British Virgin Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for British Virgin Islands, 1961–2025.
Population growth for British Virgin Islands was 0.66% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.82% in 2018. The lowest was -3.54% in 2017 (about -5.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.73% per year.
British Virgin Islands ranks 124 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so British Virgin Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 86%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 42 economies; Guyana (0.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 264% in 2018. That is 61% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1967.
World ranking. Climbed: 176th of 216 in 1961 → 14th of 216 in 1970 → 128th of 216 in 1980 → 27th of 216 in 1990 → 42nd of 217 in 2000 → 80th of 217 in 2010 → 52nd of 217 in 2020 → 124th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.66% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 1.24% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 1.72% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 1.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 2.01% | -2.9 pp |
| 2019 | 4.89% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 5.82% | +9.4 pp |
| 2017 | -3.54% | -1.7 pp |
| 2016 | -1.81% | -6.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.55% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 3.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 4.38% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.54% | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 3.67% | +2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.67% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 3.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 3.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 3.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 3.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.78% | +0.7 pp |
| 1981 | 3.09% | +1.6 pp |
| 1980 | 1.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 0.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 1.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 1.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.62% | -2.5 pp |
| 1970 | 4.11% | -1.6 pp |
| 1969 | 5.75% | +1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 4.01% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 2.73% | +0.9 pp |
| 1966 | 1.87% | +0.8 pp |
| 1965 | 1.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 0.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 0.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 0.45% | -0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 1.05% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was British Virgin Islands’s Population growth in 1962?
0.45% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is British Virgin Islands’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -37.3% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.66%; 2024: 1.24%; 2023: 1.72%; 2022: 1.34%; 2021: 1.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.