Urban population share in British Virgin Islands
57.4% of people in British Virgin Islands lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
British Virgin Islands, 2025
57.4%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
136th of 217
Urban population share in British Virgin Islands over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | British Virgin Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 56.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.5%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, British Virgin Islands has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for British Virgin Islands
All statistics for British Virgin Islands
Population estimates and projections
38,985 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.04 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.76%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
39,732 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.66%
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