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Urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: Urban area over the long-term was 41.74 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
41.74 km² per grid cell
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
178th
of 202 countries
All-time high
43.02 km² per grid cell
in 2022
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

In 2025, urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands stood at 41.74 km² per grid cell.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 43.02 km² per grid cell in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Year km² per grid cell Change
1000 0 km² per grid cell —
1100 0 km² per grid cell +500.0%
1200 0.0001 km² per grid cell +500.0%
1300 0.0005 km² per grid cell +500.0%
1400 0.0032 km² per grid cell +500.0%
1500 0.0194 km² per grid cell +499.5%
1600 0.1124 km² per grid cell +479.8%
1700 0.4725 km² per grid cell +320.2%
1710 0.5605 km² per grid cell +18.6%
1720 0.6442 km² per grid cell +14.9%
1730 0.7387 km² per grid cell +14.7%
1740 0.8464 km² per grid cell +14.6%
1750 0.9703 km² per grid cell +14.6%
1760 1.11 km² per grid cell +14.9%
1770 1.28 km² per grid cell +15.2%
1780 1.49 km² per grid cell +15.7%
1790 1.73 km² per grid cell +16.3%
1800 2.02 km² per grid cell +17.0%
1810 2.38 km² per grid cell +17.8%
1820 2.52 km² per grid cell +5.7%
1830 2.68 km² per grid cell +6.5%
1840 2.88 km² per grid cell +7.4%
1850 3.12 km² per grid cell +8.3%
1860 3.41 km² per grid cell +9.3%
1870 3.56 km² per grid cell +4.4%
1880 3.72 km² per grid cell +4.6%
1890 3.9 km² per grid cell +4.7%
1900 4.09 km² per grid cell +4.9%
1910 4.3 km² per grid cell +5.1%
1920 4.52 km² per grid cell +5.2%
1930 4.76 km² per grid cell +5.3%
1940 5.02 km² per grid cell +5.5%
1950 5.3 km² per grid cell +5.6%
1951 5.37 km² per grid cell +1.3%
1952 5.48 km² per grid cell +2.0%
1953 5.58 km² per grid cell +1.8%
1954 5.65 km² per grid cell +1.2%
1955 5.67 km² per grid cell +0.5%
1956 5.68 km² per grid cell +0.1%
1957 5.68 km² per grid cell +0.1%
1958 5.74 km² per grid cell +0.9%
1959 5.89 km² per grid cell +2.7%
1960 6.24 km² per grid cell +5.9%
1961 6.9 km² per grid cell +10.6%
1962 7.75 km² per grid cell +12.3%
1963 8.73 km² per grid cell +12.6%
1964 9.75 km² per grid cell +11.7%
1965 10.73 km² per grid cell +10.1%
1966 11.64 km² per grid cell +8.5%
1967 12.49 km² per grid cell +7.3%
1968 13.35 km² per grid cell +6.8%
1969 14.29 km² per grid cell +7.1%
1970 15.38 km² per grid cell +7.7%
1971 16.62 km² per grid cell +8.0%
1972 18.12 km² per grid cell +9.0%
1973 19.76 km² per grid cell +9.0%
1974 21.33 km² per grid cell +7.9%
1975 22.66 km² per grid cell +6.3%
1976 24.15 km² per grid cell +6.6%
1977 25.36 km² per grid cell +5.0%
1978 26.34 km² per grid cell +3.9%
1979 27.17 km² per grid cell +3.1%
1980 27.9 km² per grid cell +2.7%
1981 28.92 km² per grid cell +3.7%
1982 29.85 km² per grid cell +3.2%
1983 30.62 km² per grid cell +2.6%
1984 31.17 km² per grid cell +1.8%
1985 31.44 km² per grid cell +0.9%
1986 31.87 km² per grid cell +1.4%
1987 32.04 km² per grid cell +0.5%
1988 32.09 km² per grid cell +0.1%
1989 32.2 km² per grid cell +0.4%
1990 32.52 km² per grid cell +1.0%
1991 32.77 km² per grid cell +0.8%
1992 33.26 km² per grid cell +1.5%
1993 33.87 km² per grid cell +1.9%
1994 34.48 km² per grid cell +1.8%
1995 34.96 km² per grid cell +1.4%
1996 35.43 km² per grid cell +1.3%
1997 35.78 km² per grid cell +1.0%
1998 36.04 km² per grid cell +0.7%
1999 36.27 km² per grid cell +0.6%
2000 36.51 km² per grid cell +0.7%
2001 36.76 km² per grid cell +0.7%
2002 37.01 km² per grid cell +0.7%
2003 37.26 km² per grid cell +0.7%
2004 37.49 km² per grid cell +0.6%
2005 37.7 km² per grid cell +0.6%
2006 37.88 km² per grid cell +0.5%
2007 38.03 km² per grid cell +0.4%
2008 38.16 km² per grid cell +0.3%
2009 38.28 km² per grid cell +0.3%
2010 38.38 km² per grid cell +0.3%
2011 38.41 km² per grid cell +0.1%
2012 38.43 km² per grid cell +0.0%
2013 38.44 km² per grid cell +0.0%
2014 38.43 km² per grid cell -0.0%
2015 38.42 km² per grid cell -0.0%
2016 38.39 km² per grid cell -0.1%
2017 38.35 km² per grid cell -0.1%
2018 38.3 km² per grid cell -0.1%
2019 38.24 km² per grid cell -0.2%
2020 41.22 km² per grid cell +7.8%
2021 42.69 km² per grid cell +3.6%
2022 43.02 km² per grid cell +0.8%
2023 42.67 km² per grid cell -0.8%
2024 42.25 km² per grid cell -1.0%
2025 41.74 km² per grid cell -1.2%

United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • United States Virgin Islands's 41.74 km² per grid cell is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,007 km² per grid cell, 4% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • United States Virgin Islands's 41.74 km² per grid cell is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 613.64 km² per grid cell, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +500.0% 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell
1200 +500.0% 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell
1300 +500.0% 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell
1400 +500.0% 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell
1500 +499.5% 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0194 km² per grid cell
1600 +479.8% 0.0194 km² per grid cell 0.1124 km² per grid cell

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.0194 km² per grid cell 0.0194 km² per grid cell 0.0194 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 0.1124 km² per grid cell 0.1124 km² per grid cell 0.1124 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 0.4725 km² per grid cell 0.4725 km² per grid cell 0.4725 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 0.5605 km² per grid cell 0.5605 km² per grid cell 0.5605 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 0.6442 km² per grid cell 0.6442 km² per grid cell 0.6442 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 0.7387 km² per grid cell 0.7387 km² per grid cell 0.7387 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 0.8464 km² per grid cell 0.8464 km² per grid cell 0.8464 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 0.9703 km² per grid cell 0.9703 km² per grid cell 0.9703 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 1.11 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 1.28 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 1.49 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 1.73 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 2.02 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 2.38 km² per grid cell 2.38 km² per grid cell 2.38 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 2.52 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 2.68 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 2.88 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 3.12 km² per grid cell 3.12 km² per grid cell 3.12 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 3.41 km² per grid cell 3.41 km² per grid cell 3.41 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 3.56 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 3.72 km² per grid cell 3.72 km² per grid cell 3.72 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 3.9 km² per grid cell 3.9 km² per grid cell 3.9 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 4.09 km² per grid cell 4.09 km² per grid cell 4.09 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 4.3 km² per grid cell 4.3 km² per grid cell 4.3 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 4.52 km² per grid cell 4.52 km² per grid cell 4.52 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 4.76 km² per grid cell 4.76 km² per grid cell 4.76 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 5.02 km² per grid cell 5.02 km² per grid cell 5.02 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 5.6 km² per grid cell 5.3 km² per grid cell 5.89 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 10.19 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell 14.29 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 21.69 km² per grid cell 15.38 km² per grid cell 27.17 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 30.81 km² per grid cell 27.9 km² per grid cell 32.2 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 34.54 km² per grid cell 32.52 km² per grid cell 36.27 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 37.51 km² per grid cell 36.51 km² per grid cell 38.28 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 38.38 km² per grid cell 38.24 km² per grid cell 38.44 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 42.27 km² per grid cell 41.22 km² per grid cell 43.02 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

  1. 175 Guadeloupe 45.59 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 176 Bahrain 44.31 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 177 Solomon Islands 43.46 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 179 American Samoa 39.47 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 180 Vanuatu 35.17 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 181 Trinidad and Tobago 35.03 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands?
Urban area over the long-term in United States Virgin Islands was 41.74 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 43.02 km² per grid cell in 2022.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for urban area over the long-term?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.