British Virgin Islands People:
Population:
22,643 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male:2,400; female:2,358)
15-64 years: 73.9% (male:8,607; female:8,115)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male:614; female:549) (2005)
Median age:
total: 30.9 years
male: 31.1 years
female: 30.7 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.06% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
14.96 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.42 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
10.01 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.05 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 21.02 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 14.95 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 76.27 years (2005 est.)
male: 75.24 years
female: 77.36 years
Total fertility rate:
1.72 children born/woman (2005 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 83%, white , Indian , Asian and mixed
Religions:
Protestant (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%) 86%, 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)
male: NA
female: NA
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