Turks and Caicos Islands People - 2024

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)

2023 population growth:

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: 35.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 36.1 years

female: 35.7 years

Population growth rate

1.81% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

8.4 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: 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 14.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81 years (2023 est.)

male: 78.3 years

female: 83.9 years

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

0.4% (2019/20) NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

59.1% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 18: 23.3%

men married by age 18: 5.1% (2020 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