Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate was 1 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands is 1 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 8.69 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6701 % change on previous year, in 2022.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 221st of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +230.0% |
| 1973 | 6.27 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 6.87 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.69 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1982 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.31 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.58 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.74 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 5 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2013 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7398 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6701 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9425 % change on previous year | +40.7% |
| 2024 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 1 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.34 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 7.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 8.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 5.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9274 % change on previous year | 0.6701 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 219 Croatia 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 220 Latvia 1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 222 Serbia 0.9798 % change on previous year compare
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More population data for United States Virgin Islands
- Projected population under age 5 2,849 (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population growth rate -0.316 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.316 (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 177.09 (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per unit of GDP 0 thousands per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate in United States Virgin Islands was 1 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6701 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 221st out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.