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Virgin Islands Demographics Profile

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Population105,870 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Virgin Islander
Ethnic groupsBlack 76%, White 15.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 4.9%, mixed 2.1% (2010 est.)

note: 17.4% self-identify as Latino
LanguagesEnglish 71.6%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 17.2%, French or French Creole 8.6%, other 2.5% (2010 est.)
ReligionsProtestant 59% (Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%), Roman Catholic 34%, other 7%
Age structure0-14 years: 19.71% (male 10,671/female 10,192)

15-24 years: 10.16% (male 5,219/female 5,535)

25-54 years: 36.07% (male 17,844/female 20,342)

55-64 years: 14.24% (male 7,222/female 7,859)

65 years and over: 19.82% (male 9,424/female 11,562) (2021 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 66

youth dependency ratio: 32

elderly dependency ratio: 34

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 41.8 years

male: 40.6 years

female: 42.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.42% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-7.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionwhile overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix
Urbanizationurban population: 96% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population52,000 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 80.05 years

male: 76.84 years

female: 83.45 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.01 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 98.7% of population

unimproved: total: 1.3% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 100% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expendituresNA

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021