British Virgin Islands People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

39,369 (2023 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), Virgin Islands Creole

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: 16.56% (male 3,231/female 3,287)

15-64 years: 71.87% (male 13,322/female 14,972)

65 years and over: 11.58% (2023 est.) (male 2,156/female 2,401)

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

1.87% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

10.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

13.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

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

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

15-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.77 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.41 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.9 years

male: 78.4 years

female: 81.47 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.67 (2023 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.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

46.6% (2023 est.)

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 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Virgin Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Virgin Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.