Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — United States Virgin Islands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the United States Virgin Islands in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.9 pp.

2025 23.1% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 13of 217
Period maximum 23.1%2025
Period minimum 3.6%1971

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.2%1962: 5.1%1964: 4.4%1966: 4%1968: 3.8%1970: 3.7%1972: 3.6%1974: 3.7%1976: 3.9%1978: 4.2%1980: 4.6%1982: 4.8%1984: 5%1986: 5.3%1988: 5.6%1990: 6%1992: 6.4%1994: 6.9%1996: 7.3%1998: 7.9%2000: 8.5%2002: 9.2%2004: 10.1%2006: 11.1%2008: 12.3%2010: 13.7%2012: 15.2%2014: 16.6%2016: 18.1%2018: 19.7%2020: 21.2%2022: 21.8%2024: 22.7%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: +16.9 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

United States Virgin Islands 23.1%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 +0.4 pp
2024 22.7 +0.4 pp
2023 22.2 +0.4 pp
2022 21.8 +0.4 pp
2021 21.5 +0.3 pp
2020 21.2 +0.6 pp
2019 20.6 +0.9 pp
2018 19.7 +0.8 pp
2017 18.9 +0.8 pp
2016 18.1 +0.8 pp
2015 17.3 +0.7 pp
2014 16.6 +0.7 pp
2013 15.9 +0.7 pp
2012 15.2 +0.7 pp
2011 14.5 +0.8 pp
2010 13.7 +0.7 pp
2009 12.9 +0.6 pp
2008 12.3 +0.6 pp
2007 11.7 +0.6 pp
2006 11.1 +0.5 pp
2005 10.6 +0.5 pp
2004 10.1 +0.5 pp
2003 9.7 +0.4 pp
2002 9.2 +0.4 pp
2001 8.9 +0.4 pp
2000 8.5 +0.3 pp
1999 8.2 +0.3 pp
1998 7.9 +0.3 pp
1997 7.6 +0.3 pp
1996 7.3 +0.2 pp
1995 7.1 +0.2 pp
1994 6.9 +0.2 pp
1993 6.6 +0.2 pp
1992 6.4 +0.2 pp
1991 6.2 +0.2 pp
1990 6 +0.2 pp
1989 5.8 +0.2 pp
1988 5.6 +0.2 pp
1987 5.5 +0.2 pp
1986 5.3 +0.1 pp
1985 5.2 +0.1 pp
1984 5 +0.1 pp
1983 4.9 +0.1 pp
1982 4.8 +0.1 pp
1981 4.7 +0.1 pp
1980 4.6 +0.2 pp
1979 4.4 +0.2 pp
1978 4.2 +0.2 pp
1977 4.1 +0.1 pp
1976 3.9 +0.1 pp
1975 3.8 +0.1 pp
1974 3.7 +0.1 pp
1973 3.7 +0 pp
1972 3.6 +0 pp
1971 3.6 −0.1 pp
1970 3.7 −0.1 pp
1969 3.7 −0 pp
1968 3.8 −0.1 pp
1967 3.9 −0.1 pp
1966 4 −0.2 pp
1965 4.2 −0.2 pp
1964 4.4 −0.3 pp
1963 4.7 −0.3 pp
1962 5.1 −0.4 pp
1961 5.4 −0.8 pp
1960 6.2

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.