Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — British Virgin Islands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the British Virgin Islands in 2025 — 10.1%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.9 pp.

2025 10.1% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 217
Period maximum 10.1%2025
Period minimum 4.4%1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.2%1962: 5%1964: 4.9%1966: 4.7%1968: 4.6%1970: 4.4%1972: 4.5%1974: 4.7%1976: 5.1%1978: 5.6%1980: 5.9%1982: 5.8%1984: 5.5%1986: 5.3%1988: 5.3%1990: 5.2%1992: 5.1%1994: 5%1996: 4.9%1998: 4.7%2000: 4.6%2002: 4.6%2004: 4.8%2006: 5%2008: 5.4%2010: 5.9%2012: 6.3%2014: 6.7%2016: 7.2%2018: 7.8%2020: 8.3%2022: 8.9%2024: 9.6%2025: 10.1%
Change over the period: +4.9 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands 10.1%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.1 +0.5 pp
2024 9.6 +0.4 pp
2023 9.2 +0.3 pp
2022 8.9 +0.3 pp
2021 8.6 +0.3 pp
2020 8.3 +0.3 pp
2019 8.1 +0.2 pp
2018 7.8 +0.2 pp
2017 7.6 +0.4 pp
2016 7.2 +0.3 pp
2015 6.9 +0.1 pp
2014 6.7 +0.2 pp
2013 6.5 +0.2 pp
2012 6.3 +0.2 pp
2011 6.1 +0.3 pp
2010 5.9 +0.3 pp
2009 5.6 +0.2 pp
2008 5.4 +0.2 pp
2007 5.2 +0.2 pp
2006 5 +0.1 pp
2005 4.9 +0.1 pp
2004 4.8 +0.1 pp
2003 4.7 +0.1 pp
2002 4.6 +0 pp
2001 4.5 −0 pp
2000 4.6 −0 pp
1999 4.6 −0.1 pp
1998 4.7 −0.1 pp
1997 4.8 −0.1 pp
1996 4.9 −0.1 pp
1995 5 −0.1 pp
1994 5 −0 pp
1993 5.1 −0.1 pp
1992 5.1 −0.1 pp
1991 5.2 −0.1 pp
1990 5.2 −0 pp
1989 5.3 −0 pp
1988 5.3 +0 pp
1987 5.3 −0 pp
1986 5.3 −0.1 pp
1985 5.4 −0.1 pp
1984 5.5 −0.1 pp
1983 5.6 −0.1 pp
1982 5.8 −0.1 pp
1981 5.9 −0 pp
1980 5.9 +0.1 pp
1979 5.8 +0.2 pp
1978 5.6 +0.2 pp
1977 5.3 +0.2 pp
1976 5.1 +0.2 pp
1975 4.9 +0.2 pp
1974 4.7 +0.1 pp
1973 4.6 +0.1 pp
1972 4.5 +0 pp
1971 4.5 +0.1 pp
1970 4.4 −0.1 pp
1969 4.5 −0.1 pp
1968 4.6 −0.1 pp
1967 4.7 −0.1 pp
1966 4.7 −0 pp
1965 4.8 −0.1 pp
1964 4.9 −0.1 pp
1963 4.9 −0 pp
1962 5 −0.1 pp
1961 5.1 −0.1 pp
1960 5.2

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.