Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Population growth
Puerto Rico
-0.6%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
-0.6%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
201st
United States Virgin Islands rank
202nd
Population growth over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -0.6% against -0.6% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 201st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 6.9% | 5.4% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 4.7% | 3.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -0.2% | 1.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at -0.6% against -0.6% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 201st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.