Virgin Islands/People

Age structure:

0-14 years:
27.8% (male 17,258; female 16,359)

15-64 years:
63.72% (male 35,026; female 42,021)

65 years and over:
8.48% (male 4,435; female 5,818) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.07% (2000 est.)

Birth rate:
15.96 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate:
5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate:
0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
9.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:
78.11 years

male:
74.2 years

female:
82.25 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:

noun:
Virgin Islander(s)

adjective:
Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups:
black 80%, white 15%, other 5%

note:
West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%

Religions:
Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages:
English (official), Spanish, Creole

Literacy:

definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%