Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC

SERIAL · 092North America

British Virgin Islands

CapitalRoad Town

CurrencyUSD · United States dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area151 km²

ISOVGB · VG

Population

39,732as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.

Text: Wikipedia — British Virgin IslandsCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-03

— FACTS —

Capital: Road Town
Currency: United States dollar (USD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +1284
Top-level domain: .vg
Anthem: God Save the King

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

66.0%% of land area

#122 of 2132024

208% of world average

Forest area

99.7km²

#194 of 2132025

0% of world average

Agricultural land

37.7%% of land area

#72 of 2092024

102% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

13.2%% of land area

#122 of 2062024

95% of world average

Land area

151km²

#207 of 2152024

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

39,732people

#209 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population growth

0.7%% per year

#124 of 2162025

67% of world average

Population density

261people per km²

#49 of 2152024

58% of world average

People living in cities

57.4%% of population

#136 of 2162025

91% of world average

Urban population growth

2.2%% per year

#63 of 2162025

145% of world average

People living rurally

42.6%% of population

#81 of 2162025

116% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.1%% of population

#196 of 2162025

56% of world average

Population aged 15-64

75.8%% of population

#6 of 2162025

118% of world average

Population aged 65+

10.1%% of population

#97 of 2162025

93% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

31.9%% of working-age population

#211 of 2162025

56% of world average

Female population

52.7%% of population

#15 of 2162025

105% of world average

Births per woman

1.05births per woman

#208 of 2162024

45% of world average

Birth rate

8.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#185 of 2162024

48% of world average

Death rate

6.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#157 of 2162024

79% of world average

Net migration

153people (5-year total)

#79 of 2162025

139% of world average

Migrants living in the country

62.1%% of population

#9 of 2152024

469% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign investment inflows

$42.91Bcurrent US$

#10 of 2012025

510% of world average

38 of 39 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

59.5index

#205 of 2062024

56% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

77.4 yrsyears

#80 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, women

80.2 yrsyears

#85 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, men

74.7 yrsyears

#78 of 2162024

105% of world average

Infant deaths

11.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#92 of 1962024

61% of world average

Deaths under age 5

12.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#86 of 1962024

51% of world average

Nurses and midwives

9.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#28 of 1962018

193% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.9%% of population

#56 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

96.9%% of population

#87 of 2132016

120% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

0per 100,000 people

#1 of 2082024

0% of world average

10 of 19 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.2%% of GDP

#139 of 1902023

73% of world average

Education spending

13.6%% of government spending

#83 of 1892025

100% of world average

Primary school enrolment

72.8%% gross

#196 of 2002024

72% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

75.6%% gross

#143 of 1882024

87% of world average

University enrolment

29.6%% gross

#111 of 1672024

59% of world average

Primary school completion

46.4%% of relevant age group

#177 of 1802024

52% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

11.6pupils per teacher

#22 of 1602017

52% of world average

Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#33 of 1972025

120% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— CONNECTED —

People online

77.7%% of population

#114 of 2072017

109% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

93.1per 100 people

#155 of 2102024

80% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

24.9per 100 people

#76 of 2082024

137% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

61.9per 100 people

#4 of 2132024

416% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Container port traffic

45,956TEU

#143 of 1672019

1% of world average

Tourists arriving

83,000count

#171 of 1942020

2% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$484.0Mcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2015

13% of world average

10 of 18 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2.33tonnes per person

#96 of 2032024

52% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.0918Mt CO2

#12 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0.108Mt CO2-equivalent

#10 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

10.5%% of land area

#152 of 2132025

56% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#150 of 1742025

0% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.3%% of final energy consumption

#184 of 2122022

4% of world average

Electricity from renewables

2.3%% of total

#183 of 2062021

7% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

97.7%% of total

#186 of 2092021

165% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— STATE —

Homicides

8.17per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2006

105% of world average

6 of 7 figures unavailable for British Virgin Islands.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for British Virgin Islands.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Road Town · approx. UTC-4

Neighbours

British Virgin Islands has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for British Virgin Islands yet

People

Andrew Fahiepolitician

Eldred HenryBritish Virgin Island Athlete

Natalio D. Wheatleypolitician in the British Virgin Islands

Lionel BelascoTrinidadian-Venezuelan recording artist; calypso musician, composer, bandleader

Ashley KellyBritish Virgin Islands female sprinter

D'Moi HodgeBritish Virgin Islands basketball player (born 1998)

Dancia PennBritish Virgin Islands judge

Elinah PhillipBritish Virgin Islands swimmer

Darel Christophercyclist from British Virgin Islands

Beyonce DeFreitasBritish Virgin Islands athlete

Dean GreenawayBritish Virgin Islander athletics competitor (born 1959)

Taylor Hillsprinter

History

No confirmed dated history on file for British Virgin Islands

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Population39,7322025