Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands

This article is about the demographic features of the population of the United States Virgin Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population: 106,405 (2010 census^[1])

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) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 39.8 years

male: 39.2 years

female: 40.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.072% (2010 est.)

Birth rate: 11.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death rate: 6.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Net migration rate: -5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 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: 1.059 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 79.19 years

male: 76.14 years

female: 82.41 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:1.81 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups: (2000 census)

black 76.2%

white 13.1%

Asian 1.1%

other 6.1%

mixed 3.5%

Religions:

Baptist 42%

Roman Catholic 34% (see Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas)

Episcopalian 17%

other 7%

Languages: (2000 census)

English 74.7%

Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%

French or French Creole 6.6%

Other 1.9%

Literacy: (2005 est.)

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90–95%

References

1. ^ 2010 CensusPopulation Counts for the U.S. Virgin Islands