Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7733 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States 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 United States Virgin Islands is 0.7733 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.9329 people per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2372 people per person, in 1971.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 68th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5683 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5616 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5634 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4959 people per person | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.475 people per person | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4291 people per person | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3818 people per person | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3361 people per person | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.279 people per person | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2498 people per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2456 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2372 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2409 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2406 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2485 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2612 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2828 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3207 people per person | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3408 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3697 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3834 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4078 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4349 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4645 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4965 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5309 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5669 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6036 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6401 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6749 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6926 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7274 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7609 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7921 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8212 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8487 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8738 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8944 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9103 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.921 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9257 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9291 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9314 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9319 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9316 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9318 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9329 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9328 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9312 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9305 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9279 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9212 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9133 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9053 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8971 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8836 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.864 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8426 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8201 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7967 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7847 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.784 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7814 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7782 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7755 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7733 people per person | -0.3% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.7733 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.7733 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.434 people per person | 0.2498 people per person | 0.5683 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2788 people per person | 0.2372 people per person | 0.3697 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5203 people per person | 0.3834 people per person | 0.6749 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8242 people per person | 0.6926 people per person | 0.921 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9309 people per person | 0.9257 people per person | 0.9329 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8772 people per person | 0.7967 people per person | 0.9279 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7795 people per person | 0.7733 people per person | 0.7847 people per person | 6 |
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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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.7733 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9329 people per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2372 people per person in 1971.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.