Population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Population ages 15-64 was 60.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands stood at 60.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 66.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1960.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 163rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.8% | — |
| 1961 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 60.8% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 52.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.3% | 57.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.6% | 59.7% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 65.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 65.5% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.4% | 62.3% | 6 |
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More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,350 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,025 (1993)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1365 units per person (1993)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands?
- Population ages 15-64 in United States Virgin Islands was 60.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1960.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for population ages 15-64?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
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.