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British Virgin Islands
Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Global rank#82out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

87.976.565.253.942.6196019932025British Virgin Islands · 2025: 43British Virgin Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • British Virgin Islands records 43 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #82 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population (% of total population) declined from 88 in 1960 to 43 in 2025, a decrease of 45.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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