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| People | British Virgin Islands |
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Population:
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21,730 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.9% (male 2,401; female 2,358)
15-64 years: 73.1% (male 8,181; female 7,709) 65 years and over: 5% (male 578; female 503) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 30.7 years
male: 31 years female: 30.4 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.1% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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4.46 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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10.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.15 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 21.86 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.06 years
male: 75.07 years female: 77.1 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.72 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander |
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Ethnic groups:
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black 83%, white, Indian, Asian and mixed |
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Religions:
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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%, none 2%, other 2% (1991) |
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Languages:
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English (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
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