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Rural population — United States Virgin Islands

Rural population in the United States Virgin Islands in 2025 — 4,786 people. Ranked 200 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 66.6%.

2025 4,786 people −1.79% vs 2024
World rank 200of 217
Period maximum 66,257 people1975
Period minimum 4,786 people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Rural population — United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00080,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14,323 people1962: 16,988 people1964: 23,167 people1966: 30,458 people1968: 40,732 people1970: 47,977 people1972: 56,806 people1974: 64,592 people1976: 65,650 people1978: 61,695 people1980: 60,222 people1982: 55,923 people1984: 50,432 people1986: 43,948 people1988: 36,966 people1990: 30,792 people1992: 24,276 people1994: 18,283 people1996: 13,202 people1998: 9,633 people2000: 8,014 people2002: 7,358 people2004: 6,826 people2006: 6,407 people2008: 6,101 people2010: 5,881 people2012: 5,696 people2014: 5,524 people2016: 5,382 people2018: 5,278 people2020: 5,211 people2022: 5,042 people2024: 4,873 people2025: 4,786 people
Change over the period: −9,537 (−66.59%) Average annual rate: -1.67 %

Comparison, 2025

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

United States Virgin Islands 4,786 people
World 3.46B people
Latin America & Caribbean 123M people
Caribbean computed 13.55M people
High-income countries computed 274M people
Rural population — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4,786 −87 −1.79%
2024 4,873 −85 −1.71%
2023 4,958 −84 −1.67%
2022 5,042 −82 −1.6%
2021 5,124 −87 −1.67%
2020 5,211 −31 −0.59%
2019 5,242 −36 −0.68%
2018 5,278 −47 −0.88%
2017 5,325 −57 −1.06%
2016 5,382 −67 −1.23%
2015 5,449 −75 −1.36%
2014 5,524 −83 −1.48%
2013 5,607 −89 −1.56%
2012 5,696 −92 −1.59%
2011 5,788 −93 −1.58%
2010 5,881 −101 −1.69%
2009 5,982 −119 −1.95%
2008 6,101 −138 −2.21%
2007 6,239 −168 −2.62%
2006 6,407 −198 −3%
2005 6,605 −221 −3.24%
2004 6,826 −251 −3.55%
2003 7,077 −281 −3.82%
2002 7,358 −315 −4.11%
2001 7,673 −341 −4.26%
2000 8,014 −547 −6.39%
1999 8,561 −1,072 −11.13%
1998 9,633 −1,566 −13.98%
1997 11,199 −2,003 −15.17%
1996 13,202 −2,391 −15.33%
1995 15,593 −2,690 −14.71%
1994 18,283 −2,911 −13.74%
1993 21,194 −3,082 −12.7%
1992 24,276 −3,209 −11.68%
1991 27,485 −3,307 −10.74%
1990 30,792 −2,651 −7.93%
1989 33,443 −3,523 −9.53%
1988 36,966 −3,523 −8.7%
1987 40,489 −3,459 −7.87%
1986 43,948 −3,340 −7.06%
1985 47,288 −3,144 −6.23%
1984 50,432 −2,884 −5.41%
1983 53,316 −2,607 −4.66%
1982 55,923 −2,337 −4.01%
1981 58,260 −1,962 −3.26%
1980 60,222 +253 +0.42%
1979 59,969 −1,726 −2.8%
1978 61,695 −106 −0.17%
1977 61,801 −3,849 −5.86%
1976 65,650 −607 −0.92%
1975 66,257 +1,665 +2.58%
1974 64,592 +2,953 +4.79%
1973 61,639 +4,833 +8.51%
1972 56,806 +3,443 +6.45%
1971 53,363 +5,386 +11.23%
1970 47,977 +2,684 +5.93%
1969 45,293 +4,561 +11.2%
1968 40,732 +6,388 +18.6%
1967 34,344 +3,886 +12.76%
1966 30,458 +3,741 +14%
1965 26,717 +3,550 +15.32%
1964 23,167 +2,324 +11.15%
1963 20,843 +3,855 +22.69%
1962 16,988 +1,334 +8.52%
1961 15,654 +1,331 +9.29%
1960 14,323 — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HT Haiti 5.28M DO Dominican Republic 3.17M CU Cuba 2.49M JM Jamaica 1.15M TT Trinidad and Tobago 629,587 PR Puerto Rico 180,246 LC Saint Lucia 127,732 BB Barbados 113,898 BS Bahamas 75,243 GD Grenada 74,287 AG Antigua and Barbuda 71,285 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51,979 AW Aruba 41,612 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 31,954 DM Dominica 17,136 VG British Virgin Islands 16,928 CW Curaçao 13,325 VI United States Virgin Islands 4,786 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2,626 SX Sint Maarten 0 KY Cayman Islands 0 MF Saint Martin 0
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About the indicator

The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.

Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.

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

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