Demographics of Virgin Islands (British)

The total population of Virgin Islands (British) is 31,719 people. People in Virgin Islands (British) speak the English language. The median age is approximately 35.6 years. Life expectancy in Virgin Islands (British) is 77.63. The female fertility rate in Virgin Islands (British) is 1.25. Around 18% of the population of Virgin Islands (British) are obese. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Virgin Islands (British) see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Virgin Islands (British), the population density is 196 people per square kilometer (510 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be densely populated. The total population of Virgin Islands (British) is 31,719 people. Virgin Islands (British) has approximately 17,308 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Virgin Islands (British) represent 0.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Virgin Islands (British) represent 32.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Read below for statistics of Virgin Islands (British) on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 35.6 years. The median age for men is 35.5, while the median age for women is 35.7.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.03; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.05; sex ratio over 64 - 1.07; total sex ratio - 1.05. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Virgin Islands (British) is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 84.5% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Virgin Islands (British) are Islam, folk religions.

General development

Virgin Islands (British) is considered to be a developed nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developed nation, Virgin Islands (British) is able to provide its citizens with social services like public education, healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developed nations enjoy a high standard of living and longer life expectancies than citizens of developing nations. In Virgin Islands (British), 45 in every 100 people use internet. The migration rate in Virgin Islands (British) is 17.28%. In Virgin Islands (British), 28.9% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Virgin Islands (British) is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.

Language

People in Virgin Islands (British) speak the English language.