What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?

613 people, with Liechtenstein ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?

83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Liechtenstein: Population

British Virgin Islands

39,009 people

in 2023

Liechtenstein

39,622 people

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

217th

Liechtenstein rank

216th

Population over time

British Virgin Islands
Liechtenstein

How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 39,622 people against 39,009 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 613 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 83 shared years of data; in 1800 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Liechtenstein ranks 216th of 238 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Liechtenstein in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Liechtenstein	Difference	Ahead
1800s	6,700 people	5,802 people	898 people	British Virgin Islands
1840s	6,700 people	6,736 people	36 people	Liechtenstein
1870s	6,700 people	8,366 people	1,666 people	Liechtenstein
1880s	5,300 people	8,997 people	3,697 people	Liechtenstein
1890s	4,600 people	9,676 people	5,076 people	Liechtenstein
1900s	4,900 people	10,406 people	5,506 people	Liechtenstein
1910s	5,600 people	11,212 people	5,612 people	Liechtenstein
1920s	5,100 people	12,112 people	7,012 people	Liechtenstein
1940s	6,500 people	13,332 people	6,832 people	Liechtenstein
1950s	7,531 people	14,917 people	7,387 people	Liechtenstein
1960s	8,442 people	18,464 people	10,022 people	Liechtenstein
1970s	10,532 people	23,000 people	12,468 people	Liechtenstein
1980s	13,098 people	26,834 people	13,736 people	Liechtenstein
1990s	17,696 people	30,836 people	13,140 people	Liechtenstein
2000s	23,476 people	34,505 people	11,029 people	Liechtenstein
2010s	32,377 people	37,261 people	4,884 people	Liechtenstein
2020s	38,087 people	39,204 people	1,116 people	Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Liechtenstein?: Liechtenstein, at 39,622 people against 39,009 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?: 613 people, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Liechtenstein rank globally for population?: British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Liechtenstein ranks 216th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.