Country profile
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda · Caribbean
👥 Population
94,209
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Saint John's
🗺 Area
442 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$2.34B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.851
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
213 /km²
💱 Currency
XCD
Eastern Caribbean dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a country in Caribbean, with Saint John's as its capital. It is home to roughly 94.21 thousand people, giving a population density of about 213 people per square kilometre. The country covers 442 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $2.34B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.851. The official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$3.13B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$33,386
GDP growth
5.0%
Inflation
1.4%
👥 People
Life expectancy
77.8 yrs
Fertility rate
1.58
Pop. growth
0.5%
Urban population
24.3%
Infant mortality /1k
7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
72.7%
Literacy rate
98.9%
Physicians /1k
2.92
Renewable energy
0.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Saint John's
Currency
XCD
Dialing code
+1268
Internet TLD
.ag
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Fun facts about Antigua and Barbuda
- Antigua and Barbuda is the 183rd most populous country in the world, with about 94.21 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 182nd-largest country in the world, covering 442 km².
- It has the world's 173rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($2.34B).
- Antigua and Barbuda has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.851.
- Antigua and Barbuda has a population density of about 213 people per square kilometre.
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