British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands, officially simply the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. Source: Wikipedia

Area of British Virgin Islands	151.1 km²
Population	24,838
Male Population	12,239 (49.3%)
Female Population	12,599 (50.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+180.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+44.9%
Median Age	33.8 years
Male Median Age	33.9 years
Female Median Age	33.8 years
Timezone	Atlantic Standard Time

Map of British Virgin Islands

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	8,856	13,669	17,143	24,838
Population Density	58.6 / km²	90.4 / km²	113.4 / km²	164.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

British Virgin Islands Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	997	892	1,890
5-9	943	907	1,851
10-14	914	896	1,810
15-19	768	797	1,565
20-24	699	824	1,523
25-29	997	1,053	2,051
30-34	1,032	1,214	2,247
35-39	1,086	1,215	2,302
40-44	1,095	1,171	2,266
45-49	1,057	1,013	2,070
50-54	852	779	1,631
55-59	602	626	1,228
60-64	479	431	911
65-69	310	283	594
70-74	181	187	368
75-79	87	117	204
80-84	81	111	192
85 Plus	61	82	144

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1990	13,669	n/a	n/a
2000	17,143	25.4%	3,474
2020	26,171	23.6%	4,514
2030	27,949	6.8%	1,778
2040	29,732	6.4%	1,783
2050	29,730	0%	-2
2060	29,730	0%	0
2070	29,729	0%	-1
2080	29,729	0%	0
2090	29,729	0%	0
2100	28,853	-2.9%	-876

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Top Region in British Virgin Islands

Region in British Virgin Islands

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Anegada, British Virgin Islands	39.9 km²	273	17.7 / mi²
British Virgin Islands	17.7 km²	69	10.1 / mi²
Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands	9.2 km²	263	74.3 / mi²
Tortola, British Virgin Islands	61.2 km²	22,269	942.9 / mi²
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands	23.2 km²	3,795	423.0 / mi²

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