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British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands / VG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

British Virgin Islands in numbers.

Area150 kmยฒWorld # 207 โ†’Population39.7KWorld # 208 โ†’Population density264.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 47 โ†’Life expectancy77.4 yearsWorld # 79 โ†’GDP per capitaNo dataNo rank โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

British Virgin Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area150 kmยฒWorld # 207 / 2023 โ†’Population39.7KWorld # 208 / 2025 โ†’Population density264.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 47 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 124 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1World # 207 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 184 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.5 yearsWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10.1%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.1%World # 195 / 2025 โ†’Urban population57.4%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Net migration153World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share62.1%World # 9 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.4 yearsWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaNo dataNo rank โ†’Nominal GDPNo dataNo rank โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growthNo dataNo rank โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.2%World # 139 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area24.1%World # 122 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.9 tWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Internet use77.7%World # 113 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions93.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 155 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals83KWorld # 175 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 484MWorld # 103 / 2015 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 81.6%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports39 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country