Grenada Demographics Profile 2009

Population

90,739 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 32% (male 14,608/female 14,410)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 31,278/female 27,873)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 1,268/female 1,302) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 22.8 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 22.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.468% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

21.32 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-10.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 31% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 65.95 years
male: 64.06 years
female: 67.85 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian

Ethnic groups

black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

Religions

Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

Languages

English (official), French patois

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)

Education expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2003)