Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 91.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 91.3% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 91.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1963.
That places United States Virgin Islands 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.6% | — |
| 1961 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 64.9% | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 61.6% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 67.9% | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 72.9% | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 66.9% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 68.8% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 70.8% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 75.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 70.6% | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 76.6% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 91.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 91.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.1% | 61.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.2% | 70.6% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 78.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.7% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.3% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.3% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 48 United Kingdom 91.6% compare
- 49 Estonia 91.5% compare
- 50 Isle of Man 91.5% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 91.0% compare
- 53 Bahrain 90.8% compare
- 54 Curacao 90.8% compare
More gender data for United States Virgin Islands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13.38 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4762 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 67.48 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 67.48 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 451 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 468 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 473 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 461 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in United States Virgin Islands was 91.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1963.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.