Population | 57,196 (July 2021 est.) |
Nationality | noun: none adjective: none |
Ethnic groups | Black 87.6%, White 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006 est.) |
Languages | English (official) |
Religions | Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.8%, other 14% (2006 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.33% (male 6,077/female 5,852) 15-24 years: 13.19% (male 3,689/female 3,687) 25-54 years: 52.51% (male 14,729/female 14,637) 55-64 years: 7.81% (male 2,297/female 2,069) 65 years and over: 5.17% (male 1,364/female 1,525) (2020 est.) |
Median age | total: 34.6 years male: 34.9 years female: 34.4 years (2020 est.) |
Population growth rate | 1.91% (2021 est.) |
Birth rate | 13.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Death rate | 3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Net migration rate | 8.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Population distribution | eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk |
Urbanization | urban population: 93.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major cities - population | 5,000 GRAND TURK (capital) (2018) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.6 years male: 77.84 years female: 83.51 years (2021 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.7 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
Drinking water source | improved: total: 94.3% of population unimproved: total: 5.7% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 88% of population unimproved: total: 12% of population (2017) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Education expenditures | 2.9% of GDP (2018) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: NA female: NA (2015) |
People - note | destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021