Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Monaco?

British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,979 people in Monaco as of 2023.

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

30 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

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

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 Monaco: Population

British Virgin Islands

39,009 people

in 2023

Monaco

38,979 people

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

217th

Monaco rank

218th

Population over time

British Virgin Islands
Monaco

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 39,009 people against 38,979 people in Monaco, a difference of 30 people.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Monaco ranks 218th of 238 countries.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Monaco	Difference	Ahead
1800s	6,700 people	7,789 people	1,089 people	Monaco
1840s	6,700 people	10,029 people	3,329 people	Monaco
1870s	6,700 people	14,666 people	7,966 people	Monaco
1880s	5,300 people	16,690 people	11,390 people	Monaco
1890s	4,600 people	18,991 people	14,391 people	Monaco
1900s	4,900 people	21,608 people	16,708 people	Monaco
1910s	5,600 people	24,100 people	18,500 people	Monaco
1920s	5,100 people	23,736 people	18,636 people	Monaco
1940s	6,500 people	21,542 people	15,042 people	Monaco
1950s	7,531 people	20,758 people	13,227 people	Monaco
1960s	8,442 people	22,768 people	14,326 people	Monaco
1970s	10,532 people	25,538 people	15,006 people	Monaco
1980s	13,098 people	28,567 people	15,469 people	Monaco
1990s	17,696 people	31,482 people	13,786 people	Monaco
2000s	23,476 people	32,254 people	8,778 people	Monaco
2010s	32,377 people	36,162 people	3,785 people	Monaco
2020s	38,087 people	38,638 people	550.5 people	Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Monaco?: British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,979 people in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Monaco?: 30 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Monaco?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Monaco rank globally for population?: British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Monaco ranks 218th 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.