Grenada People - 2024

Population

114,299 (2023 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.)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Religions

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: 22.23% (male 13,261/female 12,153)

15-64 years: 65.51% (male 38,112/female 36,765)

65 years and over: 12.26% (2023 est.) (male 6,630/female 7,378)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 51.3

youth dependency ratio: 36.4

elderly dependency ratio: 14.9

potential support ratio: 6.7 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 35 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.7 years

female: 35.1 years

Population growth rate

0.29% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 37.1% of total population (2023)

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

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

15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

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

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76 years (2023 est.)

male: 73.4 years

female: 78.8 years

Total fertility rate

1.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.91 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: total: 96.8% of population

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

Current health expenditure

5.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 93.7% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 6.3% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.3% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 8.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 4.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

41.3% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)

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)