The invention belongs to the technical field of microwaves and relates to a broadband circularly-polarized antenna for a handheld through-wall radar. The broadband circularly-polarized antenna sequentially comprises a radome 1, an upper patch layer 2, a PMI foam layer 3, a lower patch layer 4, a first dielectric layer 5, a coupling slot layer 6, a second dielectric layer 7, a feed microstrip 8 anda metal back cavity 9 from top to bottom, wherein a hollowed-out slot 61 is formed in the coupling slot layer 6; the shape of the feed microstrip 8 is a combined shape of a rectangle and a sector; and the metal back cavity 9 is a rectangular cavity with an open surface at one end and the open surface is toward the feed microstrip. According to the broadband circularly-polarized antenna, the technologies, such as slot-coupling feeding, a low-dielectric constant layer, laminated microstrip-coupled patches and a reflecting back cavity are comprehensively adopted, so that the antenna reaches theimpedance and beam bandwidth of over 30% under low profile requirements. The target of double-patch coupling resonance is achieved through tuning the transverse dimensions of upper and lower patches,and circular polarization is achieved by adopting the cutting angle design of the rectangular patches.