Rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Rural population, per capita was 0.4261 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands is 0.4261 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 0.8786 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4261 units per person, in 2025.
That places British Virgin Islands 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8618 units per person | 0.8401 units per person | 0.8786 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8105 units per person | 0.7826 units per person | 0.8349 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7027 units per person | 0.6252 units per person | 0.7743 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5944 units per person | 0.5811 units per person | 0.614 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5637 units per person | 0.5422 units per person | 0.5802 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5076 units per person | 0.4761 units per person | 0.5366 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4475 units per person | 0.4261 units per person | 0.4683 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More agriculture & rural data for British Virgin Islands
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 16,928 (2025)
- Rural population 42.6% (2025)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 1 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 1 (2024)
- Agriculture more less land 0 (2023)
- Agricultural land 46.7% (2023)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 115.29 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Agricultural land 7,000 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Rural population, per capita in British Virgin Islands was 0.4261 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8786 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4261 units per person in 2025.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for rural population, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.