Population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Population ages 15-64 was 75.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands is 75.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1960.
British Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.9% | — |
| 1961 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 57.6% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 63.3% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 51.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.1% | 58.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.7% | 60.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 67.3% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 69.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 72.0% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.7% | 75.9% | 6 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -34.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 808 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands?
- Population ages 15-64 in British Virgin Islands was 75.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1960.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for population ages 15-64?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.