British Virgin Islands
Territory in Americas
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 39.7K (2025). World rank 209 of 216; in Americas, 45 of 46. Area: 151 km². World rank 225 of 249; in Americas, 49 of 56. Life expectancy: 77.4 years (2024). World rank 80 of 216 (1 = best); in Americas, 19 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population 34.5K → 39.7K.
State
- Official name
- Virgin Islands
- Local name
- British Virgin Islands
- Capital
- Road Town
- Region
- Americas
- Form of government
- Dependent territory
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- Andrew Fahie
Key figures
- Population
- 39,732 2025
- Area
- 151 km²
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Time zones
- UTC−4
- Calling code
- +1284
- Emergency numbers
- 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- A, B
- Mains voltage
- 110 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 80
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 37.8% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Sage, 521 m
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- August, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 26°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 263.1 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.7% 2025
- Living in cities
- 57.4% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +153 2025
- Born in another country
- 62.1% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 14.1% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 75.8% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 10.1% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 80.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 74.7 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.1 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 8.2 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 6.1 2024
Society
- Religions
- Protestant 70.2%, Catholic 8.9%, no religion 7.9%, other 6.2%, and other Christian 2.5% (2010)
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
Education
- Primary school enrolment
- 72.8% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 75.6% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 29.6% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 3.2% 2023
Healthcare
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 9.1 2018
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 11.4 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 12.4 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 99.9% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 96.9% 2016
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 8.2 2006
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 2.3 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 2.7 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 66% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 77.7% 2017
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 93 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 24.9 2024
- Internet domain
- .vg
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 1.3% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 2.3% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 97.8% 2021
Transport
- Airports
- 3 2025