Ethnicity and Religion
The population of the British Virgin Islands comprised the following ethnicities in the 2004 census: Black 83.4%, White 7%, Other 9.6% (Includes Indian and mixed).
The majority of the islanders are Christian (84%), with the largest Christian denominations being Methodist (23%), Anglican (12%), Church of God (11%) and Catholic(9%). The two largest non-Christian religions are Hinduism (2%) and Islam (1%). According to estimates of the Word Religion Database 2005 the share of Muslims is 1.2%.
| 2001 | 1991 | |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist | 22.7 | 32.9 |
| Anglican | 11.6 | 16.7 |
| Church of God | 11.4 | 9.2 |
| Roman Catholic | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Pentecostal | 9.1 | 4.1 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 8.4 | 6.3 |
| Baptist | 8.2 | 4.7 |
| None | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| Other | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| Not stated | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Hindu | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Muslim | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Evangelical | 0.5 | - |
| Moravian | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Rastafarian | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Presbyterian | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Bahai | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Brethren | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Salvation Army | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of The British Virgin Islands
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