Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — United States Virgin Islands

Rural population share in the United States Virgin Islands in 2025 — 4.6%. Ranked 200 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 39.5 pp.

2025 4.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 200of 217
Period maximum 75.6%1970
Period minimum 4.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — United States Virgin Islands, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.1%1962: 48.5%1964: 56.8%1966: 65.9%1968: 73.1%1970: 75.6%1972: 74.4%1974: 71.8%1976: 68.3%1978: 64.3%1980: 60.4%1982: 55.9%1984: 50.1%1986: 43.6%1988: 36.6%1990: 29.6%1992: 23%1994: 17%1996: 12.2%1998: 8.9%2000: 7.4%2002: 6.8%2004: 6.3%2006: 5.9%2008: 5.6%2010: 5.4%2012: 5.3%2014: 5.1%2016: 5%2018: 4.9%2020: 4.9%2022: 4.8%2024: 4.7%2025: 4.6%
Change over the period: −39.5 pp Annual average: -0.61 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 4.6%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.6 −0.1 pp
2024 4.7 −0.1 pp
2023 4.7 −0.1 pp
2022 4.8 −0.1 pp
2021 4.8 −0.1 pp
2020 4.9 −0 pp
2019 4.9 −0 pp
2018 4.9 −0 pp
2017 5 −0 pp
2016 5 −0.1 pp
2015 5.1 −0.1 pp
2014 5.1 −0.1 pp
2013 5.2 −0.1 pp
2012 5.3 −0.1 pp
2011 5.3 −0.1 pp
2010 5.4 −0.1 pp
2009 5.5 −0.1 pp
2008 5.6 −0.1 pp
2007 5.8 −0.2 pp
2006 5.9 −0.2 pp
2005 6.1 −0.2 pp
2004 6.3 −0.2 pp
2003 6.5 −0.3 pp
2002 6.8 −0.3 pp
2001 7.1 −0.3 pp
2000 7.4 −0.5 pp
1999 7.9 −1 pp
1998 8.9 −1.5 pp
1997 10.3 −1.9 pp
1996 12.2 −2.2 pp
1995 14.5 −2.6 pp
1994 17 −2.8 pp
1993 19.9 −3.1 pp
1992 23 −3.3 pp
1991 26.2 −3.4 pp
1990 29.6 −3.5 pp
1989 33.1 −3.5 pp
1988 36.6 −3.5 pp
1987 40.1 −3.5 pp
1986 43.6 −3.4 pp
1985 46.9 −3.2 pp
1984 50.1 −3 pp
1983 53.1 −2.8 pp
1982 55.9 −2.5 pp
1981 58.3 −2.1 pp
1980 60.4 −1.9 pp
1979 62.3 −2 pp
1978 64.3 −2 pp
1977 66.3 −2 pp
1976 68.3 −1.9 pp
1975 70.1 −1.7 pp
1974 71.8 −1.5 pp
1973 73.3 −1.2 pp
1972 74.4 −0.8 pp
1971 75.2 −0.4 pp
1970 75.6 +0.5 pp
1969 75.1 +2 pp
1968 73.1 +3.2 pp
1967 69.9 +4 pp
1966 65.9 +4.5 pp
1965 61.4 +4.6 pp
1964 56.8 +4.4 pp
1963 52.4 +3.8 pp
1962 48.5 +2.9 pp
1961 45.6 +1.6 pp
1960 44.1

About the indicator

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.