🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands VG / VGB #209

Nomad Score 48.0

Cities 5

Region North America, Americas, Caribbean

Currency USD

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 30.0K

Density 260.7/km²

HDI 0.000 (Low)

Life Expectancy (2023) 77.3 yrs

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.05

Urban Population (2024) 56.5%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
English	English

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Black	76.9%
Hispanic	5.6%
White	5.4%
Mixed	5.4%
Indian	2.1%
Others	4.6%

Demonym (male) Virgin Islander

Demonym (female) Virgin Islander

National Anthem God Save the King

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		14.5%
15-64 Working		75.9%
65+ Elderly		9.6%

Dependency Ratio 31.8%

Profile Mature

Urban Pop. (2024) 56.5%

Birth Rate (2023) 8.3 /1000

Death Rate (2023) 6.0 /1000

Fertility Rate (2023) 1.05

Infant Mortality (2023) 11.6 /1000

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2023) 77.3 yrs

Infant Mortality (2023) 11.6/1000

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education Spending (2023) 3.2% of GDP

Internet Users (2017) 77.7%

Mobile Subscriptions (2022) 92.9/100

Broadband (2022) 17.8/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2022) 17.8

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 151 km²

Capital Road Town 📍

Continent North America

Region Americas

Subregion Caribbean

Landlocked No

Driving Side Left

Timezones UTC-04:00

Calling Codes +1

TLD .vg

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of the British Virgin Islands is blue with the UK flag in the canton and the national coat of arms centered in the fly half. The coat of arms depicts a woman flanked by vertical columns of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word "VIGILATE" (Be Watchful).