British Virgin Islands

Demographics

• Population

  : 39 732 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 153.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 259.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 77.4 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.05 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 8.22 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.05 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 57.4 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 42.6 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.1 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 32.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 52.7 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.2 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 77.7 % (2017)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 93.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.9 % (2024)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 2.33 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 1.3 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 2.3 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 24.1 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 2.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 48.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 1.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.05 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 199 305 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 5.70 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 1.10 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 3.62 (2020)

Health

• Under-five mortality

  : 12.4 (2024)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 15.1 (2024)

Governance

• Intentional homicides

  : 8.17 (2006)

Business

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 53.6 B$ (2024)