Virgin Islands People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

104,917 (2023 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 65.5%, Roman Catholic 27.1%, other Christians 2.2%, other 1.5%, none 3.7% (2010 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.07% (male 10,224/female 9,779)

15-64 years: 60.04% (male 29,796/female 33,197)

65 years and over: 20.89% (2023 est.) (male 9805/female 12,116)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 64.6

youth dependency ratio: 32

elderly dependency ratio: 34

potential support ratio: 3 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 41.8 years

male: 40.6 years

female: 42.8 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.49% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-7.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 96.2% of total population (2023)

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

15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female

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

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.49 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.48 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.49 years

male: 77.32 years

female: 83.85 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.98 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.96 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 98.7% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 99.4% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

27.4% (2023)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 27%

male: 24.1%

female: 37.3% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding 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 Virgin Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Virgin Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.