British Virgin Islands (2004) | British Virgin Islands (2005) | |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.5% (male 2,402; female 2,361)
15-64 years: 73.5% (male 8,395; female 7,911) 65 years and over: 5% (male 594; female 524) (2004 est.) |
0-14 years: 21% (male 2,400/female 2,358)
15-64 years: 73.9% (male 8,607/female 8,115) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 614/female 549) (2005 est.) |
Airports | 3 (2003 est.) | 3 (2004 est.) |
Birth rate | 14.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 14.96 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Currency | US dollar (USD) | - |
Death rate | 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Electricity - consumption | 35.43 million kWh (2001) | 33.74 million kWh (2002) |
Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2002) |
Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2002) |
Electricity - production | 38.1 million kWh (2001) | 36.28 million kWh (2002) |
Exports | NA (2001) | NA |
GDP | purchasing power parity - $320 million (2002 est.) | - |
GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $16,000 (2002 est.) | purchasing power parity - $38,500 (2004 est.) |
Imports | NA (2001) | NA |
Industrial production growth rate | NA | NA% |
Infant mortality rate | total: 18.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
total: 18.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.5% (2002) | 2.5% (2003) |
Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA |
Labor force | 4,911 (1980) | 12,770 (2004) |
Labor force - by occupation | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Council (13 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, one member from each of 9 electoral districts, four at-large members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 16 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 8, VIP 5 |
unicameral Legislative Council (13 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, one member from each of 9 electoral districts, four at-large members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 16 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NDP 8, VIP 5 |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.27 years
male: 75.24 years female: 77.36 years (2004 est.) |
total population: 76.49 years
male: 75.41 years female: 77.62 years (2005 est.) |
Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA female: NA |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA% |
Merchant marine | total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,825 GRT/155,909 DWT
by type: cargo 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: Norway 1 registered in other countries: 32 (2004 est.) |
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,825 GRT/155,909 DWT
by type: cargo 1 registered in other countries: 7 (2005) |
Net migration rate | 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Population | 22,187 (July 2004 est.) | 22,643 (July 2005 est.) |
Population growth rate | 2.06% (2004 est.) | 2.06% (2005 est.) |
Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.72 children born/woman (2004 est.) | 1.72 children born/woman (2005 est.) |