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The People of British Virgin Islands

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Population: 24,491 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,454/female 2,387) 15-64 years: 74.4% (male 9,346/female 8,881) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 734/female 689) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 32.3 years male: 32.4 years female: 32.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.837% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 14.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.26 years male: 76.03 years female: 78.55 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.71 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: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups: black 83.4%, white 7%, other 9.6% (includes Indian and mixed) (2004 Census)

Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

Languages: English (official)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA female: NA