Population density — all countries

Population density — British Virgin Islands

Population density in the British Virgin Islands in 2023 — 259.9 per km². Ranked 49 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 385.3%.

2023 259.9 per km² +1.74% vs 2022
World rank 49of 215
Period maximum 259.9 per km²2023
Period minimum 53.6 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 53.6 per km²1963: 54.1 per km²1965: 55 per km²1967: 57.6 per km²1969: 63.6 per km²1971: 67.3 per km²1973: 69.1 per km²1975: 70.7 per km²1977: 72 per km²1979: 73.1 per km²1981: 76.5 per km²1983: 82.5 per km²1985: 88.5 per km²1987: 94.6 per km²1989: 101.2 per km²1991: 107.9 per km²1993: 113.3 per km²1995: 118.9 per km²1997: 125 per km²1999: 131.5 per km²2001: 138.6 per km²2003: 147.6 per km²2005: 157.8 per km²2007: 169.1 per km²2009: 181.5 per km²2011: 191.4 per km²2013: 211.4 per km²2015: 230 per km²2017: 218 per km²2019: 242.6 per km²2021: 252.1 per km²2023: 259.9 per km²
Change over the period: +206.3 (+385.25%) Average annual rate: 2.58 %

Comparison, 2023

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

British Virgin Islands 259.9 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Caribbean computed 196.7 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 259.9 +4.4 +1.74%
2022 255.5 +3.4 +1.35%
2021 252.1 +4.5 +1.81%
2020 247.6 +4.9 +2.03%
2019 242.6 +11.6 +5.01%
2018 231 +13.1 +5.99%
2017 218 −7.9 −3.48%
2016 225.9 −4.1 −1.8%
2015 230 +10.2 +4.66%
2014 219.7 +8.4 +3.97%
2013 211.4 +9.1 +4.48%
2012 202.3 +10.9 +5.69%
2011 191.4 +6.9 +3.74%
2010 184.5 +3 +1.68%
2009 181.5 +6.2 +3.54%
2008 175.3 +6.1 +3.63%
2007 169.1 +5.8 +3.56%
2006 163.3 +5.5 +3.5%
2005 157.8 +5.2 +3.43%
2004 152.5 +5 +3.37%
2003 147.6 +4.7 +3.29%
2002 142.9 +4.2 +3.05%
2001 138.6 +3.7 +2.74%
2000 134.9 +3.4 +2.59%
1999 131.5 +3.3 +2.56%
1998 128.3 +3.2 +2.57%
1997 125 +3.1 +2.56%
1996 121.9 +3 +2.51%
1995 118.9 +2.9 +2.49%
1994 116 +2.8 +2.45%
1993 113.3 +2.6 +2.39%
1992 110.6 +2.7 +2.51%
1991 107.9 +3.2 +3.08%
1990 104.7 +3.5 +3.45%
1989 101.2 +3.3 +3.41%
1988 97.9 +3.2 +3.42%
1987 94.6 +3.1 +3.41%
1986 91.5 +3 +3.44%
1985 88.5 +3 +3.5%
1984 85.5 +3 +3.64%
1983 82.5 +3 +3.77%
1982 79.5 +2.9 +3.85%
1981 76.5 +2.3 +3.14%
1980 74.2 +1.1 +1.5%
1979 73.1 +0.5 +0.73%
1978 72.6 +0.6 +0.8%
1977 72 +0.6 +0.85%
1976 71.4 +0.7 +0.97%
1975 70.7 +0.7 +1.07%
1974 70 +0.8 +1.23%
1973 69.1 +0.9 +1.29%
1972 68.2 +0.9 +1.39%
1971 67.3 +1.1 +1.63%
1970 66.2 +2.7 +4.2%
1969 63.6 +3.6 +5.92%
1968 60 +2.4 +4.09%
1967 57.6 +1.6 +2.77%
1966 56.1 +1 +1.89%
1965 55 +0.6 +1.09%
1964 54.5 +0.4 +0.67%
1963 54.1 +0.3 +0.55%
1962 53.8 +0.2 +0.45%
1961 53.6

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.