Urban population — all countries

Urban population — British Virgin Islands

Urban population in the British Virgin Islands in 2025 — 22,804 people. Ranked 210 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,263.1%.

2025 22,804 people +2.24% vs 2024
World rank 210of 217
Period maximum 22,804 people2025
Period minimum 965 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 965 people1962: 1,019 people1964: 1,096 people1966: 1,211 people1968: 1,391 people1970: 1,640 people1972: 1,793 people1974: 1,946 people1976: 2,108 people1978: 2,286 people1980: 2,512 people1982: 2,985 people1984: 3,662 people1986: 4,455 people1988: 5,289 people1990: 6,062 people1992: 6,595 people1994: 7,060 people1996: 7,541 people1998: 8,027 people2000: 8,497 people2002: 9,095 people2004: 9,904 people2006: 10,830 people2008: 11,892 people2010: 12,825 people2012: 14,425 people2014: 16,090 people2016: 17,000 people2018: 17,894 people2020: 19,745 people2022: 20,997 people2024: 22,304 people2025: 22,804 people
Change over the period: +21,839 (+2,263.11%) Average annual rate: 4.99 %

Comparison, 2025

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

British Virgin Islands 22,804 people
World 4.75B people
Caribbean computed 30.1M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 22,804 +500 +2.24%
2024 22,304 +612 +2.82%
2023 21,692 +695 +3.31%
2022 20,997 +590 +2.89%
2021 20,407 +662 +3.35%
2020 19,745 +677 +3.55%
2019 19,068 +1,174 +6.56%
2018 17,894 +1,252 +7.52%
2017 16,642 −358 −2.11%
2016 17,000 −72 −0.42%
2015 17,072 +982 +6.1%
2014 16,090 +821 +5.38%
2013 15,269 +844 +5.85%
2012 14,425 +952 +7.07%
2011 13,473 +648 +5.05%
2010 12,825 +365 +2.93%
2009 12,460 +568 +4.78%
2008 11,892 +549 +4.84%
2007 11,343 +513 +4.74%
2006 10,830 +479 +4.63%
2005 10,351 +447 +4.51%
2004 9,904 +419 +4.42%
2003 9,485 +390 +4.29%
2002 9,095 +356 +4.07%
2001 8,739 +242 +2.85%
2000 8,497 +233 +2.82%
1999 8,264 +237 +2.95%
1998 8,027 +242 +3.11%
1997 7,785 +244 +3.24%
1996 7,541 +241 +3.3%
1995 7,300 +240 +3.4%
1994 7,060 +236 +3.46%
1993 6,824 +229 +3.47%
1992 6,595 +234 +3.68%
1991 6,361 +299 +4.93%
1990 6,062 +372 +6.54%
1989 5,690 +401 +7.58%
1988 5,289 +417 +8.56%
1987 4,872 +417 +9.36%
1986 4,455 +407 +10.05%
1985 4,048 +386 +10.54%
1984 3,662 +358 +10.84%
1983 3,304 +319 +10.69%
1982 2,985 +273 +10.07%
1981 2,712 +200 +7.96%
1980 2,512 +128 +5.37%
1979 2,384 +98 +4.29%
1978 2,286 +92 +4.19%
1977 2,194 +86 +4.08%
1976 2,108 +82 +4.05%
1975 2,026 +80 +4.11%
1974 1,946 +77 +4.12%
1973 1,869 +76 +4.24%
1972 1,793 +75 +4.37%
1971 1,718 +78 +4.76%
1970 1,640 +116 +7.61%
1969 1,524 +133 +9.56%
1968 1,391 +101 +7.83%
1967 1,290 +79 +6.52%
1966 1,211 +64 +5.58%
1965 1,147 +51 +4.65%
1964 1,096 +42 +3.98%
1963 1,054 +35 +3.43%
1962 1,019 +27 +2.72%
1961 992 +27 +2.8%
1960 965

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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