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Virgin Islands



Virgin Islands People:

Population:
108,708 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.1% (male:12,676; female:12,421)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male:34,069; female:37,918)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male:5,125; female:6,499) (2003)

Median age:
total: 36.52 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 37.33 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
-0.07% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
14.2 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
6.26 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
-8.64 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.03 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 9.11 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 6.88 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 78.91 years (2005 est.)
male: 75.08 years
female: 82.96 years

Total fertility rate:
2.19 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: Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups:
black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000)

Religions:
Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages:
English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000)

Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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