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Natural hazards:

hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)

Environment - current issues:

limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)

Geography - note:

strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

People ::British Virgin Islands

Population:

24,491 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 215

Age structure:

0–14 years: 19.8% (male 2,454/female 2,387)

15–64 years: 74.4% (male 9,346/female 8,881)

65 years and over: 5.8% (male 734/female 689) (2009 est.)

Median age:

total: 32.3 years

male: 32.4 years

female: 32.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.837% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 71

Birth rate:

14.62 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 144

Death rate:

4.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 203

Net migration rate:

8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 11

Urbanization:

urban population: 40% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female

total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 14.65 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 129 male: 16.61 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.26 years country comparison to the world: 58 male: 76.03 years

female: 78.55 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: