Saint Vincent and The Grenadines People - 2024

Population

100,804 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)

adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic groups

African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)

Languages

English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois

Religions

Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%,  Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%,  Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.05% (male 9,687/female 9,515)

15-64 years: 68.55% (male 35,621/female 33,478)

65 years and over: 12.4% (2023 est.) (male 6,021/female 6,482)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 32.9

elderly dependency ratio: 16.1

potential support ratio: 6.2 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 37 years (2023 est.)

male: 37.2 years

female: 36.9 years

Population growth rate

-0.16% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

12.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown

Urbanization

urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

27,000 KINGSTOWN (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

62 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 14.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.9 years

female: 79 years

Total fertility rate

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.86 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: total: 95.1% of population

unimproved: total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure

4.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital bed density

4.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 90.2% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 9.8% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

23.7% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 7.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 2.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 4.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.3% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

5.7% of GDP (2018 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2015)