Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

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Population: 19,615 (July 2000 est.) 21,730 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.9% (male 2,401; female 2,358)
15-64 years: 73.1% (male 8,181; female 7,709)
65 years and over: 5% (male 578; female 503) (2003 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.1% (2003 est.)

Birth rate: 15.86 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) 15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate: 4.59 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) 4.46 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: 12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) 10.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.15 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

'Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.06 years
male: 75.07 years
female: 77.1 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order NA

Nationality:
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups: 1999 census:

Black 83.36%

White 7.28%

Mixed 5.38%

East Indian 3.14%

Other 0.84%

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%

none 2%

other 2%

Languages: English (official)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

See also : British Virgin Islands