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.
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]).
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 12.VII.2010): [6]
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.
^"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.