Virgin Islands Demographics Profile 2008

Population

108,210 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.2% (male 11,546/female 11,354)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 34,096/female 37,760)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male 5,961/female 7,493) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 38.3 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 39.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.27% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

13.43 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-9.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.34 years
male: 75.56 years
female: 83.35 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.14 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups

black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census)

Religions

Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages

English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90-95% est.
male: NA%
female: NA% (2005 est.)