What is life expectancy in British Virgin Islands?

Life expectancy in British Virgin Islands was 77.28 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 77.28 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in British Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 53.35 years in 1950.

How does British Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy?

British Virgin Islands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in British Virgin Islands

Name: Life expectancy in British Virgin Islands
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

British Virgin Islands: Life expectancy was 77.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.28 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

89th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.28 years

in 2023

All-time low

53.35 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 77.28 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in British Virgin Islands peaked at 77.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.35 years, in 1950.

That places British Virgin Islands 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	57.84 years	53.35 years	62.17 years	10
1960s	64.76 years	62.71 years	66.24 years	10
1970s	67.83 years	66.41 years	69.31 years	10
1980s	70.83 years	69.64 years	72.04 years	10
1990s	73.76 years	72.39 years	74.65 years	10
2000s	75.46 years	74.75 years	76.2 years	10
2010s	76.45 years	75.67 years	76.85 years	10
2020s	76.66 years	75.3 years	77.28 years	4

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
90 Guam 77.21 years compare
91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for British Virgin Islands

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,597 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 4,016 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 292 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 281 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 285 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 273 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 10.5% (2025)

All data for British Virgin Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in British Virgin Islands?: Life expectancy in British Virgin Islands was 77.28 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 77.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in British Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 53.35 years in 1950.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy?: British Virgin Islands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.