Saint Vincent and the Grenadines People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
100,969 (2022 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: 20.15% (male 10,309/female 10,121)
15-24 years: 14.83% (male 7,582/female 7,451)
25-54 years: 42.63% (male 22,395/female 20,824)
55-64 years: 11.68% (male 6,136/female 5,703)
65 years and over: 10.72% (male 5,167/female 5,702) (2020 est.)
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: 35.3 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 35.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.17% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
7.49 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
98 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 12.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.68 years
male: 74.63 years
female: 78.79 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.75 children born/woman (2022 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 (2019)
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.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
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
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)
NOTE: The information regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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