Population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Population ages 15-64 was 70.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 70.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 71.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1969.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 24th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.1% | — |
| 1961 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 55.1% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 53.2% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 52.4% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 58.7% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.2% | 51.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.4% | 51.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 60.3% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 61.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 64.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 69.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.2% | 71.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 188 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 987 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,063 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,160 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,720 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Population ages 15-64 in Antigua and Barbuda was 70.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1969.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for population ages 15-64?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 24th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.