British Virgin Islands People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
38,632 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander
Ethnic groups
African/Black 76.3%, Latino 5.5%, White 5.4%, mixed 5.3%, Indian 2.1%, East Indian 1.6%, other 3%, unspecified 0.8% (2010 est.)
Languages
English (official)
Religions
Protestant 70.2% (Methodist 17.6%, Church of God 10.4%, Anglican 9.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.0%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Baptist 7.4%, New Testament Church of God 6.9%, other Protestant 1.2%), Roman Catholic 8.9%, Jehovah's Witness 2.5%, Hindu 1.9%, other 6.2%, none 7.9%, unspecified 2.4% (2010 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 16.48% (male 3,088/female 3,156)
15-24 years: 12.22% (male 2,212/female 2,418)
25-54 years: 47.84% (male 8,476/female 9,652)
55-64 years: 12.83% (male 2,242/female 2,521)
65 years and over: 10.63% (male 1,921/female 2,105) (2021 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 32.8
youth dependency ratio: 20.2
elderly dependency ratio: 12.6
potential support ratio: 8 (2021)
Median age
total: 37.2 years
male: 37 years
female: 37.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.91% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
5.38 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
13.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations
Urbanization
urban population: 49.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
15,000 ROAD TOWN (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 14.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.67 years
male: 78.17 years
female: 81.25 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.35 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 97.5% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 2.5% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
2.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2018)
NOTE: The information regarding British Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Virgin Islands 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Virgin Islands 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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