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British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands has 39,732 people (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).

Written automatically from the figures on this page.

Population
39,732 (2025)
Administered by
United Kingdom

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.

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Dependencies at a glance

The British Virgin Islands imports all of the oil it uses.

Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
ResourceDependencePositionMain partners
OilImports mostImports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025No partner data from the source
Natural gasUses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024No partner data from the source
WheatNot reported by this source–
MaizeNot reported by this source–
RiceNot reported by this source–
SoybeansNot reported by this source–
PotashNot reported by this source–
PhosphateNot reported by this source–
ArmsSupplier concentration onlyNo major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025SIPRI, 2021–2025–
ChipsSupplier concentration onlyNot reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025–

Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).

  • OilImports most

    Imports all of the oil it uses

    Main partners: No partner data from the source

    EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025

  • Natural gas

    Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary

    Main partners: No partner data from the source

    EIA, 2024

  • Wheat

    Not reported by this source

  • Maize

    Not reported by this source

  • Rice

    Not reported by this source

  • Soybeans

    Not reported by this source

  • Potash

    Not reported by this source

  • Phosphate

    Not reported by this source

  • ArmsSupplier concentration only

    No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025

    SIPRI, 2021–2025

  • ChipsSupplier concentration only

    Not reported by this source

    UN Comtrade, 2025

Source: EIAyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026

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Money and reserves

Foreign investment inUS$42.9billion2025 · 13th of 200 · World Bank
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People

The British Virgin Islands had 39,732 people in 2025.

Population, 1950–2100

010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000195019701990200020102030205020702100Projection
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios

Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection

The British Virgin Islands’ population by age

1950200020502100
MenWomen01020304050607080901000m00m
Millions of people in each five-year age group, men left and women right. Years after 2023 are UN projections (medium variant).

Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Births per woman1.042023 · 227th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age37.52023 · 79th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over10%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
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Climate and hazards

The British Virgin Islands emitted 193,000 t of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.

The British Virgin Islands’ CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024

0 Mt0.050 Mt0.10 Mt0.15 Mt0.20 Mt0.25 Mt1990199520002005201020152024

Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026

CO2 emissions0.19Mt2024 · 196th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person4.9t2024 · 70th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17506Mt2024 · 197th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
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More figures

Shown only where a source covers the British Virgin Islands.

Refugees

32refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
7from it, abroad, 2025

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025

Sanctions

46entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 46

Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.

Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026

Cyber incidents

1publicly known incidents affecting the British Virgin Islands, 2000–2024

Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to

Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024

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All figures

21 measures on this site have a recent figure for the British Virgin Islands.

Foreign investment in$43 bn202513th of 200World Bank
Population39,7322025209th of 216World Bank
Population with UN projections38,9852023217th of 237UN WPP 2024
Births per woman1.042023227th of 237UN WPP 2024
Median age37.5202379th of 237UN WPP 2024
Life expectancy77.3202390th of 237UN WPP 2024
Refugees from the country72025199th of 206UNHCR
Refugees and others needing protection, by host322025158th of 176UNHCR
Refugees hosted per 1,000 people0.82025116th of 176UNHCR
Crude oil production0 kb/d2025100th of 214EIA
Oil consumption1 kb/d2024201st of 212EIA
Natural gas productionPreliminary202497th of 213EIA
Natural gas consumption0.0 bcm2024126th of 213EIA
Electricity generated0 TWh2023189th of 206Ember
Low-carbon electricity0%2023195th of 206Ember
Electricity from coal0%202385th of 206Ember
Electricity from wind and solar0%2023179th of 206Ember
CO2 emissions0.19 Mt2024196th of 214Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person4.9 t202470th of 213Global Carbon Budget
CO2 emitted since 17506 Mt2024197th of 214Global Carbon Budget
Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK)46202657th of 181US CSL

Sources for this page

  • World Bank IndicatorsForeign investment in, Population
  • UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
  • UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
  • U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
  • Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
  • Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
  • US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
  • EU financial sanctions listSanctions
  • UK Sanctions ListSanctions
  • EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents

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