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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
US Virgin Islands: key statistics
US Virgin Islands has 103,792 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $44,321. Below: 37 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Charlotte Amalie
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- US dollar USD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- VIVIR
- Land neighbours
- Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands
topic profiles
US Virgin Islands, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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GDP per capita
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Life expectancy
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Internet users
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all indicators
US Virgin Islands by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,792 | 2025 | 192/217 | 33/42 | −3.6% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.56% | 2025 | 202/217 | 40/42 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 95.4% | 2025 | 18/217 | 5/42 | +0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.97 | 2024 | 102/217 | 14/42 | −5.7% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 23.1% | 2025 | 13/217 | 2/42 | +5.9 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.5% | 2025 | 161/217 | 35/42 | −3.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 299.9 | 2024 | 42/216 | 11/42 | −2.7% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.1 | 2024 | 135/217 | 28/42 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 348 km² | 2024 | 197/216 | 35/42 | −0.6% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.7bn | 2022 | 170/211 | 28/41 | +14% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $44,321 | 2022 | 36/211 | 2/41 | +17% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $49,785 | 2022 | 54/199 | 6/38 | +47% | $25,704 | |
| GDP growth | -1.3% | 2022 | 201/210 | 39/41 | +13.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.9% | 2022 | 193/210 | 39/41 | +13.8 pp | 2.0% |
Prices & public finance
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 173/210 | 37/39 | ±0.0% | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 97.4% | 2022 | 11/184 | 1/27 | +17.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 108.3% | 2022 | 5/184 | 1/27 | +31.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 205.6% | 2022 | 8/184 | 1/27 | +48.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 8.6m | 2020 | 24/196 | 2/41 | +240% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 2025 | 30/187 | 4/31 | −0.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 24.2% | 2025 | 36/187 | 6/31 | −1.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 54.4% | 2025 | 143/187 | 27/31 | −4.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.8% | 2025 | 98/187 | 15/31 | −2.9 pp | 48.9% |
Education
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary enrolment | 121.7% | 1997 | — | — | — | 77.3% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.8 yrs | 2024 | 49/217 | 4/42 | +2.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Physicians | 1.65 | 1995 | — | — | — | 1.86 | |
| Basic water | 99.5% | 2024 | 70/206 | 10/35 | +0.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.3% | 2024 | 45/203 | 5/34 | +0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 64.4% | 2017 | — | — | +37.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 91.5 | 2022 | 158/210 | 34/40 | +23% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 10.1 | 2022 | 118/208 | 33/39 | +18% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 118/215 | 19/42 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t | 2024 | 199/203 | 39/39 | +3.4% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 5.9% | 2022 | 165/212 | 29/41 | +3.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 2.5% | 2021 | 181/206 | 34/41 | +2.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 58.9% | 2024 | 33/214 | 8/42 | +4.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.2% | 2024 | 168/206 | 33/39 | −0.7 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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