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Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Virgin Islands (U.S.) / VI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Virgin Islands (U.S.) in numbers.

Area350 kmยฒWorld # 197 โ†’Population103.8KWorld # 190 โ†’Population density296.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 39 โ†’Life expectancy80.8 yearsWorld # 48 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 44,321World # 35 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Virgin Islands (U.S.) across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area350 kmยฒWorld # 197 / 2023 โ†’Population103.8KWorld # 190 / 2025 โ†’Population density296.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 39 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.6%World # 201 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 102 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 133 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Median age44.7 yearsWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+23.1%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.5%World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Urban population95.4%World # 18 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-357World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share66.9%World # 8 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy80.8 yearsWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 44,321World # 35 / 2022 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.7BWorld # 170 / 2022 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 49,785World # 54 / 2022 โ†’Real GDP growth-1.3%World # 201 / 2022 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment11.4%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment24.2%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area58.2%World # 30 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet use64.4%World # 146 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions91.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 158 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate49.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 4 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals8.6MWorld # 24 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 686MWorld # 90 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMost mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsUnited States, Virgin Islands