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Virgin Islands People 1996

Population:

97,229 (July 1995 est.)

note:

West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%

Age structure:

0-14 years:

15-64 years:

65 years and over:

Population growth rate:

-0.29% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

18.49 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-16.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

75.29 years

male:

73.6 years

female:

77.2 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.41 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Virgin Islander(s)

adjective:

Virgin Islander

Ethnic divisions:

black 80%, white 15%, other 5%

Religions:

Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages:

English (official), Spanish, Creole

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

45,500 (1988)

by occupation:

tourism 70%

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