Northern Mariana Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual change in population

Northern Mariana Islands
-935 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
-809 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
210th
United States Virgin Islands rank
208th

Annual change in population over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands
-2.0k02.0k4.0k195119872023

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports -809 people against -935 people in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 126 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 153.67 people 512.33 people 358.67 people United States Virgin Islands
1960s 149.2 people 2,884 people 2,735 people United States Virgin Islands
1970s 650.2 people 3,389 people 2,739 people United States Virgin Islands
1980s 2,482 people 748.9 people 1,733 people Northern Mariana Islands
1990s 2,461 people 665.1 people 1,796 people Northern Mariana Islands
2000s -1,059 people -182.1 people 876.6 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s -719.2 people -1,738 people 1,018 people Northern Mariana Islands
2020s -747 people -919.5 people 172.5 people Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Northern Mariana Islands or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at -809 people against -935 people in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Northern Mariana Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
126 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual change in population?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 210th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.