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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the United States Virgin Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Population: 120,917 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.8% (male 17,258; female 16,359)
15-64 years: 63.72% (male 35,026; female 42,021)
65 years and over: 8.48% (male 4,435; female 5,818) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.12% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 15.96 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.83 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female

total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 9.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 78.11 years

male: 74.2 years

female: 82.25 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate:2.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Virgin Islander(s)

adjective: Virgin Islander

Racial makeup: (2000 census)

White (non-Hispanic) 11.30%

White (Hispanic) 1.79%

Black (non-Hispanic) 70.61%

Black (Hispanic) 5.57%

Other Hispanic 6.63%

Asian 1.07%

Other 3.03%

Ethnic groups:

West Indian 74% (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies)

U.S. mainland 13%

Puerto Rican 5%

other 8%

Religions:

Baptist 42%

Roman Catholic 34% (see Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas)

Episcopalian 17%

other 7%

Language spoken at home:

English (official) or English Creole 74.70%

Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.78%

French or French Creole 6.57%

Other 1.95%

Literacy:

definition: Population 25 years & older completing the 5th grade

total population: 97%

male: 96.8%

female: 97.1%