Demographics of the U.S. Virgin Islands (original) (raw)

**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:**1.07% (2000 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

**Ethnic groups:**black 80%, white 15%, other 5%
_note:_West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%

Religions:

Languages:

Literacy:
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