Urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Urban population, per capita was 0.5739 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 0.5739 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.5739 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1214 units per person, in 1960.
That places British Virgin Islands 136th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1214 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1235 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1263 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1299 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1342 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1389 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1439 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1492 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1546 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1599 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1651 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1702 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1752 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1803 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1854 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.191 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1968 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2031 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.21 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2174 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2257 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2363 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2504 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2671 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2856 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3051 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3246 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3432 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3603 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3748 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.386 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.393 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3975 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4017 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4056 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4092 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4124 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4151 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4172 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4189 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4198 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4202 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4244 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4285 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4328 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4374 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4422 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4472 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4524 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4578 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4634 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4693 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4754 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4816 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4881 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4949 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5018 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5089 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5163 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5239 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5317 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5397 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.548 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5564 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5651 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5739 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1382 units per person | 0.1214 units per person | 0.1599 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1895 units per person | 0.1651 units per person | 0.2174 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 units per person | 0.2257 units per person | 0.3748 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4056 units per person | 0.386 units per person | 0.4189 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4363 units per person | 0.4198 units per person | 0.4578 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4924 units per person | 0.4634 units per person | 0.5239 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5525 units per person | 0.5317 units per person | 0.5739 units per person | 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 57.4% (2025)
- Urban population 22,804 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 39,732 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.1083 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Urban population, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.5739 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5739 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1214 units per person in 1960.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for urban population, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 136th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.