Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.574 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands is 0.574 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.574 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1214 people per person, in 1960.
British Virgin Islands ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1214 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1234 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1263 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1299 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1342 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1389 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1439 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1492 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1546 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1599 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1651 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1701 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1752 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1802 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1855 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.191 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1968 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2031 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.21 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2175 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2257 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2363 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2504 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2671 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2856 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3051 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3245 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3432 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3603 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3748 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.386 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.393 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3975 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4017 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4056 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4092 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4123 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4151 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4172 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4188 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4198 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4202 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4244 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4285 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4329 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4374 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4422 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4472 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4524 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4578 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4634 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4693 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4754 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4816 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4881 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4949 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5018 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.509 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5163 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5239 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5317 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5397 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.548 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5564 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5651 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.574 people per person | +1.6% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 0.574 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 71% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 0.574 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1382 people per person | 0.1214 people per person | 0.1599 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1895 people per person | 0.1651 people per person | 0.2175 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 people per person | 0.2257 people per person | 0.3748 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4056 people per person | 0.386 people per person | 0.4188 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4363 people per person | 0.4198 people per person | 0.4578 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4924 people per person | 0.4634 people per person | 0.5239 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5525 people per person | 0.5317 people per person | 0.574 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More population data for British Virgin Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 186.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,033 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.574 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.574 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1214 people per person in 1960.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.