Population: 97,564 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.52% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 19.41 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -19.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 12.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.29 years
male: 73.6 years
female: 77.2 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.53 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic divisions: West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%; black 80%, white 15%, other 5%; Hispanic origin 14%

Religions: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages: English (official), Spanish, Creole

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 45,500 (1988)
by occupation: tourism 70%

NOTE: The information regarding Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Virgin Islands People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Virgin Islands People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.