Demographics of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Population: 120,917 (July 2000 est.)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%
\n:See also : U.S. Virgin Islands
