Rural population share in the British Virgin Islands in 2025 — 42.6%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 45.3 pp.
1960–2025 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.6 | −0.9 pp |
| 2024 | 43.5 | −0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 44.4 | −0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 45.2 | −0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 46 | −0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 46.8 | −0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 47.6 | −0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 48.4 | −0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 49.1 | −0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 49.8 | −0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 50.5 | −0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 51.2 | −0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 51.8 | −0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 52.5 | −0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 53.1 | −0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 53.7 | −0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 54.2 | −0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 54.8 | −0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 55.3 | −0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 55.8 | −0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 56.3 | −0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 56.7 | −0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 57.1 | −0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 57.6 | −0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 58 | −0 pp |
| 2000 | 58 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 58.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 58.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 58.5 | −0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 58.8 | −0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 59.1 | −0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 59.4 | −0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 59.8 | −0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 60.3 | −0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 60.7 | −0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 61.4 | −1.1 pp |
| 1989 | 62.5 | −1.5 pp |
| 1988 | 64 | −1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 65.7 | −1.9 pp |
| 1986 | 67.5 | −1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 69.5 | −1.9 pp |
| 1984 | 71.4 | −1.9 pp |
| 1983 | 73.3 | −1.7 pp |
| 1982 | 75 | −1.4 pp |
| 1981 | 76.4 | −1.1 pp |
| 1980 | 77.4 | −0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 78.3 | −0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 79 | −0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 79.7 | −0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 80.3 | −0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 80.9 | −0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 81.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 82 | −0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 82.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 83 | −0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 83.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 84 | −0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 84.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 85.1 | −0.5 pp |
| 1966 | 85.6 | −0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 86.1 | −0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 86.6 | −0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 87 | −0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 87.4 | −0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 87.7 | −0.2 pp |
| 1960 | 87.9 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Antigua and Barbuda
75.7
Saint Lucia
70.9
Saint Kitts and Nevis
68.1
Grenada
63.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
52
Trinidad and Tobago
46
Haiti
44.4
British Virgin Islands
42.6
Jamaica
40.6
Barbados
40.3
Aruba
38.3
Dominican Republic
27.5
Dominica
26
Cuba
22.8
Bahamas
18.7
Curaçao
8.5
Puerto Rico
5.7
Turks and Caicos Islands
5.6
United States Virgin Islands
4.6
Sint Maarten
0
Cayman Islands
0
Saint Martin
0
The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Agriculture Agricultural land shareWhat part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.