Introduction - British Virgin Islands: |
Location - British Virgin Islands: |
People - British Virgin Islands: |
Population | 23,552 (July 2007 est.) |
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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.) |
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Dependency status | overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing |
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Median age | total: 31.7 years
male: 31.9 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 1.923% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 14.82 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | 8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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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.) |
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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.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.86 years
male: 75.71 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 1.72 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | NA |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | NA |
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Hiv aids deaths | NA |
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Nationality | noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander |
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Ethnic groups | black 83%, other 17% (includes white, Indian, Asian and mixed) |
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Religions | Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovahs Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991) |
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Languages | English (official) |
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Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA% |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007