Population
A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgin Islands at 24,491. As of 2003, 21.9% of the population was under 15 (male 2,401; female 2,358), 73.1% between 15 and 64 (male 8,181; female 7,709), and 5% over 64 (male 578; female 503). The population growth rate was 1.837% in 2009: the birth rate was 15/1000 (an increase from 14.62/1000 in 2000), the death rate was 4.46/1000 (compared to 4.37/1000 in 2000), and the net migration rate was 10.45/1000 (versus 8.13/1000 in 2000). 40% of the total population lived in urban areas, with an estimated 1.7% annual rate of urbanization. The average woman produced 1.71 children.
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