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Encyclopedia > Demographics of the British Virgin Islands

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 reports

 Black 83.36% White 7.28% (includes British, American, Portuguese, & Syrian/Lebanese) Mixed 5.38% East Indian 3.14% Others 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% (1991)


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

  Results from FactBites:
 
British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1068 words)
In 1672, the English arrived in the region, and annexed the Islands, removing the Dutch populations from Tortola in 1672, and from Anegada and Virgin Gorda in 1680.
Executive authority in British Virgin Islands is invested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.
The majority of the population (83%) are Afro-Caribbean, descended from the slaves brought to the Islands by the British.
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