Natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Natural population growth rate was -0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded -0.4% for natural population growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 350.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 4.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2021.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.9% | — |
| 1951 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | +12.5% |
| 1954 | 2.2% | +5.5% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 2.6% | +15.4% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +20.4% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | +24.3% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -79.7% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -472.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +126.7% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | +66.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | +60.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -3.3% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's -0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's -0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -472.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -126.7% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More population data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 177.09 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,849 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.8438 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands?
- Natural population growth rate in United States Virgin Islands was -0.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2021.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for natural population growth rate?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 350.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.