British Virgin Islands People 2008

Population:
23,552 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 2,410/female 2,337)
15-64 years: 74.5% (male 9,004/female 8,534)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 665/female 602) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 31.7 years
male: 31.9 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.923% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
14.82 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.031 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.055 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.105 male(s)/female
total population: 1.053 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.86 years
male: 75.71 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.72 children born/woman (2007 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%, other 17% (includes 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 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

Languages:
English (official)