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Population: 18 705 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 2 008; female 1 957)
15-64 years: 74% (male 7 079; female 6 689)
65 years and over: 5% (male 535; female 437) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.41% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 16.15 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 4.76 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 12.67 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.22 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 22.97 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.94 years
male: 74.19 years
female: 75.73 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander
Ethnic groups: black 90% white Asian
Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45% Anglican 21% Church of God 7% Seventh-Day Adventist 5% Baptist 4% Jehovah's Witnesses 2% other 2%) Roman Catholic 6% none 2% other 6% (1981)
Languages: English (official)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
