Virgin Islands (US): Population ages 65 and above, total

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Virgin Islands (US)'s population ages 65 and above, total rose 1.3% on 2024 (from 23,683 to 24,001).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.6% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.1% in 1961. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 482.63 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Virgin Islands (US) had the 181st highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Virgin Islands (US) in the 2025 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 178th of 217: 30,767
• Curaçao — 179th of 217: 27,035
• Maldives — 180th of 217: 26,262
• Guam — 182nd of 217: 22,131
• Belize — 183rd of 217: 22,110
• Isle of Man — 184th of 217: 19,860

What this measures

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population ages 65 and above, total in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 11,623 (2025)
• Argentina — 5.79 million (2025)
• Aruba — 19,321 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 48,745 (2025)
• Barbados — 48,290 (2025)
• Belize — 22,110 (2025)
• Bolivia — 722,204 (2025)
• Brazil — 24.43 million (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 4,016 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 7,216 (2025)
• Chile

More health data for Virgin Islands (US)

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.23% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.03% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 8,194 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.02% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 8,888 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.05% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 17,082 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 16.46% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Virgin Islands (US)'s population ages 65 and above, total?

24,001 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1,083% from 2,029 in 1960 (3.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 24,001 in 2025 and the lowest 1,778 in 1962.

How does Virgin Islands (US) rank?

181st highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population ages 65 and above, total unusual for Virgin Islands (US)?

In 2025, Virgin Islands (US)'s population ages 65 and above, total rose 1.3% on 2024 (from 23,683 to 24,001). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.65UP.TO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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