Which has higher urban population, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 95.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

1.1%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population (% of total population)

Puerto Rico

94.3%

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

95.4%

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

21st

United States Virgin Islands rank

18th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 95.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 21st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	49.5%	40.7%	8.8%	Puerto Rico
1970s	61.3%	29.8%	31.5%	Puerto Rico
1980s	74.2%	52.2%	22.0%	Puerto Rico
1990s	90.2%	83.1%	7.1%	Puerto Rico
2000s	94.1%	93.7%	0.4%	Puerto Rico
2010s	93.8%	94.9%	1.1%	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	94.2%	95.2%	1.1%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 95.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.1%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population?: Puerto Rico ranks 21st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.