Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

This is a demography of the population of the British Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects.

Census population and average annual growth rateYear| Pop.| ±%

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1901 | 4,908| —
1911 | 5,562| +13.3%
1921 | 5,082| −8.6%
1946 | 6,505| +28.0%
1960 | 7,921| +21.8%
1970 | 9,672| +22.1%
1980 | 10,985| +13.6%
1991 | 16,116| +46.7%
2001 | 23,161| +43.7%
2010 | 28,054| +21.1%
Source:[1]

## Contents

* 1 Population
* 2 Vital statistics
* 3 Health
* 4 Education
* 5 Ethnicity
* 6 Religion
* 7 References

## Population[edit | edit source]

A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgin Islands at 24,491. In 2003, 21.9% of the population was under 15 (male 2,401; female 2,358), 73.1% between 15 and 64 (male 8,181; female 7,709), and 5% over 64 (male 578; female 503). 40% of the total population lived in urban areas, with an estimated 1.7% annual rate of urbanization. In 2014, the average woman produced 1.25 children. The estimated population of 2021 is 31,122 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[2][3]).

## Vital statistics[edit | edit source]

File:British Virgin Islands 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg

Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates

| Average population (x 1000)  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | TFR

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1950  | 7  | 227 | 68 | 159  | 30.5 | 9.1 | 21.4
1951  | 8  | 282 | 84 | 198  | 37.6 | 11.2 | 26.4
1952  | 8  | 311 | 70 | 241  | 41.1 | 9.3 | 31.9
1953  | 8  | 318 | 84 | 234  | 41.8 | 11.0 | 30.8
1954  | 8  | 305 | 85 | 220  | 39.9 | 11.1 | 28.8
1955  | 8  | 292 | 74 | 218  | 38.0 | 9.6 | 28.4
1956  | 8  | 317 | 87 | 230  | 41.0 | 11.3 | 29.8
1957  | 8  | 319 | 106 | 213  | 41.0 | 13.6 | 27.4
1958  | 8  | 315 | 93 | 222  | 40.1 | 11.8 | 28.3
1959  | 8  | 306 | 84 | 222  | 38.6 | 10.6 | 28.0
1960  | 8  | 279 | 67 | 212  | 34.7 | 8.3 | 26.4
1961  | 8  | 257 | 79 | 178  | 31.5 | 9.7 | 21.8
1962  | 8  | 277 | 70 | 207  | 33.4 | 8.4 | 24.9
1963  | 8  | 264 | 67 | 197  | 31.2 | 7.9 | 23.3
1964  | 9  | 225 | 75 | 150  | 26.1 | 8.7 | 17.4
1965  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |
1966  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |
1967  | 9  | 225 | 70 | 155  | 24.4 | 7.6 | 16.8
1968  | 9  | 288 | 63 | 225  | 30.6 | 6.7 | 23.9
1969  | 10  | 238 | 74 | 164  | 24.7 | 7.7 | 17.0
1970  | 10  | 313 | 67 | 246  | 31.9 | 6.8 | 25.1
1971  | 10  | 297 | 66 | 231  | 29.8 | 6.6 | 23.2
1972  | 10  | 307 | 67 | 240  | 30.3 | 6.6 | 23.7
1973  | 10  | 252 | 71 | 181  | 24.6 | 6.9 | 17.6
1974  | 10  | 247 | 79 | 168  | 23.8 | 7.6 | 16.2
1975  | 10  | 221 | 65 | 156  | 21.1 | 6.2 | 14.9
1976  | 11  | 243 | 62 | 181  | 23.0 | 5.9 | 17.2
1977  | 11  | 206 | 62 | 144  | 19.4 | 5.9 | 13.6
1978  | 11  | 203 | 65 | 138  | 19.0 | 6.1 | 12.9
1979  | 11  | 216 | 63 | 153  | 20.0 | 5.8 | 14.2
1980  | 11  | 272 | 69 | 203  | 24.7 | 6.3 | 18.4
1981  | 11  | 231 | 53 | 178  | 20.4 | 4.7 | 15.7
1982  | 12  | 235 | 67 | 168  | 20.1 | 5.7 | 14.3
1983  | 12  | 281 | 61 | 220  | 23.0 | 5.0 | 18.0
1984  | 13  | 225 | 66 | 159  | 17.7 | 5.2 | 12.5
1985  | 13  | 241 | 65 | 176  | 18.1 | 4.9 | 13.2
1986  | 14  | 213 | 82 | 131  | 15.3 | 5.9 | 9.4
1987  | 15  | 263 | 83 | 180  | 18.0 | 5.7 | 12.3
1988  | 15  | 237 | 59 | 178  | 15.5 | 3.9 | 11.7
1989  | 16  | 244 | 77 | 167  | 15.3 | 4.8 | 10.5
1990  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |
1991  | 17  | 303 | 77 | 226  | 17.9 | 4.5 | 13.3
1992  | 17  | 290 | 90 | 200  | 16.7 | 5.2 | 11.5
1993  | 18  | 318 | 76 | 242  | 18.0 | 4.3 | 13.7
1994  | 18  | 298 | 105 | 193  | 16.5 | 5.8 | 10.7
1995  | 18  | 287 | 90 | 197  | 15.6 | 4.9 | 10.7
1996  | 19  | 287 | 88 | 199  | 15.2 | 4.7 | 10.6
1997  | 19  | 350 | 97 | 253  | 18.2 | 5.0 | 13.1
1998  | 20  | 278 | 87 | 191  | 14.1 | 4.4 | 9.7
1999  | 20  | 315 | 94 | 221  | 15.6 | 4.7 | 10.9
2000  | 21  | 325 | 91 | 234  | 15.7 | 4.4 | 11.3
2001  | 21  | 314 | 101 | 213  | 14.9 | 4.8 | 10.1
2002  | 22  | 253 | 97 | 156  | 11.8 | 4.5 | 7.2
2003  | 22  | 269 | 104 | 165  | 12.2 | 4.7 | 7.5
2004  | 23  | 316 | 120 | 196  | 14.0 | 5.3 | 8.7
2005  | 25.422  | 285 | 106 | 179  | 10.9 | 4.1 | 6.8  | 1.3
2006  | 26.108  | 264 | 79 | 185  | 9.8 | 3.0 | 6.8  | 1.2
2007  | 27.007  | 283 | 104 | 179  | 10.1 | 3.8 | 6.4  | 1.3
2008  | 28.084  | 313 | 100 | 213  | 10.9 | 3.54 | 7.36  | 1.45
2009  | 28.020  | 323 | 109 | 214  | 11.2 | 3.77 | 7.43  | 1.5
2010  | 28.037  | 303 | 104 | 199  | 10.1 | 3.52 | 6.58  | 1.4
2011  | 28.103  | 333 | 98 | 235  | 11.8 | 3.49 | 8.31  | 1.3
2012  | 28.280  | 286 | 122 | 164  | 10.1 | 4.3 | 5.8  | 1.1
2013  | 28.514  | 277 | 113 | 114  | 9.7 | 4.0 | 5.8  |
2014  | 29.804  | 280 | 111 | 169  |  |  |  |
2015  | 29.151  | 266 | 136 | 130  |  |  |  |

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## Health[edit | edit source]

In 2009, the infant mortality rate in the British Virgin Islands was 14.65/1000 births (16.61/1000 for females and 12.58/1000 for males). Life expectancy at birth was 77.26 years: 76.03 years for males and 78.55 years for females.

## Education[edit | edit source]

The official language of the British Virgin Islands is English. In 1991, 97.8% of people aged 15 and over could read and write. Education expenditures represented 3.7% of total GDP in 2006.

## Ethnicity[edit | edit source]

| Ethnic groups of the British Virgin Islands (2010)[6]

Ethnic groups |  | percent
Black |

| 76.3%
Hispanic |

| 5.5%
White |

| 5.4%
Mixed |

| 5.3%
East Indian |

| 2.1%
Other  |

|  4.6%
Unspecified  |

|  0.8%

## Religion[edit | edit source]

| Religions of the British Virgin Islands[6]

Religions |  | percent
Protestant |

| 70.2%
Roman Catholic |

| 8.9%
None |

| 7.9%
Jehovah's Witness |

| 2.5%
Unspecified |

| 2.4%
Hindu |

| 1.9%
Other |

| 6.2%

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ "National Population Census Report 2001 - The British Virgin Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
4. ^ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-18.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ a b "British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2026 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.

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