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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).
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
1.4
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
Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 12.VII.2010):
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
Health
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.
Education
The official language of the British Virgin Islands is English. In 1991, 97.8% of people aged 15 and over could read and write. Education expenditures represented 3.7% of total GDP in 2006.
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)