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Urban population share in British Virgin Islands

Urban population share in British Virgin Islands was 57.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 136th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202557.4%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Rank136th of 215Countries ranked
Series high57.42025
Series low12.11960

Urban population share in British Virgin Islands, 1960 to 2025

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102030405060196019701980199020002010202020251960: 12.1 %1961: 12.3 %1962: 12.6 %1963: 13 %1964: 13.4 %1965: 13.9 %1966: 14.4 %1967: 14.9 %1968: 15.5 %1969: 16 %1970: 16.5 %1971: 17 %1972: 17.5 %1973: 18 %1974: 18.5 %1975: 19.1 %1976: 19.7 %1977: 20.3 %1978: 21 %1979: 21.7 %1980: 22.6 %1981: 23.6 %1982: 25 %1983: 26.7 %1984: 28.6 %1985: 30.5 %1986: 32.5 %1987: 34.3 %1988: 36 %1989: 37.5 %1990: 38.6 %1991: 39.3 %1992: 39.7 %1993: 40.2 %1994: 40.6 %1995: 40.9 %1996: 41.2 %1997: 41.5 %1998: 41.7 %1999: 41.9 %2000: 42 %2001: 42 %2002: 42.4 %2003: 42.9 %2004: 43.3 %2005: 43.7 %2006: 44.2 %2007: 44.7 %2008: 45.2 %2009: 45.8 %2010: 46.3 %2011: 46.9 %2012: 47.5 %2013: 48.2 %2014: 48.8 %2015: 49.5 %2016: 50.2 %2017: 50.9 %2018: 51.6 %2019: 52.4 %2020: 53.2 %2021: 54 %2022: 54.8 %2023: 55.6 %2024: 56.5 %2025: 57.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202557.4
202456.5
202355.6
202254.8
202154
202053.2
201952.4
201851.6
201750.9
201650.2
201549.5
201448.8
201348.2
201247.5
201146.9
201046.3
200945.8
200845.2
200744.7
200644.2
200543.7
200443.3
200342.9
200242.4
200142
200042
199941.9
199841.7
199741.5
199641.2
199540.9
199440.6
199340.2
199239.7
199139.3
199038.6
198937.5
198836
198734.3
198632.5
198530.5
198428.6
198326.7
198225
198123.6
198022.6
197921.7
197821
197720.3
197619.7
197519.1
197418.5
197318
197217.5
197117
197016.5
196916
196815.5
196714.9
196614.4
196513.9
196413.4
196313
196212.6
196112.3
196012.1

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Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in British Virgin Islands?

Urban population share in British Virgin Islands was 57.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 136th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in British Virgin Islands?

57.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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