British Virgin Islands Population
British Virgin Islands had an estimated population of 39,732 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 210th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.66% a year.
British Virgin Islands at a glance
How British Virgin Islands's population is changing
British Virgin Islands's population is growing: +0.66% a year, which works out to about +262 people per year, or +1 a day. Births (8.2 per 1,000) and deaths (6.0 per 1,000) alone would give +0.22% a year; net migration adds about 153 people a year (+0.39%). Roughly one in every 206,771 people on Earth lives in British Virgin Islands.
Population of British Virgin Islands since 1960
In 1960, British Virgin Islands had 7,950 people. By 2025 that was 39,732 — 5.0× larger. The fastest growth came between 2005 and 2015, when the population rose by 46%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,950 | — |
| 1970 | 9,933 | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 11,130 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 15,704 | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 20,241 | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 27,675 | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 37,135 | +34.2% |
| 2025 | 39,732 | +7.0% |
British Virgin Islands from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put British Virgin Islands at about 6,700 people in 1800; the UN estimates 39,750 in 2025 (6× 1800) and projects 27,912 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2039 at 41,230 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 6,700 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 7,397 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 20,266 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 39,750 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 40,360 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 33,837 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 27,912 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in British Virgin Islands
1 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 39,732. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Town | 8,449 | GeoNames settlement | 21.26% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How British Virgin Islands compares
British Virgin Islands has almost the same population as Gibraltar (40,126).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #208 |  Liechtenstein | 41,024 | +3% | compare → |
| #209 |  Gibraltar | 40,126 | +1% | compare → |
| #211 |  Monaco | 38,341 | −4% | compare → |
| #212 |  Marshall Islands | 36,282 | −9% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela.
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Nearest countries
British Virgin Islands has no land border. Closest by distance:
United States Virgin Islands 103,792 · 2.6× the population · compare
Puerto Rico 3,184,835 · 80.2× the population · compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,922 · 1.2× the population · compare
Antigua and Barbuda 94,209 · 2.4× the population · compare
In its region
British Virgin Islands is the 41st most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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