Virgin Islands Demographics Profile 2009

Population

109,825 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.4% (male 11,394/female 11,048)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 33,843/female 38,574)
65 years and over: 13.6% (male 6,747/female 8,219) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 39.1 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 39.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.029% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

11.95 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 95% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.05 years
male: 76.02 years
female: 82.26 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.85 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: 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.)

Education expenditures

NA