Grenada People 2021, CIA World Factbook

113,570 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Grenadian(s)

adjective: Grenadian

Ethnic groups

African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)

Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.23% (male 13,709/female 12,564)

15-24 years: 14.14% (male 8,034/female 7,959)

25-54 years: 40.05% (male 23,104/female 22,187)

55-64 years: 11.69% (male 6,734/female 6,490)

65 years and over: 10.89% (male 5,774/female 6,539) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 50.5

youth dependency ratio: 35.8

elderly dependency ratio: 14.7

potential support ratio: 6.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 33.3 years

male: 33.1 years

female: 33.4 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.35% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

14.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast

Urbanization

urban population: 36.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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

Major urban areas - population

39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 9.11 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.48 years

male: 72.86 years

female: 78.36 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 96.8% of population

unimproved: total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

4.5% (2018)

Physicians density

1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 93.7% of population

unimproved: total: 6.3% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2018)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.3% (2016)

Education expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.6%

male: 98.6%

female: 98.6% (2014 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)

NOTE: The information regarding Grenada on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Grenada 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Grenada 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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