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🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3VGB
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2VG
UN M49 numeric092
IOC codeIVB
Official nameVirgin Islands
Native name(s)eng: official: Virgin Islands; common: British Virgin Islands
Alt spellingsVG, Virgin Islands, British
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionCaribbean
UN regional group
CapitalRoad Town
Area (km²)151
Lat / Lng18.4314, -64.6231
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.vg
Calling coderoot: +1; suffixes: 284

Demographics

Population (World Bank)39,732 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)77.431 (2024)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: Virgin Islander; m: Virgin Islander; fra: f: —; m: —
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)
GDP per capita (current USD)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesUSD: name: United States dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19507,372
19517,393
19527,380
19537,391
19547,445
19557,495
19567,535
19577,591
19587,684
19597,814
19607,950
19618,034
19628,070
19638,114
19648,168
19658,257
19668,413
19678,646
19689,000
19699,533
19709,933
197110,095
197210,235
197310,367
197410,494
197510,606
197610,709
197710,800
197810,886
197910,965
198011,130
198111,479
198211,921
198312,370
198412,820
198513,269
198613,726
198714,194
198814,680
198915,180
199015,704
199116,187
199216,593
199316,989
199417,406
199517,840
199618,287
199718,756
199819,238
199919,730
200020,241
200120,796
200221,430
200322,134
200422,881
200523,665
200624,493
200725,366
200826,288
200927,218
201027,675
201128,710
201230,345
201331,703
201432,962
201534,498
201633,878
201732,699
201834,657
201936,395
202037,135
202137,809
202238,319
202338,985

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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      }
    }
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      "official": "جزر العذراء البريطانية",
      "common": "جزر العذراء"
    },
    "bre": {
      "official": "Inizi Gwerc'h Breizhveurat",
      "common": "Inizi Gwerc'h Breizhveurat"
    },
    "ces": {
      "official": "Britské Panenské ostrovy",
      "common": "Britské Panenské ostrovy"
    },
    "deu": {
      "official": "Jungferninseln",
      "common": "Britische Jungferninseln"
    },
    "est": {
      "official": "Neitsisaared",
      "common": "Briti Neitsisaared"
    },
    "fin": {
      "official": "Brittiläiset Neitsytsaaret",
      "common": "Neitsytsaaret"
    },
    "fra": {
      "official": "îles Vierges",
      "common": "Îles Vierges britanniques"
    },
    "hrv": {
      "official": "Djevičanski Otoci",
      "common": "Britanski Djevičanski Otoci"
    },
    "hun": {
      "official": "Brit Virgin-szigetek",
      "common": "Brit Virgin-szigetek"
    },
    "ita": {
      "official": "Isole Vergini",
      "common": "Isole Vergini Britanniche"
    },
    "jpn": {
      "official": "英領ヴァージン諸島",
      "common": "イギリス領ヴァージン諸島"
    },
    "kor": {
      "official": "영국령 버진아일랜드",
      "common": "영국령 버진아일랜드"
    },
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      "official": "Maagdeneilanden",
      "common": "Britse Maagdeneilanden"
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    "per": {
      "official": "جزایر ویرجین بریتانیا",
      "common": "جزایر ویرجین بریتانیا"
    },
    "pol": {
      "official": "Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze",
      "common": "Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze"
    },
    "por": {
      "official": "Ilhas Virgens",
      "common": "Ilhas Virgens"
    },
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    },
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      "common": "Panenské ostrovy"
    },
    "spa": {
      "official": "Islas Vírgenes",
      "common": "Islas Vírgenes del Reino Unido"
    },
    "srp": {
      "official": "Devičanska Ostrva",
      "common": "Britanska Devičanska Ostrva"
    },
    "swe": {
      "official": "Brittiska Jungfruöarna",
      "common": "Brittiska Jungfruöarna"
    },
    "tur": {
      "official": "Virjin Adaları",
      "common": "Virjin Adaları"
    },
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      "official": "برطانوی جزائر ورجن",
      "common": "برطانوی جزائر ورجن"
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    "zho": {
      "official": "英属维尔京群岛",
      "common": "英属维尔京群岛"
    }
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  "flag_emoji": "🇻🇬",
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      "ara": {
        "official": "جزر العذراء البريطانية",
        "common": "جزر العذراء"
      },
      "bre": {
        "official": "Inizi Gwerc'h Breizhveurat",
        "common": "Inizi Gwerc'h Breizhveurat"
      },
      "ces": {
        "official": "Britské Panenské ostrovy",
        "common": "Britské Panenské ostrovy"
      },
      "deu": {
        "official": "Jungferninseln",
        "common": "Britische Jungferninseln"
      },
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        "official": "Neitsisaared",
        "common": "Briti Neitsisaared"
      },
      "fin": {
        "official": "Brittiläiset Neitsytsaaret",
        "common": "Neitsytsaaret"
      },
      "fra": {
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        "common": "Îles Vierges britanniques"
      },
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        "common": "Britanski Djevičanski Otoci"
      },
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        "official": "Brit Virgin-szigetek",
        "common": "Brit Virgin-szigetek"
      },
      "ita": {
        "official": "Isole Vergini",
        "common": "Isole Vergini Britanniche"
      },
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        "official": "英領ヴァージン諸島",
        "common": "イギリス領ヴァージン諸島"
      },
      "kor": {
        "official": "영국령 버진아일랜드",
        "common": "영국령 버진아일랜드"
      },
      "nld": {
        "official": "Maagdeneilanden",
        "common": "Britse Maagdeneilanden"
      },
      "per": {
        "official": "جزایر ویرجین بریتانیا",
        "common": "جزایر ویرجین بریتانیا"
      },
      "pol": {
        "official": "Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze",
        "common": "Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze"
      },
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        "official": "Ilhas Virgens",
        "common": "Ilhas Virgens"
      },
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        "official": "Виргинские острова",
        "common": "Британские Виргинские острова"
      },
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        "official": "Panenské ostrovy",
        "common": "Panenské ostrovy"
      },
      "spa": {
        "official": "Islas Vírgenes",
        "common": "Islas Vírgenes del Reino Unido"
      },
      "srp": {
        "official": "Devičanska Ostrva",
        "common": "Britanska Devičanska Ostrva"
      },
      "swe": {
        "official": "Brittiska Jungfruöarna",
        "common": "Brittiska Jungfruöarna"
      },
      "tur": {
        "official": "Virjin Adaları",
        "common": "Virjin Adaları"
      },
      "urd": {
        "official": "برطانوی جزائر ورجن",
        "common": "برطانوی جزائر ورجن"
      },
      "zho": {
        "official": "英属维尔京群岛",
        "common": "英属维尔京群岛"
      }
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    "flag": "🇻🇬",
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      },
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        "m": ""
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  }
}