Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Puerto Rico
-0.5%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
-0.4%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
222nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
218th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 222nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.9% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at -0.4% against -0.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.1%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Puerto Rico ranks 222nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.