Turks and Caicos Islands People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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.)

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

15-24 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

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

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

NOTE: The information regarding Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.