Urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, per capita was 0.9539 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.9539 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.9539 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2442 units per person, in 1970.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5593 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5436 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5146 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4763 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4322 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3858 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3407 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3005 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2687 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2489 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2442 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2477 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2557 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2673 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2818 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2987 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3173 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3369 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3569 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3765 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3956 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4165 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4411 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4687 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4987 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5307 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5642 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5987 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6338 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.669 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7038 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7378 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7704 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8011 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8296 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8554 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8779 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8966 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9112 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9212 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9262 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9293 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9322 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9348 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9371 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9391 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9409 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9424 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9437 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9448 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9457 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9466 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9474 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9481 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9488 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9494 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9499 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9504 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9507 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9509 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9516 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9522 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9527 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9533 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9539 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4071 units per person | 0.2489 units per person | 0.5593 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2983 units per person | 0.2442 units per person | 0.3765 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5217 units per person | 0.3956 units per person | 0.669 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8305 units per person | 0.7038 units per person | 0.9212 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9371 units per person | 0.9262 units per person | 0.9448 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9488 units per person | 0.9457 units per person | 0.9509 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9524 units per person | 0.951 units per person | 0.9539 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.9434 units per person compare
More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Urban population, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.9539 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9539 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2442 units per person in 1970.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for urban population, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.