Population growth on the Virgin Islands
From 1960 to 2016 the population of the Virgin Islands increased from 32,000.00 to 107,510.00 people. This is a growth by 236.0 percent in 56 years. The highest increase the Virgin Islands was recorded in 1971 with 12.70%. The biggest decrease in 1977 with -3.13%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 145.3 percent.
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Population development on the Virgin Islands since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Jahr | Population Virgin Islands | Veränderung | Geburtenrate | Sterberate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,000 | 6.56 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 36,000 | 6.45 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 39,000 | 6.61 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 41,000 | 6.72 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 44,000 | 6.54 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 47,000 | 7.50 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 51,000 | 7.40 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 55,000 | 7.48 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 59,000 | 7.33 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 63,000 | 7.51 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 71,000 | 12.70 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 76,000 | 7.04 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 84,000 | 10.53 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 90,000 | 7.14 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 94,000 | 4.44 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 96,000 | 2.13 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 93,000 | -3.13 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 96,000 | 3.23 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 96,000 | 0.00 % | 4,361 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1980 | 100,000 | 3.79 % | 25.8 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 4,439 M | 1.79 % | |
| 1981 | 100,000 | 0.22 % | 25.3 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 4,518 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1982 | 100,000 | 0.22 % | 24.7 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 4,599 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 100,000 | 0.28 % | 24.8 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 4,681 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 101,000 | 0.25 % | 24.9 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 4,763 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 101,000 | 0.16 % | 25.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 4,846 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 101,000 | 0.08 % | 23.7 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 4,932 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 101,000 | 0.06 % | 22.3 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 5,020 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 101,000 | 0.05 % | 22.0 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 5,109 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 101,000 | 0.09 % | 21.7 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 5,198 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 104,000 | 2.89 % | 21.4 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 5,288 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 105,000 | 0.81 % | 21.1 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 5,375 M | 1.65 % | |
| 1992 | 106,000 | 0.86 % | 22.0 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 5,460 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 107,000 | 0.82 % | 20.9 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 5,545 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 107,000 | 0.69 % | 19.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 5,629 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1995 | 108,000 | 0.47 % | 18.7 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 5,714 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 108,000 | 0.26 % | 17.6 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 5,797 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 108,000 | 0.24 % | 17.2 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 5,879 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 109,000 | 0.17 % | 18.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 5,961 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 109,000 | 0.06 % | 16.1 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,042 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 109,000 | 0.04 % | 14.4 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 6,122 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 109,000 | -0.09 % | 13.1 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,201 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 109,000 | -0.04 % | 15.1 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,281 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 109,000 | -0.00 % | 14.0 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6,360 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 108,000 | -0.04 % | 14.5 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6,440 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2005 | 108,000 | -0.01 % | 14.8 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 6,520 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 108,000 | -0.08 % | 13.2 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6,601 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2007 | 108,000 | -0.03 % | 16.4 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,683 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 108,000 | 0.06 % | 15.8 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,766 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 108,000 | 0.01 % | 15.3 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 6,850 M | 1.23 % | |
| 2010 | 108,000 | -0.04 % | 14.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 6,933 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2011 | 108,000 | -0.06 % | 13.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,015 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 108,000 | -0.09 % | 13.1 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,100 M | 1.21 % | |
| 2013 | 108,000 | -0.14 % | 13.1 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,185 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2014 | 108,000 | -0.15 % | 13.2 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,271 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 108,000 | -0.16 % | 13.2 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,357 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 108,000 | -0.19 % | 13.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 7,444 M | 1.18 % |
Birth- and deathrate on the Virgin Islands
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2016 in the graph: The population on the Virgin Islands decreased by about -200 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.6 per 1000 people (~ 820 deaths) and the birth rate was 13.0 per 1000 people (~ 1,400 births). As a result, around 780 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate