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This is a demography of the population of the United States Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 30,527 | — |
1911 | 27,086 | −1.19% |
1917 | 26,051 | −0.65% |
1930 | 22,012 | −1.29% |
1940 | 24,889 | +1.24% |
1950 | 26,665 | +0.69% |
1960 | 32,099 | +1.87% |
1970 | 62,468 | +6.88% |
1980 | 96,569 | +4.45% |
1990 | 101,809 | +0.53% |
2000 | 108,612 | +0.65% |
2010 | 106,405 | −0.21% |
2020 | 87,146 | −1.98% |
Source:[1] |
Population
According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of the U.S. Virgin Islands was 87,146, a decrease from 106,405 in 2010.[2] In 2020, the median age was 45.9 years, compared to 39.2 years in 2010.[3][4]
Vital statistics
Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total Fertility Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | 23 | 553 | 454 | 99 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 4.3 | |
1933 | 23 | 578 | 481 | 97 | 25.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | |
1934 | 23 | 657 | 419 | 238 | 28.6 | 18.2 | 10.3 | |
1935 | 24 | 656 | 492 | 164 | 27.3 | 20.5 | 6.8 | |
1936 | 24 | 664 | 471 | 193 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 8.0 | |
1937 | 24 | 725 | 498 | 227 | 30.2 | 20.8 | 9.5 | |
1938 | 24 | 703 | 488 | 215 | 29.3 | 20.3 | 9.0 | |
1939 | 25 | 787 | 460 | 327 | 31.5 | 18.4 | 13.1 | |
1940 | 25 | 756 | 553 | 203 | 30.2 | 22.1 | 8.1 | |
1941 | 26 | 829 | 468 | 361 | 31.9 | 18.0 | 13.9 | |
1942 | 26 | 889 | 483 | 406 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 15.6 | |
1943 | 27 | 931 | 389 | 542 | 34.5 | 14.4 | 20.1 | |
1944 | 27 | 1 059 | 402 | 657 | 39.2 | 14.9 | 24.3 | |
1945 | 27 | 984 | 401 | 583 | 36.4 | 14.9 | 21.6 | |
1946 | 27 | 917 | 408 | 509 | 34.0 | 15.1 | 18.9 | |
1947 | 27 | 876 | 394 | 482 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 17.9 | |
1948 | 27 | 826 | 340 | 486 | 30.6 | 12.6 | 18.0 | |
1949 | 27 | 886 | 362 | 524 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 19.4 | |
1950 | 27 | 894 | 374 | 520 | 33.4 | 14.0 | 19.4 | |
1951 | 27 | 953 | 375 | 578 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 21.2 | |
1952 | 28 | 862 | 346 | 516 | 30.8 | 12.4 | 18.4 | |
1953 | 29 | 871 | 279 | 592 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 20.7 | |
1954 | 29 | 879 | 301 | 578 | 30.2 | 10.3 | 19.9 | |
1955 | 29 | 913 | 311 | 602 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 20.5 | |
1956 | 29 | 977 | 354 | 623 | 33.1 | 12.0 | 21.1 | |
1957 | 30 | 1 038 | 324 | 714 | 35.0 | 10.9 | 24.1 | |
1958 | 30 | 1 129 | 340 | 789 | 37.6 | 11.3 | 26.3 | |
1959 | 31 | 1 107 | 320 | 787 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 25.4 | |
1960 | 33 | 1 180 | 332 | 848 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 26.0 | |
1961 | 35 | 1 193 | 326 | 867 | 33.9 | 9.3 | 24.6 | |
1962 | 39 | 1 375 | 321 | 1 054 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 27.4 | |
1963 | 42 | 1 513 | 383 | 1 130 | 35.8 | 9.1 | 26.7 | |
1964 | 46 | 1 762 | 343 | 1 419 | 38.2 | 7.4 | 30.8 | |
1965 | 50 | 1 998 | 416 | 1 582 | 40.3 | 8.4 | 31.9 | |
1966 | 53 | 1 956 | 388 | 1 568 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 29.8 | |
1967 | 55 | 2 272 | 373 | 1 899 | 41.1 | 6.7 | 34.4 | |
1968 | 58 | 2 350 | 474 | 1 876 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 32.4 | |
1969 | 61 | 2 529 | 476 | 2 053 | 41.7 | 7.8 | 33.8 | |
1970 | 64 | 2 920 | 469 | 2 451 | 45.6 | 7.3 | 38.3 | |
1971 | 68 | 2 909 | 538 | 2 371 | 42.7 | 7.9 | 34.8 | |
1972 | 73 | 2 881 | 539 | 2 342 | 39.7 | 7.4 | 32.3 | |
1973 | 77 | 2 667 | 496 | 2 171 | 34.5 | 6.4 | 28.1 | |
1974 | 82 | 2 584 | 485 | 2 099 | 31.6 | 5.9 | 25.7 | |
1975 | 86 | 2 561 | 477 | 2 084 | 29.9 | 5.6 | 24.3 | |
1976 | 89 | 2 530 | 512 | 2 018 | 28.4 | 5.7 | 22.6 | |
1977 | 92 | 2 513 | 408 | 2 105 | 27.3 | 4.4 | 22.9 | |
1978 | 94 | 2 524 | 504 | 2 020 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 21.4 | |
1979 | 96 | 2 389 | 500 | 1 889 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 19.6 | |
1980 | 98 | 2 504 | 500 | 2 004 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 20.4 | |
1981 | 100 | 2 442 | 548 | 1 894 | 24.4 | 5.5 | 18.9 | |
1982 | 102 | 2 509 | 522 | 1 987 | 24.6 | 5.1 | 19.5 | |
1983 | 103 | 2 600 | 506 | 2 094 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 20.3 | |
1984 | 104 | 2 452 | 507 | 1 945 | 23.5 | 4.9 | 18.7 | |
1985 | 105 | 2 402 | 547 | 1 855 | 22.9 | 5.2 | 17.7 | |
1986 | 105 | 2 288 | 508 | 1 780 | 21.9 | 4.9 | 17.0 | |
1987 | 104 | 2 375 | 558 | 1 817 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 17.4 | |
1988 | 104 | 2 315 | 549 | 1 766 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 17.0 | |
1989 | 103 | 2 418 | 548 | 1 870 | 23.4 | 5.3 | 18.1 | |
1990 | 103 | 2 401 | 511 | 1 890 | 23.3 | 4.9 | 18.3 | |
1991 | 104 | 2 511 | 538 | 1 973 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 19.0 | |
1992 | 104 | 2 613 | 539 | 2 074 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 19.9 | |
1993 | 105 | 2 529 | 569 | 1 960 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 18.6 | |
1994 | 106 | 2 468 | 595 | 1 873 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 17.6 | |
1995 | 107 | 2 170 | 661 | 1 509 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 14.1 | |
1996 | 108 | 2 001 | 558 | 1 443 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 13.4 | |
1997 | 108 | 2 124 | 607 | 1 517 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 14.0 | |
1998 | 108 | 1 913 | 615 | 1 298 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 12.0 | |
1999 | 108 | 1 671 | 659 | 1 012 | 15.4 | 6.1 | 9.3 | |
2000 | 109 | 1 564 | 641 | 923 | 14.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | |
2001 | 109 | 1 668 | 617 | 1 051 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 | |
2002 | 108 | 1 634 | 617 | 1 017 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 | |
2003 | 108 | 1 610 | 615 | 995 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 9.2 | |
2004 | 108 | 1 672 | 628 | 1 044 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 9.7 | |
2005 | 108 | 1 686 | 674 | 1 012 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 | |
2006 | 107 | 1 687 | 624 | 1 063 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | |
2007 | 107 | 1 697 | 703 | 994 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 9.3 | |
2008 | 107 | 1 784 | 749 | 1 035 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | |
2009 | 107 | 1 687 | 675 | 1 012 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 | |
2010 | 106 | 1 600 | 715 | 885 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | |
2011 | 106 | 1 491 | 14.0 | |||||
2012 | 106 | 1 415 | 723 | 692 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |
2015 | 1 325 | 673 | 652 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 2.23 | |
2016 | 1 187 | 632 | 555 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.80 | |
2020 | 876 | 701 | 175 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.39 | |
2021 | 903 | 8.5 | 1.46 | |||||
2022 | 868 | 8.2 | 1.43 |
Structure of the population
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50 854 | 55 551 | 106 405 | 100 |
0-4 | 3 736 | 3 764 | 7 500 | 7.05 |
5-9 | 3 694 | 3 456 | 7 150 | 6.72 |
10-14 | 3 849 | 3 635 | 7 484 | 7.03 |
15-19 | 3 765 | 3 795 | 7 560 | 7.10 |
20-24 | 2 707 | 3 187 | 5 894 | 5.54 |
25-29 | 2 695 | 3 274 | 5 969 | 5.61 |
30-34 | 2 825 | 3 312 | 6 137 | 5.77 |
35-39 | 3 133 | 3 542 | 6 675 | 6.27 |
40-44 | 3 506 | 3 944 | 7 450 | 7.00 |
45-49 | 3 680 | 4 063 | 7 743 | 7.28 |
50-54 | 3 800 | 4 100 | 7 900 | 7.42 |
55-59 | 3 341 | 3 851 | 7 192 | 6.76 |
60-64 | 3 510 | 3 857 | 7 367 | 6.92 |
65-69 | 2 883 | 2 970 | 5 853 | 5.50 |
70-74 | 1 739 | 1 978 | 3 717 | 3.49 |
75-79 | 1 043 | 1 285 | 2 328 | 2.19 |
80-84 | 568 | 764 | 1 332 | 1.25 |
85+ | 380 | 774 | 1 154 | 1.08 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 11 279 | 10 855 | 22 134 | 20.80 |
15-64 | 32 962 | 36 925 | 69 887 | 65.68 |
65+ | 6 613 | 7 771 | 14 384 | 13.52 |
Health
The infant mortality rate as of 2010 is 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births for males and 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births for females. At birth, life expectancy is 79.61 years (76.57 for males, 82.83 for females or girls).
Ethnicity and religion
As of the 2010 census,[8] the population comprised the following ethnic groups:
- Black or African American 76%
- White 15.7%
- Asian 1.4%
- Other 4.9%
- Mixed 2.1%
By place of birth:[9]
- U.S. Virgin Islands 46.7%
- St. Croix 23.8%
- St. Thomas 22.5%
- St. John 0.4%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 34.7%
- St. Kitts and Nevis 5.6%
- Dominica 5.0%
- Dominican Republic 4.2%
- Antigua and Barbuda 3.7%
- Puerto Rico 3.3%
- St. Lucia 3.3%
- British Virgin Islands 1.9%
- Trinidad and Tobago 1.6%
- Haiti 1.6%
- Anguilla 0.8%
- Jamaica 0.5%
- Other Latin American and the Caribbean 3.1%
- United States 15.8%
- Asia 1.4%
- Europe 0.9%
- Other 0.4%
In terms of religion:[8]
- Protestant 59%
- Baptist 42%
- Episcopalian 17%
- Roman Catholic Church 34%
- Other 7%
Language
As of 2010,[8] the languages spoken in the US Virgin Islands were:
- English: 71.6%
- Spanish or Spanish Creole: 17.2%
- French or French Creole: 8.6%
- Other: 2.5%
See also
References
- ^ "GeoHive - USA, U.S. Virgin Islands population statistics". Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Population of the United States Virgin Islands: 2010 and 2020" (PDF). www2.census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data: 2020 DECIA U.S. Virgin Islands Demographic Profile". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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- ^ a b c "Central America and Caribbean :: VIRGIN ISLANDS". CIA The World Factbook. 13 March 2024.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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