Share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of the population that is female was 52.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands stood at 52.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 53.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1988.
British Virgin Islands ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 48.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.9% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 53.1% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of the population that is female in British Virgin Islands was 52.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1988.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of the population that is female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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