Turks and Caicos Islands People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
59,367 (2023 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: 20.7% (male 6,262/female 6,026)
15-64 years: 73.24% (male 21,860/female 21,619)
65 years and over: 6.06% (2023 est.) (male 1,741/female 1,859)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 36.8
youth dependency ratio: 22.9
elderly dependency ratio: 13.9
potential support ratio: 7.2 (2021)
Median age
total: 34.6 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 34.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.81% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
13.24 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
3.52 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
8.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 94.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.04 years
male: 78.3 years
female: 83.91 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.83 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
34.4% (2019/20)
Drinking water source
improved: total: 94.3% of population
unimproved: total: 5.7% of population (2017)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 88% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 12% of population (2017)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
59.1% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 9 years
male: NA
female: (2015) NA
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 2023 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 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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