Rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Rural population, per square kilometre was 115.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands is 115.29 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands peaked at 116.17 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.95 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places British Virgin Islands 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.95 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 47.01 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.07 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.15 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.4 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 48.01 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 49.04 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 50.73 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 53.39 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 55.29 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 55.85 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 56.28 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 56.65 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 56.99 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 57.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 57.34 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 57.37 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 57.33 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 57.21 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 57.45 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 58.45 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 59.57 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 60.44 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 61.05 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 61.47 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.81 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 62.15 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.61 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.27 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 64.28 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 65.51 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 66.65 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 67.77 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 68.97 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 70.27 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 71.64 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 73.14 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 74.74 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 76.44 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 78.29 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 80.38 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 82.23 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 84.33 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 86.51 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 88.76 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 91.09 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 93.49 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 95.97 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 98.39 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 99 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 101.58 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 106.13 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 109.56 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 112.48 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 116.17 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 112.52 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 107.05 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 111.75 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 115.51 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 115.93 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 116.01 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 115.48 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 115.29 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.53 units per square kilometre | 46.95 units per square kilometre | 53.39 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.75 units per square kilometre | 55.29 units per square kilometre | 57.37 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.83 units per square kilometre | 57.45 units per square kilometre | 63.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.94 units per square kilometre | 64.28 units per square kilometre | 76.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.94 units per square kilometre | 78.29 units per square kilometre | 98.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.18 units per square kilometre | 99 units per square kilometre | 116.17 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.68 units per square kilometre | 115.29 units per square kilometre | 116.01 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 122.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 122.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tuvalu 117.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Tonga 114.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 112.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Jamaica 108.95 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4261 units per person (2025)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 1 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 1 (2024)
- Agriculture more less land 0 (2023)
- Agricultural land 46.7% (2023)
- Agricultural land 7,000 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands was 115.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 116.17 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.95 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.