Geography - note: strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
People British Virgin Islands
Population:
22,643 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 2,400/female 2,358)
15-64 years: 73.9% (male 8,607/female 8,115)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 614/female 549) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.9 years
male: 31.1 years
female: 30.7 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.06% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
14.96 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)