Probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 37.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 1951
All-time low
36.4%
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 37.1% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands peaked at 48.9% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2021.
That places British Virgin Islands 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.5% | — |
| 1951 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 48.3% | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 47.8% | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 47.0% | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 46.0% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.1% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 41.5% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 40.5% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 37.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 37.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.7% | 41.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.8% | 39.2% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.4% | 37.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
More gender data for British Virgin Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 159 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 167 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 162 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 171 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 170 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 161 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in British Virgin Islands was 37.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2021.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.