Turks and Caicos Islands Demographics Profile 2009

Population

22,942 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.2% (male 3,528/female 3,401)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 7,875/female 7,164)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 475/female 499) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 27.9 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 27.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.563% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

Urbanization

urban population: 92% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.42 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 77.83 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.95 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: 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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2005)

Education expenditures

NA