Saint Vincent and the Grenadines People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

100,804 (2023 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: 19.05% (male 9,687/female 9,515)

15-64 years: 68.55% (male 35,621/female 33,478)

65 years and over: 12.4% (2023 est.) (male 6,021/female 6,482)

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

-0.16% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

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

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

15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

62 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 14.23 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.93 years

male: 74.9 years

female: 79.03 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.86 (2023 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 (2020)

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.)

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

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.3% (2023 est.)

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)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 41.1%

male: 39.7%

female: 43.9% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.