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Virgin Islands (US) – Population Growth

Name: Virgin Islands (US) Population Growth
Creator: World Bank
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Annual population growth rate. Reflects the balance of births, deaths, and net migration over the year. · World Bank

-0.52% −0.04pp from 2023 G20 rank: 15th · all-time high: 12.85% (1963)

Virgin Islands (US)'s population growth was -0.52% in 2024, a decrease of +0.04pp from -0.47% in 2023. This ranked 15th in the G20. The all-time high was 12.85% in 1963.

APA

Virgin Islands (US) Population Growth. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/virgin-islands-us/population-growth

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_virgin-islands-us_population-growth,
  title = {Virgin Islands (US) Population Growth},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/virgin-islands-us/population-growth},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Virgin Islands (US) Population Growth – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	-0.63%	–	–
2026* trend	-0.59%	–	–
2025* trend	-0.55%	–	–
2024	-0.52%	−0.04pp	15th
2023	-0.47%	−0.04pp	19th
2022	-0.43%	−0.04pp	25th
2021	-0.40%	−0.04pp	37th
2020	-0.36%	−0.05pp	30th
2019	-0.31%	−0.05pp	25th
2018	-0.26%	−0.04pp	27th
2017	-0.22%	−0.04pp	28th
2016	-0.18%	−0.02pp	32nd
2015	-0.16%	−0.01pp	31st
2014	-0.15%	−0.01pp	32nd
2013	-0.14%	−0.04pp	32nd
2012	-0.09%	−0.03pp	33rd
2011	-0.06%	−0.02pp	34th
2010	-0.04%	−0.05pp	33rd
2009	0.01%	−0.05pp	31st
2008	0.06%	+0.08pp	35th
2007	-0.03%	+0.05pp	31st
2006	-0.08%	−0.07pp	30th
2005	-0.01%	+0.02pp	31st
2004	-0.04%	−0.03pp	27th
2003	0.00%	+0.03pp	31st
2002	-0.04%	+0.05pp	24th
2001	-0.09%	−0.13pp	25th
2000	0.04%	−0.02pp	27th
1999	0.06%	−0.11pp	28th
1998	0.17%	−0.08pp	35th
1997	0.24%	−0.01pp	40th
1996	0.26%	−0.21pp	42nd
1995	0.46%	−0.23pp	53rd
1994	0.69%	−0.12pp	70th
1993	0.82%	−0.04pp	69th
1992	0.86%	+0.05pp	69th
1991	0.81%	−2.04pp	62nd
1990	2.85%	+2.76pp	165th
1989	0.09%	+0.04pp	18th
1988	0.05%	−0.01pp	15th
1987	0.06%	−0.02pp	14th
1986	0.08%	−0.08pp	20th
1985	0.16%	−0.09pp	19th
1984	0.25%	−0.03pp	22nd
1983	0.28%	+0.06pp	24th
1982	0.22%	−0.00pp	20th
1981	0.22%	−3.31pp	16th
1980	3.53%	+3.26pp	191st
1979	0.26%	−2.62pp	22nd
1978	2.88%	+6.01pp	163rd
1977	-3.13%	−4.89pp	2nd
1976	1.76%	−3.16pp	93rd
1975	4.93%	−1.76pp	202nd
1974	6.69%	−3.04pp	211th
1973	9.73%	+2.42pp	213th
1972	7.31%	−3.80pp	212th
1971	11.11%	+5.98pp	213th
1970	5.13%	−2.80pp	207th
1969	7.94%	−4.68pp	212th
1968	12.61%	+6.52pp	215th
1967	6.09%	+0.07pp	210th
1966	6.02%	−0.39pp	210th
1965	6.41%	+3.93pp	210th
1964	2.48%	−10.37pp	120th
1963	12.85%	+10.83pp	215th
1962	2.02%	−3.37pp	86th
1961	5.39%	–	211th

Show all years (1961–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

HistorySaid

Virgin Islands (US)'s population growth stood at -0.52% in 2024, a decline of −0.04pp from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates -0.55% by 2025.