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

Antigua and Barbuda and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Antigua	South Africa	Antigua	South Africa
1960	55,603	16,440,172	-	-
1961	56,540	16,908,035	1.69%	2.85%
1962	57,336	17,418,522	1.41%	3.02%
1963	58,138	17,954,564	1.4%	3.08%
1964	59,020	18,511,361	1.52%	3.1%
1965	59,970	19,089,380	1.61%	3.12%
1966	60,900	19,690,087	1.55%	3.15%
1967	61,837	20,314,066	1.54%	3.17%
1968	62,809	20,957,287	1.57%	3.17%
1969	63,819	21,614,676	1.61%	3.14%
1970	64,528	22,279,984	1.11%	3.08%
1971	64,729	22,942,143	0.31%	2.97%
1972	64,615	23,609,456	-0.18%	2.91%
1973	64,342	24,294,263	-0.42%	2.9%
1974	64,058	24,989,108	-0.44%	2.86%
1975	63,839	25,690,940	-0.34%	2.81%
1976	63,762	26,395,450	-0.12%	2.74%
1977	63,862	27,118,952	0.16%	2.74%
1978	64,038	27,869,507	0.28%	2.77%
1979	64,274	28,634,162	0.37%	2.74%
1980	64,513	29,518,857	0.37%	3.09%
1981	64,665	30,541,044	0.24%	3.46%
1982	64,785	31,615,339	0.19%	3.52%
1983	64,934	32,739,304	0.23%	3.56%
1984	64,882	33,892,788	-0.08%	3.52%
1985	64,591	35,042,093	-0.45%	3.39%
1986	64,276	36,180,515	-0.49%	3.25%
1987	63,946	37,326,190	-0.51%	3.17%
1988	63,623	38,480,649	-0.51%	3.09%
1989	63,325	39,628,575	-0.47%	2.98%
1990	63,066	40,746,268	-0.41%	2.82%
1991	63,387	41,687,898	0.51%	2.31%
1992	64,404	42,443,509	1.6%	1.81%
1993	65,587	43,297,156	1.84%	2.01%
1994	66,843	44,004,139	1.92%	1.63%
1995	68,189	44,541,554	2.01%	1.22%
1996	69,612	45,123,018	2.09%	1.31%
1997	71,053	45,666,838	2.07%	1.21%
1998	72,412	46,223,880	1.91%	1.22%
1999	73,666	46,730,335	1.73%	1.1%
2000	74,912	47,159,719	1.69%	0.92%
2001	76,069	47,566,800	1.54%	0.86%
2002	77,032	48,019,415	1.27%	0.95%
2003	77,884	48,500,348	1.11%	1%
2004	78,719	48,991,421	1.07%	1.01%
2005	79,611	49,490,033	1.13%	1.02%
2006	80,604	49,998,277	1.25%	1.03%
2007	81,704	50,528,584	1.36%	1.06%
2008	82,912	51,114,599	1.48%	1.16%
2009	84,173	51,728,516	1.52%	1.2%
2010	85,320	52,344,051	1.36%	1.19%
2011	86,332	52,995,205	1.19%	1.24%
2012	87,260	53,782,567	1.07%	1.49%
2013	88,064	54,678,791	0.92%	1.67%
2014	88,765	55,594,838	0.8%	1.68%
2015	89,409	56,723,537	0.73%	2.03%
2016	89,969	57,259,551	0.63%	0.94%
2017	90,468	57,635,162	0.55%	0.66%
2018	90,926	58,613,001	0.51%	1.7%
2019	91,364	59,587,885	0.48%	1.66%
2020	91,846	60,562,381	0.53%	1.64%
2021	92,349	61,502,603	0.55%	1.55%
2022	92,840	62,378,410	0.53%	1.42%
2023	93,316	63,212,384	0.51%	1.34%
2024	93,772	64,007,187	0.49%	1.26%
2025	94,211	64,747,317	0.47%	1.16%
2026	94,621	65,453,086	0.44%	1.09%
2027	95,008	66,143,018	0.41%	1.05%
2028	95,368	66,830,384	0.38%	1.04%
2029	95,708	67,506,850	0.36%	1.01%
2030	95,995	68,161,357	0.3%	0.97%
2031	96,251	68,798,574	0.27%	0.93%
2032	96,473	69,426,441	0.23%	0.91%
2033	96,679	70,040,484	0.21%	0.88%
2034	96,858	70,641,572	0.19%	0.86%
2035	97,009	71,234,749	0.16%	0.84%
2036	97,107	71,816,372	0.1%	0.82%
2037	97,158	72,387,807	0.05%	0.8%
2038	97,180	72,949,611	0.02%	0.78%
2039	97,172	73,496,152	-0.008%	0.75%
2040	97,130	74,035,615	-0.04%	0.73%
2041	97,049	74,575,444	-0.08%	0.73%
2042	96,938	75,111,899	-0.11%	0.72%
2043	96,790	75,641,512	-0.15%	0.71%
2044	96,618	76,164,461	-0.18%	0.69%
2045	96,412	76,681,448	-0.21%	0.68%
2046	96,189	77,199,542	-0.23%	0.68%
2047	95,940	77,716,650	-0.26%	0.67%
2048	95,669	78,215,323	-0.28%	0.64%
2049	95,377	78,699,584	-0.31%	0.62%
2050	95,051	79,177,329	-0.34%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Antigua and Barbuda increased by 9,798 people (a 12.3% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Antigua and Barbuda gained 5,131 (a 5.74% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Antigua and Barbuda was ranked 185th most populous country in 2005 and is still 185th in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.