British Virgin Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
British Virgin Islands had an estimated population of 21,573 in 2005, with 1 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: British Virgin Islands today — population now 39,936, against 21,573 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 21,573 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 23,665 | 39,936 | +69% |
The two sources differ by 9% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Town | Tortola | 8,449 | 8,449 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortola | 17,652 |
| 2 | Virgin Gorda | 3,289 |
| 3 | Other Islands | 258 |
| 4 | Anegada | 194 |
| 5 | Jost van Dyke | 180 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.