Share of the population using the Internet in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of the population using the Internet was 64.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2017
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 64.4% for share of the population using the internet in 2017. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 135.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places United States Virgin Islands 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.9% | — |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +197.6% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +66.1% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +49.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +8.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 64.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 69% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 64.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 81% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +197.6% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 13.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 31.2% | 64.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More science & technology data for United States Virgin Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 91.46 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7506 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 79,121 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 226.06 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2801 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.3737 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 79,121 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of the population using the internet in United States Virgin Islands was 64.4% in 2017, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of the population using the internet?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.