Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Antigua and Barbuda

Rural population share in Antigua and Barbuda in 2025 — 75.7%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.2 pp.

2025 75.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 217
Period maximum 75.7%2025
Period minimum 60.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2025606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.4%1962: 61.2%1964: 62.7%1966: 64.4%1968: 65.8%1970: 66.3%1972: 66.3%1974: 66.1%1976: 65.9%1978: 65.7%1980: 65.5%1982: 65.2%1984: 65%1986: 64.8%1988: 64.6%1990: 64.5%1992: 64.6%1994: 65%1996: 65.8%1998: 66.8%2000: 67.8%2002: 68.8%2004: 70.1%2006: 71.6%2008: 72.9%2010: 74%2012: 74.5%2014: 74.9%2016: 75.1%2018: 75.2%2020: 75.4%2022: 75.5%2024: 75.6%2025: 75.7%
Change over the period: +15.2 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda 75.7%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.7 +0.1 pp
2024 75.6 +0.1 pp
2023 75.5 +0.1 pp
2022 75.5 +0.1 pp
2021 75.4 +0.1 pp
2020 75.4 +0.1 pp
2019 75.3 +0.1 pp
2018 75.2 +0.1 pp
2017 75.1 +0.1 pp
2016 75.1 +0.1 pp
2015 75 +0.1 pp
2014 74.9 +0.2 pp
2013 74.8 +0.2 pp
2012 74.5 +0.2 pp
2011 74.3 +0.3 pp
2010 74 +0.5 pp
2009 73.5 +0.6 pp
2008 72.9 +0.7 pp
2007 72.3 +0.7 pp
2006 71.6 +0.7 pp
2005 70.8 +0.7 pp
2004 70.1 +0.7 pp
2003 69.4 +0.6 pp
2002 68.8 +0.5 pp
2001 68.2 +0.5 pp
2000 67.8 +0.5 pp
1999 67.3 +0.5 pp
1998 66.8 +0.5 pp
1997 66.3 +0.5 pp
1996 65.8 +0.4 pp
1995 65.4 +0.4 pp
1994 65 +0.3 pp
1993 64.8 +0.2 pp
1992 64.6 +0.1 pp
1991 64.5 −0 pp
1990 64.5 −0 pp
1989 64.5 −0.1 pp
1988 64.6 −0.1 pp
1987 64.7 −0.1 pp
1986 64.8 −0.1 pp
1985 64.8 −0.1 pp
1984 65 −0.1 pp
1983 65.1 −0.1 pp
1982 65.2 −0.1 pp
1981 65.3 −0.1 pp
1980 65.5 −0.1 pp
1979 65.6 −0.1 pp
1978 65.7 −0.1 pp
1977 65.8 −0.1 pp
1976 65.9 −0.1 pp
1975 66.1 −0.1 pp
1974 66.1 −0.1 pp
1973 66.2 −0.1 pp
1972 66.3 −0 pp
1971 66.3 −0 pp
1970 66.3 +0.1 pp
1969 66.2 +0.4 pp
1968 65.8 +0.6 pp
1967 65.2 +0.8 pp
1966 64.4 +0.9 pp
1965 63.6 +0.9 pp
1964 62.7 +0.8 pp
1963 61.9 +0.7 pp
1962 61.2 +0.5 pp
1961 60.7 +0.2 pp
1960 60.4

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.