Virgin Islands (U.S.) — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Virgin Islands (U.S.), 1961–2025.
Population growth for Virgin Islands (U.S.) was -0.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.85% in 1963. The lowest was -3.13% in 1977 (about 5.6× the latest value).
Virgin Islands (U.S.) ranks 202 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Virgin Islands (U.S.) sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 256%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 40 of 42 economies; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (-0.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3135% in 1990. That is 60% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1963.
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 216 in 1961 → 9th of 216 in 1970 → 25th of 216 in 1980 → 52nd of 216 in 1990 → 191st of 217 in 2000 → 185th of 217 in 2010 → 187th of 217 in 2020 → 202nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | -0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -0.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | -0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | -0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -0.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | -0.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.81% | -2.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.85% | +2.8 pp |
| 1989 | 0.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.22% | -3.3 pp |
| 1980 | 3.53% | +3.3 pp |
| 1979 | 0.26% | -2.6 pp |
| 1978 | 2.88% | +6.0 pp |
| 1977 | -3.13% | -4.9 pp |
| 1976 | 1.76% | -3.2 pp |
| 1975 | 4.93% | -1.8 pp |
| 1974 | 6.69% | -3.0 pp |
| 1973 | 9.73% | +2.4 pp |
| 1972 | 7.31% | -3.8 pp |
| 1971 | 11.11% | +6.0 pp |
| 1970 | 5.13% | -2.8 pp |
| 1969 | 7.94% | -4.7 pp |
| 1968 | 12.61% | +6.5 pp |
| 1967 | 6.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 6.02% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 6.41% | +3.9 pp |
| 1964 | 2.48% | -10.4 pp |
| 1963 | 12.85% | +10.8 pp |
| 1962 | 2.02% | -3.4 pp |
| 1961 | 5.39% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s Population growth in 1962?
2.02% (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 Virgin Islands (U.S.)’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -110.4% in total.
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: -0.56%; 2024: -0.52%; 2023: -0.47%; 2022: -0.43%; 2021: -0.4%. 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.