British Virgin Islands - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of British Virgin Islands. Strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is

Geographical data of British Virgin Islands
Location Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates 18 30 N, 64 30 W
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Tarrain coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
Natural Resources NEGL; pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism
Natural Hazards hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)
Irrigated Land NA
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 80 km
Climate subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
Area
Total Area
Land Area 151 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive fishing zone 200 nm
Elevations
Highest point Mount Sage 521 m
Lowest point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 46.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 6.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 33.3% (2018 est.)
Forest 24.3% (2018 est.)
Other 29% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

A fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations

People and Society

In British Virgin Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African/Black 76.3%, Latino 5.5%, White 5.4%, mixed 5.3%, Indian 2.1%, East Indian 1.6%, other 3%, unspecified 0.8% (2010 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 1.82% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 10.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure NA
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density
Total fertility rate 1.38 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.67 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 46.6% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures 2.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Net Migration rate 12.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality British Virgin Islander | British Virgin Islander(s)
Languages English (official), Virgin Islands Creole
Religions Protestant 70.2% (Methodist 17.6%, Church of God 10.4%, Anglican 9.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.0%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Baptist 7.4%, New Testament Church of God 6.9%, other Protestant 1.2%), Roman Catholic 8.9%, Jehovah's Witness 2.5%, Hindu 1.9%, other 6.2%, none 7.9%, unspecified 2.4% (2010 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 16.6% (male 3,298/female 3,351)
15-64 years 71.3% (male 13,455/female 15,152)
65 years and over 12.1% (2024 est.) (male 2,289/female 2,557)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 32.8
Youth dependency ratio 20.2
Elderly dependency ratio 12.6
Potential support ratio 8 (2021)
Median Age
Total 38.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 38.1 years
Female 38.9 years
Urbanization
Urban population 49.7% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 15,000 ROAD TOWN (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 0.98 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.9 male(s)/female
Total population 0.9 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 16 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 80.1 years (2024 est.)
Male 78.6 years
Female 81.7 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: total total: 99.9% of population
Unimproved: total total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 97.5% of population
Improved: rural rural: 97.5% of population
Improved: total total: 97.5% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 2.5% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 2.5% of population
Unimproved: total total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)
Demographic profile
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British Virgin Islands is found in Caribbean