Population growth on the British Virgin Islands
From 1960 to 2021 the population of the British Virgin Islands increased from 8,053.00 to 31,122.00 people. This is a growth of 286.5 percent in 61 years. The highest increase on the British Virgin Islands was recorded in 1987 with 5.08 percent. The smallest increase in 2014 with 0.47 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age on the British Virgin Islands in 2021 was 37.20 years (median value).
Around 49 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.5 percent annually.
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Population development on the British Virgin Islands since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population British Virgin Islands | Change British Virgin Islands | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 | 1.38 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 8,000 | 1.90 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 8,000 | 1.80 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 9,000 | 2.07 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 9,000 | 2.22 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 9,000 | 2.11 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 9,000 | 2.12 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 9,000 | 2.32 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 10,000 | 2.06 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 10,000 | 2.17 % | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 10,000 | 1.85 % | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |||
| 1972 | 10,000 | 1.98 % | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1973 | 10,000 | 1.77 % | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 11,000 | 1.54 % | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |||
| 1975 | 11,000 | 1.38 % | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |||
| 1976 | 11,000 | 1.16 % | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1977 | 11,000 | 0.94 % | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 11,000 | 1.08 % | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 11,000 | 1.68 % | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1980 | 11,000 | 2.18 % | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 12,000 | 3.05 % | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 12,000 | 3.63 % | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1983 | 13,000 | 4.12 % | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 13,000 | 4.41 % | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1985 | 14,000 | 4.76 % | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 15,000 | 4.98 % | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 15,000 | 5.08 % | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 16,000 | 4.97 % | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 17,000 | 4.41 % | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 17,000 | 3.69 % | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 18,000 | 2.96 % | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |||
| 1992 | 18,000 | 2.42 % | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |||
| 1993 | 19,000 | 1.84 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 19,000 | 1.52 % | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |||
| 1995 | 19,000 | 1.25 % | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 20,000 | 1.04 % | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |||
| 1997 | 20,000 | 0.78 % | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |||
| 1998 | 20,000 | 0.81 % | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |||
| 1999 | 20,000 | 1.04 % | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 20,000 | 1.43 % | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 21,000 | 1.78 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 21,000 | 2.19 % | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |||
| 2003 | 22,000 | 2.58 % | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 22,000 | 3.02 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 23,000 | 3.48 % | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2006 | 24,000 | 3.96 % | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2007 | 25,000 | 4.28 % | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2008 | 26,000 | 4.18 % | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2009 | 27,000 | 3.60 % | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2010 | 28,000 | 2.81 % | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |||
| 2011 | 28,000 | 1.91 % | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |||
| 2012 | 29,000 | 1.16 % | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2013 | 29,000 | 0.68 % | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2014 | 29,000 | 0.47 % | 9.6 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 29,000 | 1.31 % | 9.2 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 30,000 | 1.27 % | 7.7 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 30,000 | 1.08 % | 6.8 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 30,000 | 0.91 % | 7.1 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 31,000 | 0.91 % | 7.3 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 31,000 | 0.98 % | 7.4 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 31,000 | 0.69 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate on the British Virgin Islands
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population on the British Virgin Islands increased by about 300 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people (~ 200 deaths) and the birth rate was 7.4 per 1,000 people (~ 230 births). As a result, around 270 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 7 years, the number of average deaths per year was 178 on the British Virgin Islands. The number of births was 236 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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