Urban population growth (annual %) in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Urban population growth (annual %) was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 2.2% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in British Virgin Islands peaked at 10.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2017.
That places British Virgin Islands 63rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth (annual %) in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.8% | — |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 7.5% | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | -19.7% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -36.7% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +46.5% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +70.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | -107.1% |
| 2017 | -2.1% | +403.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -440.8% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -20.3% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 2.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) in British Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +440.8% | -2.1% | 7.3% |
| 2017 | -403.6% | -0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | -107.1% | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | +70.7% | 2.9% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -2.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
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More climate change data for British Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5739 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 6.26 million tonnes (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in British Virgin Islands?
- Urban population growth in British Virgin Islands was 2.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2017.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for urban population growth?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 63rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.