Antigua and Barbuda
Country in Americas
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 94.2K (2025). World rank 194 of 216; in Americas, 37 of 46. Area: 442 km². World rank 205 of 249; in Americas, 39 of 56. GDP: $2.3B (2025). World rank 187 of 210; in Americas, 38 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: population 89.4K → 94.2K, GDP $1.4B → $2.3B, and GDP per person $16,078 → $24,819.
State
- Official name
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Local name
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Capital
- Saint John's
- Region
- Americas
- Form of government
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Charles III
- Head of government
- Gaston Browne
- Independence
- November 1, 1981
- Women in parliament
- 5.6% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 94,209 2025
- Area
- 442 km²
- GDP
- $2.3B 2025
- GDP per person
- $24,819 2025
- Life expectancy
- 77.8 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
- Time zones
- UTC−4
- Calling code
- +1268
- Emergency numbers
- 911, 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- A, B
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 153
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 21.1% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Obama, 402 m
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- September, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 26°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 1,030 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 213.1 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.5% 2025
- Living in cities
- 24.3% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +12 2025
- Born in another country
- 32.5% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 17.5% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 70.2% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 12.3% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 80.5 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 74.7 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.6 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 11.8 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7 2024
Society
- Religions
- Protestant 68.3%, other 12.2%, Catholic 8.2%, and no religion 5.9% (2011)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 68 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 59.9 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 61.4 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 66.2 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 67.8 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $35,832 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +5% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $23,790 2025
- Inflation
- +1.4% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 69 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 1.5% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 18.2% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 68.7% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 55% 2022
- Imports, share of GDP
- 63.3% 2022
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -12% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +12.1% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 0.9% 2025
Education
- Adult literacy
- 99% 2001
- Primary school enrolment
- 112% 2023
- Secondary school enrolment
- 109% 2023
- Higher education enrolment
- 25.1% 2012
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 3.1% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 3.9% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $841 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 20.8% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 2.9 2017
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 9.7 2019
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 3.4 2023
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 97% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 7 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 9.1 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 35 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 1.1% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 11.6% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 62.7% 2022
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 98.9% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 99.6% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 99% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 10.7 2023
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 0 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 1.5 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 86.8 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones and droughts
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 8.4 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 3.8 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 4.6 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 17.9% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0.8% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 560 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 8.5% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 72.7% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 201 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 10.7 2022
- Internet domain
- .ag
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 0.9% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 5.7% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 94.3% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 35,515 2022
- Airports
- 4 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 13 2023
- Patent applications by residents
- 5 2018
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 0% 2024