Turks and Caicos Iss People - 2023

Population

59,367 (2023 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: 20.7% (male 6,262/female 6,026)

15-64 years: 73.24% (male 21,860/female 21,619)

65 years and over: 6.06% (2023 est.) (male 1,741/female 1,859)

2023 population growth:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 36.8

youth dependency ratio: 22.9

elderly dependency ratio: 13.9

potential support ratio: 7.2 (2021)

Median age

total: 34.6 years

male: 34.9 years

female: 34.4 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.81% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

8.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 94.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

5,000 GRAND TURK (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 14.19 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.04 years

male: 78.3 years

female: 83.91 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.83 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

34.4% (2019/20)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 94.3% of population

unimproved: total: 5.7% of population (2017)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 88% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 12% of population (2017)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

59.1% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years

male: NA

female: (2015) NA

People - note

destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US

NOTE: The information regarding Turks and Caicos Iss on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turks and Caicos Iss 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Iss 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.