Population density in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population density was 177.09 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
177.09
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 235 countries
All-time high
310.26
in 2000
All-time low
0.1229
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100
Population density in United States Virgin Islands, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in United States Virgin Islands is 177.09, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 310.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1229, in 1000.
That places United States Virgin Islands 87th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 183 years of available data.
Population density in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1229 | — |
| 1100 | 0.2457 | +100.0% |
| 1200 | 0.4943 | +101.2% |
| 1300 | 0.9886 | +100.0% |
| 1400 | 1.98 | +100.0% |
| 1500 | 3.96 | +100.1% |
| 1600 | 7.92 | +100.1% |
| 1700 | 15.84 | +100.0% |
| 1710 | 17.82 | +12.5% |
| 1720 | 20.05 | +12.5% |
| 1730 | 22.55 | +12.5% |
| 1740 | 25.37 | +12.5% |
| 1750 | 28.54 | +12.5% |
| 1760 | 32.11 | +12.5% |
| 1770 | 36.13 | +12.5% |
| 1780 | 40.64 | +12.5% |
| 1790 | 45.72 | +12.5% |
| 1800 | 51.44 | +12.5% |
| 1810 | 57.87 | +12.5% |
| 1820 | 57.98 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 58.1 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 58.21 | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 58.33 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 58.45 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 55.67 | -4.8% |
| 1880 | 53.01 | -4.8% |
| 1890 | 50.49 | -4.8% |
| 1900 | 48.09 | -4.8% |
| 1910 | 45.79 | -4.8% |
| 1920 | 43.61 | -4.8% |
| 1930 | 41.54 | -4.8% |
| 1940 | 39.56 | -4.8% |
| 1950 | 77.44 | +95.8% |
| 1951 | 79.33 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 80.63 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 81.92 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 83.38 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 84.8 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 86.16 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 87.53 | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 89 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 90.61 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 94.4 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 101.29 | +7.3% |
| 1962 | 109.54 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 118.47 | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 128.16 | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 138.29 | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 147.95 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 156.93 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 165.28 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 173.01 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 182.5 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 194.08 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 205.52 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 216.41 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 226.63 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 236.06 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 244.91 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 253.52 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 261.8 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 269.85 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 275.94 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 279.35 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 281.87 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 284.15 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 286.22 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 288.03 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 289.56 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 290.69 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 291.31 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 291.25 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 292.34 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 295.3 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 298.37 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 301.13 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 303.55 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 305.67 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 307.45 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 308.85 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 309.83 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 310.25 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 310.26 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 310.1 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 309.81 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 309.1 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 308.15 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 307.49 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 307.04 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 306.39 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 305.63 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 305.05 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 303.79 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 301.14 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 298.02 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 294.77 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 291.46 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 286.43 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 279.41 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 271.78 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 263.76 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 255.4 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 250.64 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 249.25 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 247.2 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 244.89 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 242.63 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 240.43 | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 238.32 | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 236.33 | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 234.45 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 232.73 | -0.7% |
| 2030 | 231.06 | -0.7% |
| 2031 | 229.4 | -0.7% |
| 2032 | 227.83 | -0.7% |
| 2033 | 226.32 | -0.7% |
| 2034 | 224.8 | -0.7% |
| 2035 | 223.25 | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 221.74 | -0.7% |
| 2037 | 220.25 | -0.7% |
| 2038 | 218.8 | -0.7% |
| 2039 | 217.39 | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 215.97 | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 214.63 | -0.6% |
| 2042 | 213.3 | -0.6% |
| 2043 | 211.99 | -0.6% |
| 2044 | 210.69 | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 209.35 | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 208.09 | -0.6% |
| 2047 | 206.88 | -0.6% |
| 2048 | 205.69 | -0.6% |
| 2049 | 204.62 | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 203.55 | -0.5% |
| 2051 | 202.51 | -0.5% |
| 2052 | 201.45 | -0.5% |
| 2053 | 200.46 | -0.5% |
| 2054 | 199.45 | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 198.46 | -0.5% |
| 2056 | 197.55 | -0.5% |
| 2057 | 196.66 | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 195.78 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 194.95 | -0.4% |
| 2060 | 194.2 | -0.4% |
| 2061 | 193.53 | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 192.9 | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 192.28 | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 191.69 | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 191.11 | -0.3% |
| 2066 | 190.58 | -0.3% |
| 2067 | 190.07 | -0.3% |
| 2068 | 189.62 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 189.19 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 188.79 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 188.39 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 187.99 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 187.59 | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 187.19 | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 186.81 | -0.2% |
| 2076 | 186.46 | -0.2% |
| 2077 | 186.12 | -0.2% |
| 2078 | 185.8 | -0.2% |
| 2079 | 185.48 | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 185.15 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 184.84 | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 184.52 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 184.19 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 183.87 | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 183.55 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 183.21 | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 182.87 | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 182.53 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 182.17 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 181.79 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 181.37 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 180.96 | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 180.54 | -0.2% |
| 2094 | 180.09 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 179.63 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 179.14 | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 178.63 | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 178.13 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 177.62 | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 177.09 | -0.3% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 177.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 177.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +101.2% | 0.2457 | 0.4943 |
| 1500 | +100.1% | 1.98 | 3.96 |
| 1600 | +100.1% | 3.96 | 7.92 |
| 1100 | +100.0% | 0.1229 | 0.2457 |
| 1300 | +100.0% | 0.4943 | 0.9886 |
| 1400 | +100.0% | 0.9886 | 1.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1229 | 0.1229 | 0.1229 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2457 | 0.2457 | 0.2457 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4943 | 0.4943 | 0.4943 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.9886 | 0.9886 | 0.9886 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 1 |
| 1700s | 15.84 | 15.84 | 15.84 | 1 |
| 1710s | 17.82 | 17.82 | 17.82 | 1 |
| 1720s | 20.05 | 20.05 | 20.05 | 1 |
| 1730s | 22.55 | 22.55 | 22.55 | 1 |
| 1740s | 25.37 | 25.37 | 25.37 | 1 |
| 1750s | 28.54 | 28.54 | 28.54 | 1 |
| 1760s | 32.11 | 32.11 | 32.11 | 1 |
| 1770s | 36.13 | 36.13 | 36.13 | 1 |
| 1780s | 40.64 | 40.64 | 40.64 | 1 |
| 1790s | 45.72 | 45.72 | 45.72 | 1 |
| 1800s | 51.44 | 51.44 | 51.44 | 1 |
| 1810s | 57.87 | 57.87 | 57.87 | 1 |
| 1820s | 57.98 | 57.98 | 57.98 | 1 |
| 1830s | 58.1 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 1 |
| 1840s | 58.21 | 58.21 | 58.21 | 1 |
| 1850s | 58.33 | 58.33 | 58.33 | 1 |
| 1860s | 58.45 | 58.45 | 58.45 | 1 |
| 1870s | 55.67 | 55.67 | 55.67 | 1 |
| 1880s | 53.01 | 53.01 | 53.01 | 1 |
| 1890s | 50.49 | 50.49 | 50.49 | 1 |
| 1900s | 48.09 | 48.09 | 48.09 | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.79 | 45.79 | 45.79 | 1 |
| 1920s | 43.61 | 43.61 | 43.61 | 1 |
| 1930s | 41.54 | 41.54 | 41.54 | 1 |
| 1940s | 39.56 | 39.56 | 39.56 | 1 |
| 1950s | 84.08 | 77.44 | 90.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 133.33 | 94.4 | 173.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 229.13 | 182.5 | 269.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.84 | 275.94 | 291.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 303.27 | 292.34 | 310.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.9 | 305.05 | 310.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.6 | 255.4 | 303.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.69 | 232.73 | 250.64 | 10 |
| 2030s | 224.08 | 217.39 | 231.06 | 10 |
| 2040s | 210.12 | 204.62 | 215.97 | 10 |
| 2050s | 199.08 | 194.95 | 203.55 | 10 |
| 2060s | 191.52 | 189.19 | 194.2 | 10 |
| 2070s | 187.06 | 185.48 | 188.79 | 10 |
| 2080s | 183.69 | 182.17 | 185.15 | 10 |
| 2090s | 179.79 | 177.62 | 181.79 | 10 |
| 2100s | 177.09 | 177.09 | 177.09 | 1 |
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- 84 Burkina Faso 182.22 compare
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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)
- Population growth rate -0.316 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,849 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.316 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population density in United States Virgin Islands was 177.09 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 310.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1229 in 1000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population density?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 87th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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