U.S. Virgin Islands

People aged 65 and over in U.S. Virgin Islands

People aged 65 and over in U.S. Virgin Islands: 7.3% in 1950 and 22.2% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
22.2%
Since 1950
+15 percentage points
Rank, 2023
14 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
29.7%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in U.S. Virgin IslandsPeople aged 65 and over in U.S. Virgin Islands: 7.3% in 1950 and 22.2% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 29.7% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 29.7% in 2100.
  • The highest was 22.2% in 2023, the lowest 3.6% in 1971.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearU.S. Virgin IslandsWorld
202322.210
202221.89.8
202121.59.5
202021.29.3
201920.69.1
201819.78.9
201718.98.7
201618.18.5
201517.38.3
201416.68.1
201315.97.9
201215.27.8
201114.57.7
201013.77.6
2009137.5
200812.37.5
200711.77.4
200611.17.3
200510.67.3
200410.17.2
20039.77.1
20029.27
20018.96.9
20008.56.8
19998.26.8
19987.96.7
19977.66.6
19967.36.5
19957.16.5
19946.96.4
19936.66.3
19926.46.2
19916.26.1
199066.1
19895.86
19885.66
19875.55.9
19865.35.9
19855.25.8
198455.8
19834.95.8
19824.85.8
19814.75.8
19804.65.8
19794.45.8
19784.25.7
19774.15.6
19763.95.6
19753.85.5
19743.85.5
19733.75.4
19723.65.4
19713.65.3
19703.75.3
19693.85.2
19683.85.2
19673.95.2
196645.1
19654.25.1
19644.45
19634.75
19625.15
19615.45
19606.35
19596.95
195875
195775
19567.15
19557.15
19547.15
19537.15
195275
195175
19507.35.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearU.S. Virgin IslandsWorld
202422.710.2
202523.110.4
202623.610.6
20272410.8
202824.411.1
202924.811.5
203025.211.8
203125.612
203225.912.3
203326.212.6
203426.412.8
203526.613.1
203626.713.4
203726.813.7
203826.913.9
203926.914.1
204026.814.3
204126.814.5
204226.714.7
204326.614.9
204426.515
204526.515.2
204626.415.4
204726.315.7
204826.315.9
204926.216.1
205026.116.3
205125.916.6
205225.816.8
205325.617.1
205425.517.3
205525.317.6
205625.217.8
205725.118
20582518.2
205924.918.4
206024.718.5
206124.518.7
206224.318.8
206324.119
206423.919.1
206523.719.3
206623.719.4
206723.719.6
206823.719.7
206923.919.9
20702420
207124.220.2
207224.420.3
207324.620.5
207424.820.7
20752520.9
207625.221.1
207725.421.3
207825.521.5
207925.721.7
208025.821.9
20812622.1
208226.122.3
208326.322.4
208426.422.6
208526.722.7
20862722.8
208727.222.9
208827.522.9
208927.723
209027.923.1
209128.123.2
209228.323.3
209328.523.3
209428.723.4
209528.923.5
20962923.6
209729.223.7
209829.423.7
209929.623.8
210029.723.9

Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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