How many people live in the British Virgin Islands right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
39,991
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
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2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 218 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0005%
- Median age
- 39.1 years
- Children per woman
- 1.07
- Life expectancy
- 77.8 years
- People per km²
- 259
According to UN estimates, about 39,991 people live in the British Virgin Islands right now. It ranks 218th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Liechtenstein and Monaco, and it is home to one in every 208,000 people on the planet.
Every year, about 320 people are born there and about 250 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 110 people a year. Overall, it gains about 180 people a year.
In 1950, about 7,372 people lived there. Today there are 5.4 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2039, at about 41,208, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 40,340 people (1% more than today), and by 2100 about 27,890.
Half of its people are younger than 39 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.07 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 78 years (worldwide, 74). There are 259 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of the British Virgin Islands in 2026?
- The British Virgin Islands has about 39,991 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 39,936.
- How many people are born each day in the British Virgin Islands?
- Very few: about 320 a year. About 250 people die each year.
- Is the population of the British Virgin Islands growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.44% a year, or about 180 people.
- What will the population of the British Virgin Islands be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 40,340, with a peak around 2039 at about 41,208.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Northern Mariana Islands 42,775
- Gibraltar 41,085
- Liechtenstein 40,439
- Monaco 38,018
- Marshall Islands 34,723
- San Marino 33,616
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,653
- Brazil 213,783,555
- Mexico 133,319,814
- Colombia 54,089,659
- Argentina 46,051,055
- Canada 40,567,053
- Peru 35,027,420
- Venezuela 28,673,188
- Chile 19,971,243
- Guatemala 19,055,579
- Ecuador 18,493,703
- Bolivia 12,801,716
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.