COUNTRY PROFILE / VGB
British Virgin Islands
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For British Virgin Islands, population is 39,732 people (2025, #208/215) and area is 150 km² (2023, #207/215). This profile covers 35 comparable rankings and 8 thematic maps. Largest religious group: Christianity (2010 / 81.6%); Main language: English.
01 / BASIC INFORMATION
British Virgin Islands in numbers.
02 / JAPAN COMPARISON & TRENDS
Compare British Virgin Islands with Japan and track change.
JAPAN REFERENCE
In the recorded data for British Virgin Islands, population is less than 0.1% of Japan's value and area is less than 0.1% of Japan's value. Reference years can differ, so check the year shown for each value.
| Indicator | British Virgin Islands | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 39,732 people2025 / Less than 0.1% of Japan's value | 123,366,734 people2025 |
| Area | 150 km²2023 / Less than 0.1% of Japan's value | 377,969 km²2023 |
| Population density | 264.9 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 / About 81.2% of Japan's value | 326.4 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 |
| Life expectancy | 77.43 years2024 / 6.61 years shorter than Japan | 84.04 years2024 |
RECORDED CHANGE OVER TIME
Population
2000 → 2025Recorded population moved from 20,241 people in 2000 to 39,732 people in 2025, an increase of about 96.3%.Life expectancy
2000 → 2024Recorded life expectancy moved from 74.75 years in 2000 to 77.43 years in 2024, an increase of 2.68 years.03 / ALL RANKINGS
31 additional rankings for British Virgin Islands.
31 rankings in 7 categories
Essentials2 rankings
People & society11 rankings
Economy & work2 rankings
Education & science3 rankings
Food & agriculture1 ranking
Environment & digital10 rankings
04 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY