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British Virgin Islands Information and Statistics


  

British Virgin Islands People & Population

Country Information

 

Population:
21,272 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.4% (male 2,401; female 2,351)
15-64 years: 72.7% (male 7,962; female 7,509)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 565; female 484) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.16% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
15.09 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate:
10.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
19.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.85 years
female: 76.84 years (2002 est.)
male: 74.9 years
Total fertility rate:
1.72 children born/woman (2002 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%, white, Indian, Asian and mixed
Religions:
Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 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%

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