British Virgin Islands: Population, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, British Virgin Islands' population, female rose 0.7% on 2024 (from 20,779 to 20,923).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.8% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 4% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 426.8 a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, British Virgin Islands had the 207th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to British Virgin Islands in the 2025 ranking

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 204th of 217: 23,416
• American Samoa — 205th of 217: 22,823
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 206th of 217: 22,579
• Liechtenstein — 208th of 217: 20,634
• Northern Mariana Islands — 209th of 217: 20,507
• Gibraltar — 210th of 217: 20,157

What this measures

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population, female in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 49,360 (2025)
• Argentina — 23.09 million (2025)
• Aruba — 57,403 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 210,739 (2025)
• Barbados — 147,106 (2025)
• Belize — 209,590 (2025)
• Bolivia — 6.28 million (2025)
• Brazil — 108.16 million (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 37,781 (2025)
• Chile — 9.99 million (2025)
• Colombia — 27.07 million (2025)
• Costa Rica — 2.61 million (2025)

More health data for British Virgin Islands

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.86% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.49% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 2,755 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 13.17% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 2,841 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.1% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 5,596 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 14.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is British Virgin Islands's population, female?

20,923 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 426.1% from 3,977 in 1960 (2.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20,923 in 2025 and the lowest 3,977 in 1960.

How does British Virgin Islands rank?

207th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population, female unusual for British Virgin Islands?

In 2025, British Virgin Islands' population, female rose 0.7% on 2024 (from 20,779 to 20,923). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.FE.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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