Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

This is a demography of the population of the British Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±%
1901 4,908—    
1911 5,562+13.3%
1921 5,082−8.6%
1946 6,505+28.0%
1960 7,921+21.8%
1970 9,672+22.1%
1980 10,985+13.6%
1991 16,116+46.7%
2001 23,161+43.7%
2010 28,054+21.1%
Source:[1]

Population

A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgin Islands at 24,491. In 2003, 21.9% of the population was under 15 (male 2,401; female 2,358), 73.1% between 15 and 64 (male 8,181; female 7,709), and 5% over 64 (male 578; female 503). 40% of the total population lived in urban areas, with an estimated 1.7% annual rate of urbanization. In 2014, the average woman produced 1.25 children. The estimated population of 2021 is 31,122 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[2][3]).

Vital statistics
Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates
Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) TFR
1950 7 22768159 30.59.121.4
1951 8 28284198 37.611.226.4
1952 8 31170241 41.19.331.9
1953 8 31884234 41.811.030.8
1954 8 30585220 39.911.128.8
1955 8 29274218 38.09.628.4
1956 8 31787230 41.011.329.8
1957 8 319106213 41.013.627.4
1958 8 31593222 40.111.828.3
1959 8 30684222 38.610.628.0
1960 8 27967212 34.78.326.4
1961 8 25779178 31.59.721.8
1962 8 27770207 33.48.424.9
1963 8 26467197 31.27.923.3
1964 9 22575150 26.18.717.4
1965 9
1966 9
1967 9 22570155 24.47.616.8
1968 9 28863225 30.66.723.9
1969 10 23874164 24.77.717.0
1970 10 31367246 31.96.825.1
1971 10 29766231 29.86.623.2
1972 10 30767240 30.36.623.7
1973 10 25271181 24.66.917.6
1974 10 24779168 23.87.616.2
1975 10 22165156 21.16.214.9
1976 11 24362181 23.05.917.2
1977 11 20662144 19.45.913.6
1978 11 20365138 19.06.112.9
1979 11 21663153 20.05.814.2
1980 11 27269203 24.76.318.4
1981 11 23153178 20.44.715.7
1982 12 23567168 20.15.714.3
1983 12 28161220 23.05.018.0
1984 13 22566159 17.75.212.5
1985 13 24165176 18.14.913.2
1986 14 21382131 15.35.99.4
1987 15 26383180 18.05.712.3
1988 15 23759178 15.53.911.7
1989 16 24477167 15.34.810.5
1990 16
1991 17 30377226 17.94.513.3
1992 17 29090200 16.75.211.5
1993 18 31876242 18.04.313.7
1994 18 298105193 16.55.810.7
1995 18 28790197 15.64.910.7
1996 19 28788199 15.24.710.6
1997 19 35097253 18.25.013.1
1998 20 27887191 14.14.49.7
1999 20 31594221 15.64.710.9
2000 21 32591234 15.74.411.3
2001 21 314101213 14.94.810.1
2002 22 25397156 11.84.57.2
2003 22 269104165 12.24.77.5
2004 23 316120196 14.05.38.7
2005 25.422 285106179 10.94.16.8 1.3
2006 26.108 26479185 9.83.06.8 1.2
2007 27.007 283104179 10.13.86.4 1.3
2008 28.084 313100213 10.93.547.36 1.45
2009 28.020 323109214 11.23.777.43 1.5
2010 28.037 303104199 10.13.526.58 1.4
2011 28.103 33398235 11.83.498.31 1.3
2012 28.280 286122164 10.14.35.8 1.1
2013 28.514 277113114 9.74.05.8
2014 29.804 280111169
2015 29.151 266136130

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Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 12.VII.2010): [6]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 13 820 14 234 28 054 100
0–4 1 126 1 008 2 134 7.61
5–9 1 065 1 025 2 090 7.45
10–14 1 032 1 012 2 044 7.29
15–19 867 900 1 767 6.30
20–24 789 931 1 720 6.13
25–29 1 126 1 190 2 316 8.26
30–34 1 165 1 372 2 537 9.04
35–39 1 226 1 373 2 599 9.26
40–44 1 236 1 323 2 559 9.12
45–49 1 193 1 145 2 338 8.33
50–54 962 880 1 842 6.57
55–59 680 707 1 387 4.94
60–64 541 487 1 028 3.66
65-69 350 320 670 2.39
70-74 204 211 415 1.48
75-79 98 132 230 0.82
80-84 91 125 216 0.77
85-89 39 45 84 0.30
90+ 30 48 78 0.28
Age group Male Female Total Per cent
0–14 3 223 3 045 6 268 22.34
15–64 9 785 10 308 20 093 71.62
65+ 812 881 1 693 6.03

Health

In 2009, the infant mortality rate in the British Virgin Islands was 14.65/1000 births (16.61/1000 for females and 12.58/1000 for males). Life expectancy at birth was 77.26 years: 76.03 years for males and 78.55 years for females.

Education

The official language of the British Virgin Islands is English. In 1991, 97.8% of people aged 15 and over could read and write. Education expenditures represented 3.7% of total GDP in 2006.

Ethnicity
Ethnic groups of the British Virgin Islands (2010)[7]
Ethnic groups per cent
Black
 
 76.3%
Hispanic
 
 5.5%
White
 
 5.4%
Mixed
 
 5.3%
East Indian
 
 2.1%
Other
 
 4.6%
Unspecified
 
 0.8%

Religion
Religions of the British Virgin Islands[7]
Religions per cent
Protestant
 
 70.2%
Roman Catholic
 
 8.9%
None
 
 7.9%
Jehovah's Witness
 
 2.5%
Unspecified
 
 2.4%
Hindu
 
 1.9%
Other
 
 6.2%

References
  1. "National Population Census Report 2001 - The British Virgin Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  5. "Demographic Profile: British Virgin Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  6. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  7. "British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2023 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
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