Turks and Caicos Islands Demographics Profile 2008

Population

22,352 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.7% (male 3,497/female 3,374)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 7,640/female 6,929)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 435/female 477) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 27.8 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 27 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

2.644% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.19 years
male: 72.91 years
female: 77.59 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.98 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: none
adjective: none

Ethnic groups

black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%

Religions

Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)

Languages

English (official)

Literacy

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

People - note

destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US