World Factbook
United States Virgin Islands
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English 71.6%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 17.2%, French or French Creole 8.6%, other 2.5% (2010 est.)
Religions
Protestant 65.5%, Roman Catholic 27.1%, other Christians 2.2%, other 1.5%, none 3.7% (2010 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.9 male(s)/female
total population
0.9 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.81 male(s)/female
Birth rate
10.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
9.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
42.1 years
total
43.4 years (2025 est.)
female
43.9 years
Population
male
49,195
total
103,792 (2025 est.)
female
54,597
Nationality
noun
Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)
adjective
Virgin Islander
Urbanization
urban population
96.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
-0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
18.7% (male 9,983/female 9,547)
15-64 years
59.8% (male 29,519/female 32,899)
65 years and over
21.5% (2024 est.) (male 10,018/female 12,411)
Ethnic groups
African-American or African descent 71.4%, White 13.3%, Indigenous 0.4%, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.1%, other 6.3%, mixed 7.5% (2020 est.)
note: 18.4% self-identify as Latino
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
68 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
30.9 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.7 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
37.1 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-7.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.95 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-0.58% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.95 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, but concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix
Life expectancy at birth
male
77.6 years
female
84.1 years
total population
80.7 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 99.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.9% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
52,000 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) (2018)