Country profile
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands ranks #207 of 215 for population, #80 of 216 for life expectancy, across 16 open-data indicators.
People
Population
39,471
people · 2024
Rank #207 of 215
Life expectancy
77.4
years · 2024
Rank #80 of 216
Under-5 mortality
12.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #148 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
68.1%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #134 of 232
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
83,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #178 of 203
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
111
index (2015=100) · 2021
Rank #199 of 210
Forest area
24.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #161 of 262
Protected areas
0%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #253 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.87
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #68 of 210
Pesticide use
8.46
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #37 of 193
Digital
Internet users
77.7%
% of population · 2017
Rank #114 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
24.9
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #90 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
93.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #187 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #19 of 215
Renewable electricity output
2.25%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #233 of 257
Energy use per person
19,623
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #88 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for British Virgin Islands; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use