Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Demographics Profile 2008

Population

118,432 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.1% (male 15,161/female 14,600)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male 41,855/female 39,105)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 3,402/female 4,309) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 28 years
male: 27.8 years
female: 28.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.231% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

15.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-7.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.34 years
male: 72.42 years
female: 76.31 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.79 children born/woman (2008 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%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3%

Religions

Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%

Languages

English, French patois

Literacy

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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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

Education expenditures

8.1% of GDP (2005)