Short facts about people of Turks and Caicos Islands

Population:

18,122 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  32.58% (male 2,996; female 2,908) 15-64 years:  63.51% (male 6,050; female 5,459) 65 years and over:  3.91% (male 316; female 393) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.41% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.8 male(s)/female total population:  1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.52 years male:  71.37 years female:  75.77 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.22 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:  none adjective:  none

Ethnic groups:

black

Religions:

Baptist 41.2%, Methodist 18.9%, Anglican 18.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7%, other 19.9% (1980)

Languages:

English (official)

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over has ever attended school total population:  98% male:  99% female:  98% (1970 est.)

Source: World Factbook