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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
British Virgin Islands: key statistics
British Virgin Islands has 39,732 people (2025). Below: 32 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Road Town
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- US dollar USD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- VGVGB
- Land neighbours
- US Virgin Islands
topic profiles
British Virgin Islands, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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British Virgin Islands by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 39,732 | 2025 | 210/217 | 41/42 | +15% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.66% | 2025 | 124/217 | 19/42 | −3.9 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 57.4% | 2025 | 136/217 | 32/42 | +7.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.05 | 2024 | 209/217 | 41/42 | −15% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 10.1% | 2025 | 98/217 | 23/42 | +3.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.1% | 2025 | 196/217 | 41/42 | −5.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 261.4 | 2024 | 51/216 | 15/42 | +19% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.2 | 2024 | 185/217 | 39/42 | −24% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 151 km² | 2024 | 208/216 | 40/42 | +0.7% | 140,539,257 km² |
Trade & investment
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist arrivals | 83,000 | 2020 | 173/196 | 41/41 | −75% | 2.4bn |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $2.6m | 1999 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA per person | $130 | 1999 | — | — | — | $32.2 |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 72.8% | 2024 | 188/191 | 39/39 | −25.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 75.6% | 2024 | 137/176 | 33/37 | −21.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 29.6% | 2024 | 112/172 | 20/31 | −40.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 46.4% | 2024 | 166/168 | 33/33 | −44.9 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.6 | 2017 | 149/173 | 28/30 | −18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.2% | 2023 | 135/184 | 29/38 | −1.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.4 yrs | 2024 | 81/217 | 16/42 | +1.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 11.4 | 2024 | 105/196 | 19/35 | −20% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.4 | 2024 | 111/196 | 23/35 | −21% | 37.4 | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 56/206 | 5/35 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 96.9% | 2016 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 77.7% | 2017 | — | — | +58.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 93.1 | 2024 | 155/210 | 33/40 | −44% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 24.9 | 2024 | 76/208 | 12/39 | +28% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 18/215 | 5/42 | +0.8 pp | 91.9% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.33 t | 2024 | 108/203 | 21/39 | +9.5% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.3% | 2022 | 185/212 | 35/41 | +0.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 2.3% | 2021 | 183/206 | 35/41 | +1.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 66.0% | 2024 | 22/214 | 5/42 | −0.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 13.2% | 2024 | 80/206 | 9/39 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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