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British Virgin Islands Population History

1960 - 2026

British Virgin Islands's population has grown from 7,950 in 1960 to 38,985 in 2023, a total increase of 390.4% (4.90x). The population reached its all-time recorded high in 2023.

1960 Population

7,950

2023 Population

38,985

Total Growth

390.4%

Peak Year

2023

Population by Decade

1960
7,950
1970
9,933
1980
11,130
1990
15,704
2000
20,241
2010
27,675
2020
37,135
2023
38,985

Growth Rate by Period

1960-1965

+0.76%

1965-1970

+3.77%

1970-1975

+1.32%

1975-1980

+0.97%

1980-1985

+3.58%

1985-1990

+3.43%

1990-1995

+2.58%

1995-2000

+2.56%

2000-2005

+3.18%

2005-2010

+3.18%

2010-2015

+4.51%

2015-2020

+1.48%

Year-by-Year Population

British Virgin Islands population by year, 1960 to 2023
YearPopulationChange
202338,985+666
202238,319+510
202137,809+674
202037,135+740
201936,395+1,738
201834,657+1,958
201732,699-1,179
201633,878-620
201534,498+1,536
201432,962+1,259
201331,703+1,358
201230,345+1,635
201128,710+1,035
201027,675+457
200927,218+930
200826,288+922
200725,366+873
200624,493+828
200523,665+784
200422,881+747
200322,134+704
200221,430+634
200120,796+555
200020,241+511
199919,730+492
199819,238+482
199718,756+469
199618,287+447
199517,840+434
199417,406+417
199316,989+396
199216,593+406
199116,187+483
199015,704+524
198915,180+500
198814,680+486
198714,194+468
198613,726+457
198513,269+449
198412,820+450
198312,370+449
198211,921+442
198111,479+349
198011,130+165
197910,965+79
197810,886+86
197710,800+91
197610,709+103
197510,606+112
197410,494+127
197310,367+132
197210,235+140
197110,095+162
19709,933+400
19699,533+533
19689,000+354
19678,646+233
19668,413+156
19658,257+89
19648,168+54
19638,114+44
19628,070+36
19618,034+84
19607,950—
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