British Virgin Islands Demographics Profile 2008

Population

24,041 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20% (male 2,432/female 2,366)
15-64 years: 74.4% (male 9,178/female 8,715)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 697/female 653) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 32 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 31.9 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.88% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

14.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.07 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.07 years
male: 75.88 years
female: 78.32 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.71 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups

black 83.4%, white 7%, mixed 5.4%, Indian 3.4%, other 0.8% (1991 census)

Religions

Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

Languages

English (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years
male: 15 years
female: 19 years (2005)

Education expenditures

3.7% of GDP (2006)