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Population Pyramid of British Virgin Islands2024

Total population
39K
Median age
39
Peak year
2039
Peak population
41K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 7K · median age 18.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 11K · median age 23.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 20K · median age 30.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 39K · median age 39
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 40K · median age 50.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 28K · median age 52.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

British Virgin Islands presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 39 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 14.5% of the population; people 65 and older account for 9.6%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place British Virgin Islands's peak population in 2039.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.0 million with median age 18.9. Projected 2100 values are 0.0 million and median age 52.3.

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