Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands
This is a
ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations
and other aspects of the population.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 30,527 | — |
1911 | 27,086 | −1.19% |
1917 | 26,051 | −0.65% |
1930 | 22,012 | −1.29% |
1940 | 24,889 | +1.24% |
1950 | 26,665 | +0.69% |
1960 | 32,099 | +1.87% |
1970 | 62,468 | +6.88% |
1980 | 96,569 | +4.45% |
1990 | 101,809 | +0.53% |
2000 | 108,612 | +0.65% |
2010 | 106,405 | −0.21% |
2020 | 87,146 | −1.98% |
Source:[1] |
Population
According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of the U.S. Virgin Islands was 87,146, a decrease from 106,405 in 2010.[2] In 2020, the median age was 45.9 years, compared to 39.2 years in 2010.[3][4]
Vital statistics
Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total Fertility Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | 23 | 553 | 454 | 99 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 4.3 | |
1933 | 23 | 578 | 481 | 97 | 25.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | |
1934 | 23 | 657 | 419 | 238 | 28.6 | 18.2 | 10.3 | |
1935 | 24 | 656 | 492 | 164 | 27.3 | 20.5 | 6.8 | |
1936 | 24 | 664 | 471 | 193 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 8.0 | |
1937 | 24 | 725 | 498 | 227 | 30.2 | 20.8 | 9.5 | |
1938 | 24 | 703 | 488 | 215 | 29.3 | 20.3 | 9.0 | |
1939 | 25 | 787 | 460 | 327 | 31.5 | 18.4 | 13.1 | |
1940 | 25 | 756 | 553 | 203 | 30.2 | 22.1 | 8.1 | |
1941 | 26 | 829 | 468 | 361 | 31.9 | 18.0 | 13.9 | |
1942 | 26 | 889 | 483 | 406 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 15.6 | |
1943 | 27 | 931 | 389 | 542 | 34.5 | 14.4 | 20.1 | |
1944 | 27 | 1 059 | 402 | 657 | 39.2 | 14.9 | 24.3 | |
1945 | 27 | 984 | 401 | 583 | 36.4 | 14.9 | 21.6 | |
1946 | 27 | 917 | 408 | 509 | 34.0 | 15.1 | 18.9 | |
1947 | 27 | 876 | 394 | 482 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 17.9 | |
1948 | 27 | 826 | 340 | 486 | 30.6 | 12.6 | 18.0 | |
1949 | 27 | 886 | 362 | 524 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 19.4 | |
1950 | 27 | 894 | 374 | 520 | 33.4 | 14.0 | 19.4 | |
1951 | 27 | 953 | 375 | 578 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 21.2 | |
1952 | 28 | 862 | 346 | 516 | 30.8 | 12.4 | 18.4 | |
1953 | 29 | 871 | 279 | 592 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 20.7 | |
1954 | 29 | 879 | 301 | 578 | 30.2 | 10.3 | 19.9 | |
1955 | 29 | 913 | 311 | 602 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 20.5 | |
1956 | 29 | 977 | 354 | 623 | 33.1 | 12.0 | 21.1 | |
1957 | 30 | 1 038 | 324 | 714 | 35.0 | 10.9 | 24.1 | |
1958 | 30 | 1 129 | 340 | 789 | 37.6 | 11.3 | 26.3 | |
1959 | 31 | 1 107 | 320 | 787 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 25.4 | |
1960 | 33 | 1 180 | 332 | 848 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 26.0 | |
1961 | 35 | 1 193 | 326 | 867 | 33.9 | 9.3 | 24.6 | |
1962 | 39 | 1 375 | 321 | 1 054 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 27.4 | |
1963 | 42 | 1 513 | 383 | 1 130 | 35.8 | 9.1 | 26.7 | |
1964 | 46 | 1 762 | 343 | 1 419 | 38.2 | 7.4 | 30.8 | |
1965 | 50 | 1 998 | 416 | 1 582 | 40.3 | 8.4 | 31.9 | |
1966 | 53 | 1 956 | 388 | 1 568 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 29.8 | |
1967 | 55 | 2 272 | 373 | 1 899 | 41.1 | 6.7 | 34.4 | |
1968 | 58 | 2 350 | 474 | 1 876 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 32.4 | |
1969 | 61 | 2 529 | 476 | 2 053 | 41.7 | 7.8 | 33.8 | |
1970 | 64 | 2 920 | 469 | 2 451 | 45.6 | 7.3 | 38.3 | |
1971 | 68 | 2 909 | 538 | 2 371 | 42.7 | 7.9 | 34.8 | |
1972 | 73 | 2 881 | 539 | 2 342 | 39.7 | 7.4 | 32.3 | |
1973 | 77 | 2 667 | 496 | 2 171 | 34.5 | 6.4 | 28.1 | |
1974 | 82 | 2 584 | 485 | 2 099 | 31.6 | 5.9 | 25.7 | |
1975 | 86 | 2 561 | 477 | 2 084 | 29.9 | 5.6 | 24.3 | |
1976 | 89 | 2 530 | 512 | 2 018 | 28.4 | 5.7 | 22.6 | |
1977 | 92 | 2 513 | 408 | 2 105 | 27.3 | 4.4 | 22.9 | |
1978 | 94 | 2 524 | 504 | 2 020 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 21.4 | |
1979 | 96 | 2 389 | 500 | 1 889 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 19.6 | |
1980 | 98 | 2 504 | 500 | 2 004 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 20.4 | |
1981 | 100 | 2 442 | 548 | 1 894 | 24.4 | 5.5 | 18.9 | |
1982 | 102 | 2 509 | 522 | 1 987 | 24.6 | 5.1 | 19.5 | |
1983 | 103 | 2 600 | 506 | 2 094 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 20.3 | |
1984 | 104 | 2 452 | 507 | 1 945 | 23.5 | 4.9 | 18.7 | |
1985 | 105 | 2 402 | 547 | 1 855 | 22.9 | 5.2 | 17.7 | |
1986 | 105 | 2 288 | 508 | 1 780 | 21.9 | 4.9 | 17.0 | |
1987 | 104 | 2 375 | 558 | 1 817 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 17.4 | |
1988 | 104 | 2 315 | 549 | 1 766 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 17.0 | |
1989 | 103 | 2 418 | 548 | 1 870 | 23.4 | 5.3 | 18.1 | |
1990 | 103 | 2 401 | 511 | 1 890 | 23.3 | 4.9 | 18.3 | |
1991 | 104 | 2 511 | 538 | 1 973 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 19.0 | |
1992 | 104 | 2 613 | 539 | 2 074 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 19.9 | |
1993 | 105 | 2 529 | 569 | 1 960 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 18.6 | |
1994 | 106 | 2 468 | 595 | 1 873 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 17.6 | |
1995 | 107 | 2 170 | 661 | 1 509 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 14.1 | |
1996 | 108 | 2 001 | 558 | 1 443 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 13.4 | |
1997 | 108 | 2 124 | 607 | 1 517 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 14.0 | |
1998 | 108 | 1 913 | 615 | 1 298 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 12.0 | |
1999 | 108 | 1 671 | 659 | 1 012 | 15.4 | 6.1 | 9.3 | |
2000 | 109 | 1 564 | 641 | 923 | 14.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | |
2001 | 109 | 1 668 | 617 | 1 051 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 | |
2002 | 108 | 1 634 | 617 | 1 017 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 | |
2003 | 108 | 1 610 | 615 | 995 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 9.2 | |
2004 | 108 | 1 672 | 628 | 1 044 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 9.7 | |
2005 | 108 | 1 686 | 674 | 1 012 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 | |
2006 | 107 | 1 687 | 624 | 1 063 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | |
2007 | 107 | 1 697 | 703 | 994 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 9.3 | |
2008 | 107 | 1 784 | 749 | 1 035 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | |
2009 | 107 | 1 687 | 675 | 1 012 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 | |
2010 | 106 | 1 600 | 715 | 885 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | |
2011 | 106 | 1 491 | 14.0 | |||||
2012 | 106 | 1 415 | 723 | 692 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |
2015 | 1 325 | 673 | 652 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 2.23 | |
2016 | 1 187 | 632 | 555 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.80 | |
2020 | 876 | 701 | 175 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.39 | |
2021 | 903 | 8.5 | 1.46 | |||||
2022 | 868 | 8.2 | 1.43 |
Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2010) (Including armed forces stationed in the area): [7]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50 854 | 55 551 | 106 405 | 100 |
0-4 | 3 736 | 3 764 | 7 500 | 7.05 |
5-9 | 3 694 | 3 456 | 7 150 | 6.72 |
10-14 | 3 849 | 3 635 | 7 484 | 7.03 |
15-19 | 3 765 | 3 795 | 7 560 | 7.10 |
20-24 | 2 707 | 3 187 | 5 894 | 5.54 |
25-29 | 2 695 | 3 274 | 5 969 | 5.61 |
30-34 | 2 825 | 3 312 | 6 137 | 5.77 |
35-39 | 3 133 | 3 542 | 6 675 | 6.27 |
40-44 | 3 506 | 3 944 | 7 450 | 7.00 |
45-49 | 3 680 | 4 063 | 7 743 | 7.28 |
50-54 | 3 800 | 4 100 | 7 900 | 7.42 |
55-59 | 3 341 | 3 851 | 7 192 | 6.76 |
60-64 | 3 510 | 3 857 | 7 367 | 6.92 |
65-69 | 2 883 | 2 970 | 5 853 | 5.50 |
70-74 | 1 739 | 1 978 | 3 717 | 3.49 |
75-79 | 1 043 | 1 285 | 2 328 | 2.19 |
80-84 | 568 | 764 | 1 332 | 1.25 |
85+ | 380 | 774 | 1 154 | 1.08 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 11 279 | 10 855 | 22 134 | 20.80 |
15-64 | 32 962 | 36 925 | 69 887 | 65.68 |
65+ | 6 613 | 7 771 | 14 384 | 13.52 |
Health
The infant mortality rate as of 2010 is 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births for males and 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births for females. At birth, life expectancy is 79.61 years (76.57 for males, 82.83 for females or girls).
Ethnicity and religion
As of the 2010 census,[8] the population comprised the following ethnic groups:
- Black or African American 76%
- White 15.7%
- Asian 1.4%
- Other 4.9%
- Mixed 2.1%
By place of birth:[9]
- U.S. Virgin Islands 46.7%
- St. Croix 23.8%
- St. Thomas 22.5%
- St. John 0.4%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 34.7%
- St. Kitts and Nevis 5.6%
- Dominica 5.0%
- Dominican Republic 4.2%
- Antigua and Barbuda 3.7%
- Puerto Rico 3.3%
- St. Lucia 3.3%
- British Virgin Islands 1.9%
- Trinidad and Tobago 1.6%
- Haiti 1.6%
- Anguilla 0.8%
- Jamaica 0.5%
- Other Latin American and the Caribbean 3.1%
- United States 15.8%
- Asia 1.4%
- Europe 0.9%
- Other 0.4%
In terms of religion:[8]
- Protestant59%
- Baptist42%
- Episcopalian 17%
- Roman Catholic Church34%
- Other 7%
Language
As of 2010,[8] the languages spoken in the US Virgin Islands were:
- English: 71.6%
- Spanish Creole: 17.2%
- French or French Creole: 8.6%
- Other: 2.5%
See also
References
- ^ "GeoHive - USA, U.S. Virgin Islands population statistics". Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Population of the United States Virgin Islands: 2010 and 2020" (PDF). www2.census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- U.S. Census Bureau. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ [1] United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
- ^ [2] National Vital Statistics System
- ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b c "Central America and Caribbean :: VIRGIN ISLANDS". CIA The World Factbook. 13 March 2024.
- ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.