# Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

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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.

## Population

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).

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 13 820 | 14 234 | 28 054 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 1 126 | 1 008 | 2 134 | 7.61 |
| 5–9 | 1 065 | 1 025 | 2 090 | 7.45 |
| 10–14 | 1 032 | 1 012 | 2 044 | 7.29 |
| 15–19 | 867 | 900 | 1 767 | 6.30 |
| 20–24 | 789 | 931 | 1 720 | 6.13 |
| 25–29 | 1 126 | 1 190 | 2 316 | 8.26 |
| 30–34 | 1 165 | 1 372 | 2 537 | 9.04 |
| 35–39 | 1 226 | 1 373 | 2 599 | 9.26 |
| 40–44 | 1 236 | 1 323 | 2 559 | 9.12 |
| 45–49 | 1 193 | 1 145 | 2 338 | 8.33 |
| 50–54 | 962 | 880 | 1 842 | 6.57 |
| 55–59 | 680 | 707 | 1 387 | 4.94 |
| 60–64 | 541 | 487 | 1 028 | 3.66 |
| 65–69 | 350 | 320 | 670 | 2.39 |
| 70–74 | 204 | 211 | 415 | 1.48 |
| 75–79 | 98 | 132 | 230 | 0.82 |
| 80–84 | 91 | 125 | 216 | 0.77 |
| 85–89 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 0.30 |
| 90+ | 30 | 48 | 78 | 0.28 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Per cent |
| 0–14 | 3 223 | 3 045 | 6 268 | 22.34 |
| 15–64 | 9 785 | 10 308 | 20 093 | 71.62 |
| 65+ | 812 | 881 | 1 693 | 6.03 |

## Vital statistics

| | Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR |
| 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 | 1.17 |
| 2011 | 28.103 | 333 | 98 | 235 | 11.8 | 3.49 | 8.31 | 1.29 |
| 2012 | 30.254 | 286 | 122 | 164 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.09 |
| 2013 | 31.516 | 277 | 113 | 114 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.07 |
| 2014 | 33.054 | 282 | 111 | 171 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.07 |
| 2015 | 34.064 | 266 | 136 | 130 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.98 |
| 2016 | 36.092 | 269 | 120 | 149 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0.98 |
| 2017 | 32.800 | 245 | 155 | 90 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.86 |
| 2018 | 33.789 | 252 | 115 | 137 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | |
| 2019 | 36.009 | 272 | 108 | 164 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | |
| 2020 | 36.521 | 325 | 154 | 171 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | |
| 2021 | 37.408 | 272 | 171 | 101 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | |
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.

## Ethnicity
### Historical

| Year | % W | % B |
| 1678 | 87.9 | 12.1 |
| 1717 | 46.5 | 53.5 |
| 1720 | 42.5 | 57.4 |
| 1756 | 16.2 | 83.8 |

### Current

Ethnic groups of the British Virgin Islands (2010)
Ethnic groups
per cent
Black
76.3%
Hispanic
5.5%
White
5.4%
Mixed
5.3%
East Indian
2.1%
Other
4.6%
Unspecified
0.8% :

## Religion

Religions of the British Virgin Islands
Religions
per cent
Protestant
58.78%
Other Christian
22.98%
Catholic
2.81%
Non-religious
6.85%
Indigenous Religion
8.39%
Other Religions
2.4%
Hindu
1.19%
Muslims
1.15% :