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Antigua and Barbuda vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
94625
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5362441
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| Population rank | 185/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.001% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
19.2 hours
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.93 hours
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9.31 minutes
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| One death every |
13.6 hours
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14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.45 months
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +9 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +456 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 135/197 | 65/197 |
Antigua and Barbuda and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 55,603 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 56,540 | 2,419,700 | 1.69% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 57,336 | 2,482,000 | 1.41% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 58,138 | 2,531,800 | 1.4% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 59,020 | 2,585,400 | 1.52% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 59,970 | 2,628,400 | 1.61% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 60,900 | 2,675,900 | 1.55% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 61,837 | 2,724,100 | 1.54% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 62,809 | 2,748,100 | 1.57% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 63,819 | 2,772,800 | 1.61% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 64,528 | 2,810,700 | 1.11% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 64,729 | 2,853,000 | 0.31% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 64,615 | 2,903,900 | -0.18% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 64,342 | 2,961,300 | -0.42% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 64,058 | 3,023,700 | -0.44% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 63,839 | 3,083,100 | -0.34% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 63,762 | 3,110,500 | -0.12% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 63,862 | 3,120,200 | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 64,038 | 3,121,200 | 0.28% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 64,274 | 3,109,000 | 0.37% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 64,513 | 3,112,900 | 0.37% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 64,665 | 3,124,900 | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 64,785 | 3,156,100 | 0.19% | 1% |
| 1983 | 64,934 | 3,199,300 | 0.23% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 64,882 | 3,227,100 | -0.08% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 64,591 | 3,247,100 | -0.45% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 64,276 | 3,246,300 | -0.49% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 63,946 | 3,274,400 | -0.51% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 63,623 | 3,283,400 | -0.51% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 63,325 | 3,299,200 | -0.47% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 63,066 | 3,329,800 | -0.41% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 63,387 | 3,495,100 | 0.51% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 64,404 | 3,531,700 | 1.6% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 65,587 | 3,572,200 | 1.84% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 66,843 | 3,620,000 | 1.92% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 68,189 | 3,673,400 | 2.01% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 69,612 | 3,732,000 | 2.09% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 71,053 | 3,781,300 | 2.07% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 72,412 | 3,815,000 | 1.91% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 73,666 | 3,835,100 | 1.73% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 74,912 | 3,857,700 | 1.69% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 76,069 | 3,880,500 | 1.54% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 77,032 | 3,948,500 | 1.27% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 77,884 | 4,027,200 | 1.11% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 78,719 | 4,087,500 | 1.07% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 79,611 | 4,133,900 | 1.13% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 80,604 | 4,184,600 | 1.25% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 81,704 | 4,223,800 | 1.36% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 82,912 | 4,259,800 | 1.48% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 84,173 | 4,302,600 | 1.52% | 1% |
| 2010 | 85,320 | 4,350,700 | 1.36% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 86,332 | 4,384,000 | 1.19% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 87,260 | 4,408,100 | 1.07% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 88,064 | 4,442,100 | 0.92% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 88,765 | 4,516,500 | 0.8% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 89,409 | 4,609,400 | 0.73% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 89,969 | 4,714,100 | 0.63% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 90,468 | 4,813,600 | 0.55% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 90,926 | 4,900,600 | 0.51% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 91,364 | 4,970,300 | 0.48% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 91,846 | 5,072,400 | 0.53% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 92,349 | 5,084,600 | 0.55% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 92,840 | 5,081,700 | 0.53% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 93,316 | 5,200,000 | 0.51% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 93,772 | 5,287,500 | 0.49% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 94,211 | 5,325,989 | 0.47% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 94,621 | 5,362,071 | 0.44% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 95,008 | 5,395,933 | 0.41% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 95,368 | 5,427,327 | 0.38% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 95,708 | 5,456,502 | 0.36% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 95,995 | 5,483,630 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 96,251 | 5,509,118 | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 96,473 | 5,533,087 | 0.23% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 96,679 | 5,555,912 | 0.21% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 96,858 | 5,577,658 | 0.19% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 97,009 | 5,598,481 | 0.16% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 97,107 | 5,618,949 | 0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 97,158 | 5,638,796 | 0.05% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 97,180 | 5,658,606 | 0.02% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 97,172 | 5,677,983 | -0.008% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 97,130 | 5,696,537 | -0.04% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 97,049 | 5,715,286 | -0.08% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 96,938 | 5,733,881 | -0.11% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 96,790 | 5,750,997 | -0.15% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 96,618 | 5,766,545 | -0.18% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 96,412 | 5,780,970 | -0.21% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 96,189 | 5,794,046 | -0.23% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 95,940 | 5,805,663 | -0.26% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 95,669 | 5,816,692 | -0.28% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 95,377 | 5,826,512 | -0.31% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 95,051 | 5,836,471 | -0.34% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Antigua and Barbuda increased by 9,365 people (a 11.6% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Antigua and Barbuda gained 4,656 (a 5.18% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
Antigua and Barbuda was ranked 185th most populous country in 2006 and is still 185th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
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 |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Antigua and Barbuda and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 37.7 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 552 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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