Population growth in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population growth was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in United States Virgin Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded -0.6% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 256.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 12.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 1977.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 2.0% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | -3.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share co2 vs population 0.0006 (2100)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs co2 emissions per capita 0.0019 (2024)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 0.88 million t (2025)
- Co2 emissions and gdp per capita 46,479 (2022)
- Co2 emissions and gdp 4.90 billion (2022)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 20.66 1000 ha (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population growth in United States Virgin Islands was -0.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 1977.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population growth?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 256.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.