British Virgin Islands People - 2024

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)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 38.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 37.9 years

female: 38.6 years

Population growth rate

1.87% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

13.2 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.)

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

male: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 78.4 years

female: 81.5 years

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)