Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

British Virgin Islands in numbers

British Virgin Islands is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Road Town. Its population was 39,732 in 2025, ranking 210 of 217 countries.

Population39,7322025
Life expectancy77.42024
Area1512024
Urban share57.4%2025

People

Population

39,732
2025 · +96% since 2000 · Rank 210 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.66%
2025 · 2.56% in 2000 · Rank 124 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

261.4
2024 · +94% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

57.4%
2025 · 42.0% in 2000 · Rank 136 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

14.1%
2025 · 26.2% in 2000 · Rank 196 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

10.1%
2025 · 4.6% in 2000 · Rank 98 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.05
2024 · -43% since 2000 · Rank 209 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

77.4
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 81 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

12.4
2024 · -26% since 2000 · Rank 110 of 196

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 97.1% in 2000 · Rank 4 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

77.7%
2017 · 18.9% in 2002

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

72.8%
2024 · 111.5% in 2000 · Rank 187 of 190

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

151
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 208 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

66.0%
2024 · 66.6% in 2000 · Rank 22 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

2.33
2024 · +69% since 2000 · Rank 108 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for British Virgin Islands. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.