British Virgin Islands

Urban population in British Virgin Islands

Urban population in British Virgin Islands: 11% in 1950 and 57.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 57.4%
Since 1950: +46.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 143 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 86.6%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 86.6% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	British Virgin Islands
2025	57.4
2024	56.5
2023	55.6
2022	54.8
2021	54
2020	53.2
2019	52.4
2018	51.6
2017	50.9
2016	50.2
2015	49.5
2014	48.8
2013	48.2
2012	47.5
2011	46.9
2010	46.3
2009	45.8
2008	45.2
2007	44.7
2006	44.2
2005	43.7
2004	43.3
2003	42.9
2002	42.4
2001	42
2000	42
1999	41.9
1998	41.7
1997	41.5
1996	41.2
1995	40.9
1994	40.6
1993	40.2
1992	39.8
1991	39.3
1990	38.6
1989	37.5
1988	36
1987	34.3
1986	32.5
1985	30.5
1984	28.6
1983	26.7
1982	25
1981	23.6
1980	22.6
1979	21.8
1978	21
1977	20.3
1976	19.7
1975	19.1
1974	18.6
1973	18
1972	17.5
1971	17
1970	16.5
1969	16
1968	15.5
1967	14.9
1966	14.4
1965	13.9
1964	13.4
1963	13
1962	12.6
1961	12.3
1960	12.1
1959	12
1958	11.8
1957	11.7
1956	11.6
1955	11.4
1954	11.3
1953	11.2
1952	11.1
1951	11.1
1950	11

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	British Virgin Islands
2026	58.3
2027	59.2
2028	60.2
2029	61.2
2030	62.2
2031	63.2
2032	64.2
2033	65.3
2034	66.4
2035	67.5
2036	68.6
2037	69.7
2038	70.9
2039	72.1
2040	73.3
2041	74.5
2042	75.8
2043	77.1
2044	78.4
2045	79.7
2046	81
2047	82.4
2048	83.8
2049	85.2
2050	86.6

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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