| Population | 105,870 (July 2021 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 59% (Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%), Roman Catholic 34%, other 7% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.71% (male 10,671/female 10,192) 15-24 years: 10.16% (male 5,219/female 5,535) 25-54 years: 36.07% (male 17,844/female 20,342) 55-64 years: 14.24% (male 7,222/female 7,859) 65 years and over: 19.82% (male 9,424/female 11,562) (2021 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 66 youth dependency ratio: 32 elderly dependency ratio: 34 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 41.8 years male: 40.6 years female: 42.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.42% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -7.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 52,000 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.05 years male: 76.84 years female: 83.45 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.01 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 98.7% of population unimproved: total: 1.3% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 100% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
