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Grenada Demographics Profile

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Population113,570 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Grenadian(s)

adjective: Grenadian
Ethnic groupsAfrican descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
LanguagesEnglish (official), French patois
ReligionsProtestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 23.23% (male 13,709/female 12,564)

15-24 years: 14.14% (male 8,034/female 7,959)

25-54 years: 40.05% (male 23,104/female 22,187)

55-64 years: 11.69% (male 6,734/female 6,490)

65 years and over: 10.89% (male 5,774/female 6,539) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 50.5

youth dependency ratio: 35.8

elderly dependency ratio: 14.7

potential support ratio: 6.8 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 33.3 years

male: 33.1 years

female: 33.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.35% (2021 est.)
Birth rate14.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionapproximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast
Urbanizationurban population: 36.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality rate25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 9.11 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.48 years

male: 72.86 years

female: 78.36 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 96.8% of population

unimproved: total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures4.5% (2018)
Physicians density1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 93.7% of population

unimproved: total: 6.3% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.5% (2018)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<500 (2018)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate21.3% (2016)
Education expenditures3.2% of GDP (2017)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.6%

male: 98.6%

female: 98.6% (2014 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)

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