Short facts about people of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Population:

115,942 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  29.61% (male 17,466; female 16,865) 15-64 years:  64.04% (male 38,074; female 36,179) 65 years and over:  6.35% (male 3,162; female 4,196) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.4% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

17.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.16 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-7.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.75 male(s)/female total population:  1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

16.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  72.56 years male:  70.83 years female:  74.34 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.06 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) adjective:  Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic groups:

black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%

Religions:

Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Hindu, other Protestant

Languages:

English, French patois

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over has ever attended school total population:  96% male:  96% female:  96% (1970 est.)

Source: World Factbook