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Turks and Caicos Islands Demographics Profile

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Population57,196 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: none

adjective: none
Ethnic groupsBlack 87.6%, White 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006 est.)
LanguagesEnglish (official)
ReligionsProtestant 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 structure0-14 years: 21.33% (male 6,077/female 5,852)

15-24 years: 13.19% (male 3,689/female 3,687)

25-54 years: 52.51% (male 14,729/female 14,637)

55-64 years: 7.81% (male 2,297/female 2,069)

65 years and over: 5.17% (male 1,364/female 1,525) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 34.6 years

male: 34.9 years

female: 34.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.91% (2021 est.)
Birth rate13.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate8.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributioneight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk
Urbanizationurban population: 93.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population5,000 GRAND TURK (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 80.6 years

male: 77.84 years

female: 83.51 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.7 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 94.3% of population

unimproved: total: 5.7% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 88% of population

unimproved: total: 12% of population (2017)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expenditures2.9% of GDP (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 9 years

male: NA

female: NA (2015)
People - notedestination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021