World population growth in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: World population growth was -0.8% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.8%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
197th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2018
All-time low
-9.7%
in 2016
Years of data
151
1950–2100
World population growth in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in British Virgin Islands is -0.8%, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in British Virgin Islands peaked at 8.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -9.7%, in 2016.
That places British Virgin Islands 197th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7% | — |
| 1951 | -0.1% | -112.2% |
| 1952 | -0.3% | +217.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | -310.5% |
| 1954 | 0.9% | +68.8% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -54.7% |
| 1956 | 0.7% | +57.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8% | +29.7% |
| 1958 | 1.6% | +86.8% |
| 1959 | 1.8% | +13.0% |
| 1960 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -75.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +28.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +23.7% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +88.1% |
| 1966 | 2.3% | +65.8% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +54.6% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -74.1% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +239.4% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +68.5% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +21651.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +95.0% |
| 2016 | -9.7% | -263.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -129.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +198.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -84.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +91.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -62.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +72.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -58.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -19.3% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | -26.0% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2028 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2029 | 0.3% | -23.1% |
| 2030 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 0.2% | -36.3% |
| 2032 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
| 2033 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 2034 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2035 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | +28.9% |
| 2037 | -0.1% | -145.3% |
| 2038 | 0.1% | -238.1% |
| 2039 | -0.0% | -101.5% |
| 2040 | -0.0% | +1700.0% |
| 2041 | 0.0% | -133.3% |
| 2042 | -0.1% | -1108.3% |
| 2043 | -0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2044 | -0.2% | +69.7% |
| 2045 | -0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2046 | -0.3% | +14.4% |
| 2047 | -0.3% | +16.9% |
| 2048 | -0.2% | -17.2% |
| 2049 | -0.4% | +67.5% |
| 2050 | -0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2051 | -0.4% | -12.6% |
| 2052 | -0.3% | -31.8% |
| 2053 | -0.4% | +42.2% |
| 2054 | -0.5% | +27.4% |
| 2055 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2056 | -0.6% | +22.2% |
| 2057 | -0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2058 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2059 | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2060 | -0.7% | +23.8% |
| 2061 | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2062 | -0.8% | +12.9% |
| 2063 | -0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2064 | -0.7% | -23.4% |
| 2065 | -0.8% | +15.3% |
| 2066 | -0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2067 | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2068 | -0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2069 | -0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2070 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2071 | -0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2072 | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2073 | -0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2074 | -1.0% | +18.2% |
| 2075 | -0.9% | -11.4% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2077 | -0.7% | -12.0% |
| 2078 | -0.8% | +18.1% |
| 2079 | -0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2081 | -0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2083 | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2084 | -0.9% | +5.5% |
| 2085 | -0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2086 | -0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2087 | -0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2088 | -0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2089 | -0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | -20.7% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2092 | -0.7% | +23.1% |
| 2093 | -0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2094 | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2095 | -0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2096 | -0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2097 | -0.8% | +38.8% |
| 2098 | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | -13.5% |
| 2100 | -0.8% | +12.7% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's -0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's -0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in British 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +21651.5% | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| 2040 | -1700.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2042 | -1108.3% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | +310.5% | -0.3% | 0.5% |
| 2016 | -263.1% | 6.0% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | +239.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | -0.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -9.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 1 |
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More population data for British Virgin Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,033 people (2100)
- Population density 186.08 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.426 units per person (2025)
- Population regions with projections, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in British Virgin Islands?
- World population growth in British Virgin Islands was -0.8% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.7% in 2016.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for world population growth?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 197th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.