Population estimates and projections in British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands had an estimated population of 38,985 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

British Virgin Islands, 2023 (latest estimate) 38,985 People
Change from 2022 +1.7% 2022: 38,319 people
Projection for 2030 40,592 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 40,340 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 27,890 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 208th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in British Virgin Islands over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period British Virgin Islands
2100 27,890 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 28,933 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 29,976 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 31,142 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 32,470 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 33,814 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 35,406 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 36,904 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 38,342 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 39,519 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 40,340 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 40,971 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 41,200 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 41,072 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 40,592 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 39,732 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 38,985 people
2022 38,319 people
2021 37,810 people
2020 37,135 people
2019 36,394 people
2018 34,657 people
2017 32,699 people
2016 33,878 people
2015 34,498 people
2014 32,962 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 38,319 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 31,703 people, the figure has changed by +23.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, British Virgin Islands has the 208th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for British Virgin Islands
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024