World Factbook
British Virgin Islands
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official), Virgin Islands Creole
Religions
Protestant 70.2% (Methodist 17.6%, Church of God 10.4%, Anglican 9.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.0%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Baptist 7.4%, New Testament Church of God 6.9%, other Protestant 1.2%), Roman Catholic 8.9%, Jehovah's Witness 2.5%, Hindu 1.9%, other 6.2%, none 7.9%, unspecified 2.4% (2010 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
0.98 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.89 male(s)/female
total population
0.9 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.9 male(s)/female
Birth rate
10.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
38.1 years
total
38.8 years (2025 est.)
female
38.9 years
Population
male
19,042
total
40,102 (2024 est.)
female
21,060
Nationality
noun
British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective
British Virgin Islander
Urbanization
urban population
49.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.6% (male 3,298/female 3,351)
15-64 years
71.3% (male 13,455/female 15,152)
65 years and over
12.1% (2024 est.) (male 2,289/female 2,557)
Ethnic groups
African/Black 76.3%, Latino 5.5%, White 5.4%, mixed 5.3%, Indian 2.1%, East Indian 1.6%, other 3%, unspecified 0.8% (2010 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
40.2 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
23.2 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
5.9 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
16.9 (2024 est.)
Net migration rate
12.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.39 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 99.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
13.6% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
16 deaths/1,000 live births
total
13 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.78% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.68 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations
Life expectancy at birth
male
78.6 years
female
81.7 years
total population
80.1 years (2024 est.)
Major urban areas - population
15,000 ROAD TOWN (capital) (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
11 years (2022 est.)
total
11 years (2022 est.)
female
11 years (2022 est.)