Population:
55,926
(July 2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
207
[see also: Population country ranks ]
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)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 13.19%
(male 3,689/female 3,687)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 52.51%
(male 14,729/female 14,637)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 7.81%
(male 2,297/female 2,069)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 5.17%
(male 1,364/female 1,525)
(2020 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Median age:
total: 34.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 34.9 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 34.4 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
90
Population growth rate:
2%
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
48
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
14.1 births/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
134
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.4 deaths/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
222
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
8.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
8
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
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: 93.4% of total population
(2019)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.77% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
Major urban areas - population:
5,000 GRAND TURK (capital)
(2018)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 101.4 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 7 deaths/1,000 live births
(2020 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
137
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.3 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 77.6 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 83.3 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
44
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
175
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Major infectious diseases:
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus
Education expenditures:
2.8% of GDP
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
149
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]
People - note:
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Turks and Caicos Islands on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turks and Caicos Islands People 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands People 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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