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 rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,908—    
1911 5,562+1.26%
1921 5,082−0.90%
1946 6,505+0.99%
1960 7,921+1.42%
1970 9,672+2.02%
1980 10,985+1.28%
1991 16,116+3.55%
2001 23,161+3.69%
2010 28,054+2.15%
Source:[1]

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[2][3]).


Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 12.VII.2010): [4]
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

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
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

[5][6]

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[7] 87.9 12.1
1717[7] 46.5 53.5
1720[7] 42.5 57.4
1756[7] 16.2 83.8

Current

Ethnic groups of the British Virgin Islands (2010)[8]
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[8]
Religions per cent
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

  1. ^ "National Population Census Report 2001 - The British Virgin Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  6. ^ "Demographic Profile: British Virgin Islands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Wells, Robert V. (1975). Population of the British Colonies in America Before 1776: A Survey of Census Data. Princeton University Press.
  8. ^ a b "British Virgin Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.