Short facts about people of British Virgin Islands

Population:

20,812 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  22.77% (male 2,399; female 2,339) 15-64 years:  72.31% (male 7,741; female 7,309) 65 years and over:  4.92% (male 555; female 469) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.22% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

15.18 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

11.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.18 male(s)/female total population:  1.06 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

20.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.64 years male:  74.74 years female:  76.59 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.72 children born/woman (2001 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 90%, white, Asian

Religions:

Protestant 86% (Methodist 45%, Anglican 21%, Church of God 7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6% (1981)

Languages:

English (official)

Literacy:

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

Source: World Factbook