Rural population in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Rural population was 16,928 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 16,928 for rural population in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in British Virgin Islands peaked at 17,426 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,985, in 1960.
British Virgin Islands ranks 194th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,985 | — |
| 1961 | 7,042 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 7,051 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 7,060 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 7,072 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 7,110 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7,202 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 7,356 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 7,609 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 8,009 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 8,293 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 8,377 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8,442 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 8,498 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 8,548 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 8,580 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 8,601 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 8,606 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 8,600 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8,581 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 8,618 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8,767 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 8,936 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 9,066 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 9,158 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9,221 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 9,271 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 9,322 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 9,391 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9,490 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 9,642 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 9,826 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 9,998 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 10,165 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10,346 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10,540 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 10,746 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10,971 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 11,211 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11,466 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 11,744 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12,057 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12,335 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12,649 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12,977 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13,314 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13,663 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 14,023 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14,396 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 14,758 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 14,850 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15,237 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 15,920 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 16,434 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16,872 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 17,426 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 16,878 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 16,057 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 16,763 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 17,327 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17,390 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17,402 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17,322 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17,293 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 17,167 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 16,928 | -1.4% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 16,928 is below the median for high income countries, which is 456,529, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 16,928 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 622,054, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,250 | 6,985 | 8,009 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,513 | 8,293 | 8,606 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,124 | 8,618 | 9,490 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,491 | 9,642 | 11,466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,192 | 11,744 | 14,758 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,376 | 14,850 | 17,426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,250 | 16,928 | 17,402 | 6 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More agriculture & rural data for British Virgin Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.4261 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 42.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.4% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre 46.67 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Agricultural land use, per capita 0.1796 hectares per person (2023)
- Arable land 1,000 hectares (2023)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 115.29 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in British Virgin Islands?
- Rural population in British Virgin Islands was 16,928 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,426 in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,985 in 1960.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for rural population?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.