British Virgin Islands's population rose from 18,287 in 1996 to 39,732 in 2025.
British Virgin Islands · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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British Virgin Islands's population growth fell from 2.5 % in 1996 to 0.7 % in 2025.
British Virgin Islands's population density rose from 116.0 in 1994 to 259.9 in 2023.
British Virgin Islands's population, female (% of total) rose from 48.8 % in 1996 to 52.7 % in 2025.
British Virgin Islands's urbanisation rose from 41.2 % in 1996 to 57.4 % in 2025.
British Virgin Islands's urban population rose from 7,541 in 1996 to 22,804 in 2025.
British Virgin Islands's rural population rose from 10,746 in 1996 to 16,928 in 2025.
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- Fertilityup +0.3 %209th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −1.4 %185th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.3 %158th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −0.8 %81st of 217
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- Median ageup +0.4 yrs67th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.4 pts196th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.1 pts6th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.5 pts98th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.1 pts212th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.7 pts105th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −27.8 %80th of 217
- Migrant stockup +2.4 pts9th of 216
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- Refugees hosted160th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs81st of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs86th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs79th of 217