Virgin Islands People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

105,870 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups

Black 76%, White 15.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 4.9%, mixed 2.1% (2010 est.)

note: 17.4% self-identify as Latino

Languages

English 71.6%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 17.2%, French or French Creole 8.6%, other 2.5% (2010 est.)

Religions

Protestant 59% (Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%), Roman Catholic 34%, other 7%

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.71% (male 10,671/female 10,192)

15-24 years: 10.16% (male 5,219/female 5,535)

25-54 years: 36.07% (male 17,844/female 20,342)

55-64 years: 14.24% (male 7,222/female 7,859)

65 years and over: 19.82% (male 9,424/female 11,562) (2021 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 66

youth dependency ratio: 32

elderly dependency ratio: 34

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 41.8 years

male: 40.6 years

female: 42.8 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.42% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

11.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-7.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix

Urbanization

urban population: 96% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

52,000 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.05 years

male: 76.84 years

female: 83.45 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.01 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 98.7% of population

unimproved: total: 1.3% of population (2017 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 100% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

NOTE: The information regarding Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Virgin Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Virgin Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.