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British-virgin-islands Population: 18 705 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 21% (male 2 008; female 1 957) 15-64 years: 74% (male 7 079; female 6 689) 65 years and over: 5% (male 535; female 437) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.41% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 16.15 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 4.76 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 12.67 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.22 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 22.97 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.94 years male: 74.19 years female: 75.73 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander Ethnic groups: black 90% white Asian Religions: Protestant 86% (Methodist 45% Anglican 21% Church of God 7% Seventh-Day Adventist 5% Baptist 4% Jehovah's Witnesses 2% other 2%) Roman Catholic 6% none 2% other 6% (1981) Languages: English (official) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
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