U.S. Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States

جزر العذراء الأمريكيةমার্কিন ভার্জিন দ্বীপপুঞ্জAmerikanische JungferninselnΑμερικανικές Παρθένοι ΝήσοιIslas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidosجزایر ویرجین ایالات متحدهîles Vierges des États-Unisאיי הבתולה של ארצות הבריתसंयुक्त राज्य वर्जिन द्वीपसमूहアメリカ領ヴァージン諸島미국령 버진아일랜드Американские Виргинские острова

TerritoryLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

83,770

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$4.67 billion

2022 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$44,321

2022 · World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

76.2 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

350 km²

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

U.S. Virgin Islands is territory in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2: VI
ISO alpha-3: VIR
UN M49: 850
Wikidata: Q11703

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 83,770
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 83,400
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −0.9 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 238.3 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s density is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 44.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 89.7 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 2 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s tfr is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 10.9 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −360
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −4.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 95.4%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
U.S. Virgin Islands’s urban is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 72% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population ages 0–14: 16.5%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 60.4%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 23.1%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
U.S. Virgin Islands’s ages 65+ is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 10.8% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of U.S. Virgin Islands. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	26,658	estimate
1960	31,976	estimate
1970	61,837	estimate
1980	95,838	estimate
1990	101,851	estimate
2000	108,606	estimate
2010	106,705	estimate
2020	87,882	estimate
2030	81,140	projection
2040	75,819	projection
2050	71,407	projection
2060	68,066	projection
2070	66,120	projection
2080	64,832	projection
2090	63,669	projection
2100	62,059	projection
2101	61,863	projection

Age structure of U.S. Virgin Islands as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	6.2% aged 65+	actual
1965	4.2% aged 65+	actual
1970	3.7% aged 65+	actual
1975	3.8% aged 65+	actual
1980	4.6% aged 65+	actual
1985	5.2% aged 65+	actual
1990	6% aged 65+	actual
1995	7.1% aged 65+	actual
2000	8.5% aged 65+	actual
2005	10.6% aged 65+	actual
2010	13.7% aged 65+	actual
2015	17.3% aged 65+	actual
2020	21.2% aged 65+	actual
2025	23.1% aged 65+	actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product: $4.67 billion
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $44,321
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP, PPP: Int’l $5.25 billion
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita, PPP: Int’l $49,785
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP growth: −1.3 percent
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Unemployment, totalProjection: 11.4 percent of labour force
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
U.S. Virgin Islands’s unemployment is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 5.9 (32 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 5.1 among 178 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Trade: 205.6 percent of GDP
2022 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Individuals using the Internet: 64.4%
2017 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Labour force participation rateProjection: 54.3 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
U.S. Virgin Islands’s lfpr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 62.9 (31 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 62 among 174 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Employment-to-population ratioProjection: 48.1 percent of population ages 15+
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)
Youth unemployment rateProjection: 24.8 percent of labour force ages 15–24
2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

GDP of U.S. Virgin Islands in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
2002	$3.26 billion	actual
2004	$3.8 billion	actual
2006	$4.48 billion	actual
2008	$4.24 billion	actual
2010	$4.32 billion	actual
2012	$4.09 billion	actual
2014	$3.57 billion	actual
2016	$3.8 billion	actual
2018	$3.92 billion	actual
2020	$4.23 billion	actual
2022	$4.67 billion	actual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 76.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s life expectancy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 15.5 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 71.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s life exp. male is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 81.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s life exp. female is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 4.6 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 5.3 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
U.S. Virgin Islands’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: No comparable data
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School life expectancy: 16 years
1993 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth in U.S. Virgin Islands. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	59.9	estimate
1960	62.7	estimate
1970	66.4	estimate
1980	68.7	estimate
1990	70.7	estimate
2000	71.8	estimate
2010	73.2	estimate
2020	74.7	estimate
2030	77	projection
2040	79	projection
2050	80.8	projection
2060	82.3	projection
2070	83.7	projection
2080	85	projection
2090	86.1	projection
2100	87.3	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: 350 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 350 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 58.2%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
U.S. Virgin Islands’s forest is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 44.6% (42 profiles with 2023 data), and above the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: VIR
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Territory
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: USA
SIDS: Small island developing State

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2022, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2022, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP, PPP (2022, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD)
GDP per capita, PPP (2022, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD)
GDP growth (2022, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
Trade (2022, actual; series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
Individuals using the Internet (2017, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)
Alternate: Unemployment, total (2025, actual; series SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

ILOSTAT

ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual). Vintage ILOSTAT December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Labour force participation rate (2026, projection; series EAP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Employment-to-population ratio (2026, projection; series EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
Youth unemployment rate (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

School life expectancy (1993, actual; series SLE.1T8)

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