Population:
24,491 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,454/female 2,387)
15-64 years: 74.4% (male 9,346/female 8,881)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 734/female 689) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 32.3 years
male: 32.4 years
female: 32.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.837% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
14.62 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
4.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 40% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.26 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 78.55 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups:
black 83.4%, white 7%, other 9.6% (includes Indian and mixed) (2004 Census)

Religions:
Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

Languages:
English (official)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 15 years
female: 19 years (2005)

Education expenditures:
3.7% of GDP (2006)