🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of British Virgin Islands is 39,936, ranking #218 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.44% per year. The biggest city is Road Town with 8,449 inhabitants.
Live estimate
39,939
Growth rate
0.44%
Density
259
people / km² (672 / mi²)
Median age
39.1
Fertility rate
1.07
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.8
years
British Virgin Islands population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of British Virgin Islands is projected to reach 40,340, and 27,890 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2039 at 41,208, then decline.
British Virgin Islands population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39,936 | 0.44% | 259.3 | 39.1 |
| 2025 | 39,732 | 0.59% | 258.0 | 38.6 |
| 2024 | 39,471 | 0.73% | 256.3 | 38.0 |
| 2023 | 38,985 | 1.75% | 253.1 | 37.5 |
| 2022 | 38,319 | 1.69% | 248.8 | 37.1 |
| 2021 | 37,810 | 0.98% | 245.5 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 37,135 | 2.64% | 241.1 | 36.3 |
| 2019 | 36,394 | 1.38% | 236.3 | 35.9 |
| 2018 | 34,657 | 8.59% | 225.0 | 35.8 |
| 2017 | 32,699 | 2.88% | 212.3 | 35.9 |
| 2016 | 33,878 | -9.75% | 220.0 | 34.7 |
| 2015 | 34,498 | 5.98% | 224.0 | 33.8 |
| 2014 | 32,962 | 3.06% | 214.0 | 33.6 |
| 2013 | 31,703 | 4.75% | 205.9 | 33.3 |
| 2012 | 30,345 | 3.99% | 197.0 | 33.1 |
| 2011 | 28,710 | 7.18% | 186.4 | 33.0 |
| 2010 | 27,676 | 0.03% | 179.7 | 32.7 |
| 2009 | 27,218 | 3.33% | 176.7 | 32.2 |
| 2008 | 26,288 | 3.62% | 170.7 | 31.8 |
| 2007 | 25,366 | 3.52% | 164.7 | 31.5 |
| 2006 | 24,493 | 3.48% | 159.0 | 31.2 |
| 2005 | 23,665 | 3.40% | 153.7 | 31.0 |
| 2004 | 22,881 | 3.34% | 148.6 | 30.7 |
| 2003 | 22,134 | 3.29% | 143.7 | 30.4 |
| 2002 | 21,430 | 3.17% | 139.2 | 30.2 |
| 2001 | 20,796 | 2.83% | 135.0 | 30.0 |
| 2000 | 20,241 | 2.57% | 131.4 | 29.7 |
| 1999 | 19,730 | 2.54% | 128.1 | 29.4 |
| 1998 | 19,238 | 2.52% | 124.9 | 29.1 |
| 1997 | 18,756 | 2.56% | 121.8 | 28.8 |
| 1996 | 18,286 | 2.50% | 118.7 | 28.4 |
| 1995 | 17,840 | 2.45% | 115.8 | 28.0 |
| 1994 | 17,406 | 2.47% | 113.0 | 27.7 |
| 1993 | 16,990 | 2.37% | 110.3 | 27.3 |
| 1992 | 16,593 | 2.34% | 107.8 | 26.8 |
| 1991 | 16,187 | 2.62% | 105.1 | 26.4 |
| 1990 | 15,704 | 3.44% | 102.0 | 25.9 |
| 1989 | 15,180 | 3.35% | 98.6 | 25.3 |
| 1988 | 14,680 | 3.36% | 95.3 | 24.8 |
| 1987 | 14,194 | 3.36% | 92.2 | 24.3 |
| 1986 | 13,726 | 3.36% | 89.1 | 23.8 |
| 1985 | 13,269 | 3.41% | 86.2 | 23.4 |
| 1984 | 12,820 | 3.48% | 83.2 | 23.1 |
| 1983 | 12,370 | 3.68% | 80.3 | 22.8 |
| 1982 | 11,921 | 3.71% | 77.4 | 22.6 |
| 1981 | 11,479 | 3.86% | 74.5 | 22.4 |
| 1980 | 11,130 | 2.29% | 72.3 | 22.3 |
| 1979 | 10,965 | 0.68% | 71.2 | 22.0 |
| 1978 | 10,886 | 0.78% | 70.7 | 21.7 |
| 1977 | 10,800 | 0.81% | 70.1 | 21.3 |
| 1976 | 10,709 | 0.88% | 69.5 | 21.0 |
| 1975 | 10,606 | 1.06% | 68.9 | 20.8 |
| 1974 | 10,494 | 1.07% | 68.1 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 10,367 | 1.36% | 67.3 | 20.3 |
| 1972 | 10,235 | 1.22% | 66.5 | 20.0 |
| 1971 | 10,095 | 1.53% | 65.6 | 19.9 |
| 1970 | 9,933 | 1.71% | 64.5 | 19.7 |
| 1969 | 9,533 | 6.61% | 61.9 | 19.3 |
| 1968 | 9,000 | 4.84% | 58.4 | 18.6 |
| 1967 | 8,646 | 3.13% | 56.1 | 18.1 |
| 1966 | 8,413 | 2.33% | 54.6 | 17.7 |
| 1965 | 8,257 | 1.41% | 53.6 | 17.3 |
| 1964 | 8,168 | 0.75% | 53.0 | 17.1 |
| 1963 | 8,114 | 0.60% | 52.7 | 16.9 |
| 1962 | 8,070 | 0.47% | 52.4 | 16.8 |
| 1961 | 8,034 | 0.41% | 52.2 | 16.7 |
| 1960 | 7,950 | 1.70% | 51.6 | 16.6 |
| 1959 | 7,814 | 1.78% | 50.7 | 16.4 |
| 1958 | 7,684 | 1.57% | 49.9 | 16.2 |
| 1957 | 7,591 | 0.84% | 49.3 | 16.1 |
| 1956 | 7,535 | 0.65% | 48.9 | 16.1 |
| 1955 | 7,495 | 0.41% | 48.7 | 16.2 |
| 1954 | 7,445 | 0.91% | 48.3 | 16.3 |
| 1953 | 7,391 | 0.54% | 48.0 | 16.4 |
| 1952 | 7,380 | -0.26% | 47.9 | 16.7 |
| 1951 | 7,393 | -0.08% | 48.0 | 17.2 |
| 1950 | 7,372 | 0.67% | 47.9 | 17.7 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 40,110 | 0.43% | 260.5 | 39.7 |
| 2028 | 40,288 | 0.45% | 261.6 | 40.3 |
| 2029 | 40,450 | 0.35% | 262.7 | 40.8 |
| 2030 | 40,592 | 0.35% | 263.6 | 41.3 |
| 2031 | 40,707 | 0.22% | 264.3 | 41.9 |
| 2032 | 40,809 | 0.28% | 265.0 | 42.4 |
| 2033 | 40,910 | 0.21% | 265.6 | 42.9 |
| 2034 | 40,996 | 0.21% | 266.2 | 43.4 |
| 2035 | 41,072 | 0.17% | 266.7 | 43.9 |
| 2036 | 41,150 | 0.21% | 267.2 | 44.3 |
| 2037 | 41,174 | -0.10% | 267.4 | 44.8 |
| 2038 | 41,182 | 0.13% | 267.4 | 45.2 |
| 2039 | 41,208 | -0.00% | 267.6 | 45.6 |
| 2040 | 41,200 | -0.04% | 267.5 | 46.0 |
| 2041 | 41,196 | 0.01% | 267.5 | 46.4 |
| 2042 | 41,173 | -0.12% | 267.4 | 46.8 |
| 2043 | 41,124 | -0.12% | 267.0 | 47.2 |
| 2044 | 41,057 | -0.20% | 266.6 | 47.5 |
| 2045 | 40,971 | -0.22% | 266.0 | 47.8 |
| 2046 | 40,873 | -0.25% | 265.4 | 48.1 |
| 2047 | 40,760 | -0.30% | 264.7 | 48.4 |
| 2048 | 40,650 | -0.25% | 264.0 | 48.7 |
| 2049 | 40,516 | -0.41% | 263.1 | 48.9 |
| 2050 | 40,340 | -0.46% | 261.9 | 49.2 |
| 2051 | 40,166 | -0.40% | 260.8 | 49.4 |
| 2052 | 40,030 | -0.28% | 259.9 | 49.6 |
| 2053 | 39,897 | -0.39% | 259.1 | 49.7 |
| 2054 | 39,720 | -0.50% | 257.9 | 49.9 |
| 2055 | 39,519 | -0.52% | 256.6 | 50.1 |
| 2056 | 39,292 | -0.63% | 255.1 | 50.3 |
| 2057 | 39,054 | -0.58% | 253.6 | 50.5 |
| 2058 | 38,828 | -0.59% | 252.1 | 50.8 |
| 2059 | 38,599 | -0.60% | 250.6 | 51.1 |
| 2060 | 38,342 | -0.74% | 249.0 | 51.4 |
| 2061 | 38,063 | -0.72% | 247.2 | 51.7 |
| 2062 | 37,772 | -0.81% | 245.3 | 52.0 |
| 2063 | 37,456 | -0.87% | 243.2 | 52.2 |
| 2064 | 37,170 | -0.67% | 241.4 | 52.3 |
| 2065 | 36,904 | -0.77% | 239.6 | 52.4 |
| 2066 | 36,606 | -0.86% | 237.7 | 52.4 |
| 2067 | 36,297 | -0.84% | 235.7 | 52.4 |
| 2068 | 35,997 | -0.82% | 233.7 | 52.5 |
| 2069 | 35,702 | -0.83% | 231.8 | 52.6 |
| 2070 | 35,406 | -0.83% | 229.9 | 52.6 |
| 2071 | 35,097 | -0.92% | 227.9 | 52.6 |
| 2072 | 34,776 | -0.93% | 225.8 | 52.5 |
| 2073 | 34,465 | -0.86% | 223.8 | 52.4 |
| 2074 | 34,142 | -1.02% | 221.7 | 52.3 |
| 2075 | 33,814 | -0.91% | 219.6 | 52.2 |
| 2076 | 33,527 | -0.80% | 217.7 | 52.1 |
| 2077 | 33,276 | -0.70% | 216.1 | 52.0 |
| 2078 | 33,022 | -0.83% | 214.4 | 51.8 |
| 2079 | 32,742 | -0.87% | 212.6 | 51.8 |
| 2080 | 32,470 | -0.80% | 210.8 | 51.7 |
| 2081 | 32,206 | -0.84% | 209.1 | 51.6 |
| 2082 | 31,942 | -0.81% | 207.4 | 51.5 |
| 2083 | 31,682 | -0.82% | 205.7 | 51.5 |
| 2084 | 31,416 | -0.87% | 204.0 | 51.4 |
| 2085 | 31,142 | -0.89% | 202.2 | 51.4 |
| 2086 | 30,876 | -0.82% | 200.5 | 51.4 |
| 2087 | 30,635 | -0.75% | 198.9 | 51.4 |
| 2088 | 30,402 | -0.77% | 197.4 | 51.3 |
| 2089 | 30,174 | -0.74% | 195.9 | 51.3 |
| 2090 | 29,976 | -0.58% | 194.6 | 51.3 |
| 2091 | 29,798 | -0.61% | 193.5 | 51.2 |
| 2092 | 29,596 | -0.75% | 192.2 | 51.2 |
| 2093 | 29,372 | -0.77% | 190.7 | 51.2 |
| 2094 | 29,148 | -0.77% | 189.3 | 51.3 |
| 2095 | 28,933 | -0.71% | 187.9 | 51.3 |
| 2096 | 28,744 | -0.60% | 186.6 | 51.3 |
| 2097 | 28,540 | -0.83% | 185.3 | 51.3 |
| 2098 | 28,308 | -0.80% | 183.8 | 51.3 |
| 2099 | 28,096 | -0.69% | 182.4 | 51.3 |
| 2100 | 27,890 | -0.78% | 181.1 | 51.3 |
Biggest cities in British Virgin Islands
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Town capital | — | 8,449 |
FAQ
What is the population of British Virgin Islands in 2026?
The population of British Virgin Islands is 39,936 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in British Virgin Islands?
Road Town is the biggest city in British Virgin Islands with 8,449 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of British Virgin Islands growing or shrinking?
The population of British Virgin Islands is growing at 0.44% per year, and is projected to peak in 2039 at 41,208.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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