British Virgin Islands people groups, languages and religions

Country: British Virgin Islands

Number of People Groups

People Groups Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

31,000

Population in Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Largest Religion

Christianity (90.8%)

% Christian Adherent

90.79%

% Evangelical

29.21%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.5%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed
Americans, U.S.	900	197,948,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	86.00 %	35.00 %	-1 -
British	1,400	54,161,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	72.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
South Asian, general	1,100	12,179,000		Hindi	Hinduism	4 ●	35.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Virgin Islander	28,000	80,000	●	Virgin Islands English Creole	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	31.00 %	-1 -
Totals: 4	31,000					0 ●	90.79 %	29.21 %	0
Unclassified / Other Individuals	1,000
UN Country Population (2024)	32,000

Other minor groups: 2

British Virgin Islands

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Arab, Syro-Lebanese	3 ●	-1 Unknown	Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	Islam
Portuguese	4 ●	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Christianity
Totals: 2

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Anegada	300
Jost Van Dyke	300
Other Islands	1,500
Tortola	25,000
Virgin Gorda	4,100
Provinces: 5	31,000
UN Country Population	32,000

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	YouVersion Bible Resources	Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources	Jesus Film Online	Global Recordings Resources	Gospel Tract Online
English	eng	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Hindi	hin	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Virgin Islands English Creole	vic	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	3	4		2	3	2	2	2

Networking Possibilities

MissionNext - connect with mission agencies or schools worldwide
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Linking Global Voices - networks and global collaboration for followers of Christ
visionSynergy - developing high impact missional networks
GetInvolved - frontier people group (FPGs) prayer communities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in British Virgin Islands. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in British Virgin Islands
Christian ministry in British Virgin Islands
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

British Virgin Islands Statistics
People Groups	4
Unreached People Groups	0
Population	31,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	0.0%
Population in Unreached	0 (0.0%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	90.8%
Percent Evangelical	29.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	2.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	No unreached peoples in country
Country Progress Level	5 ●
Urbanization	48%
Continent	North America
Region	America, North and Caribbean
10/40 Window	No
Country Code	VI
Official Language(s)	English
Literacy Rate	98%
Estimated Illiterate Population	600
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

British Virgin Islands Prayer Cards / Guide
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