Antigua and Barbuda vs Micronesia (country): Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Antigua and Barbuda
24.3%
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
22.5%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
224th
Micronesia (country) rank
226th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 24.3% against 22.5% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 224th and Micronesia (country) ranks 226th of 238 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 37.1% 21.4% 15.7% Antigua and Barbuda
1960s 36.8% 24.0% 12.7% Antigua and Barbuda
1970s 34.0% 25.9% 8.1% Antigua and Barbuda
1980s 35.1% 26.3% 8.7% Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 34.5% 24.8% 9.7% Antigua and Barbuda
2000s 29.5% 22.3% 7.1% Antigua and Barbuda
2010s 25.2% 22.3% 2.9% Antigua and Barbuda
2020s 24.5% 22.4% 2.1% Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Antigua and Barbuda or Micronesia (country)?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 24.3% against 22.5% in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Antigua and Barbuda and Micronesia (country)?
1.8%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Micronesia (country)?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Micronesia (country) rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 224th and Micronesia (country) ranks 226th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.