Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People & Society#
| Population | 102,350 (July 2016 est.) |
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| 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% |
| Languages | English, French patois |
| Religions | Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.78% (male 11,246/female 11,050) 15-24 years: 16.28% (male 8,407/female 8,258) 25-54 years: 42.64% (male 22,668/female 20,975) 55-64 years: 10.2% (male 5,363/female 5,076) 65 years and over: 9.09% (male 4,347/female 4,960) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 46.8% youth dependency ratio: 36% elderly dependency ratio: 10.8% potential support ratio: 9.3% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33 years male: 33.2 years female: 32.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.26% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | most of the population is concentrated in and around Kingstown |
| Urbanization | urban population: 50.6% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.72% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | KINGSTOWN (capital) 27,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 45 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.3 years male: 73.3 years female: 77.4 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.81 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 8.6% of GDP (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.2 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 95.1% of population rural: 95.1% of population total: 95.1% of population unimproved: urban: 4.9% of population rural: 4.9% of population total: 4.9% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 76.1% of population rural: 76.1% of population total: 76.1% of population unimproved: urban: 23.9% of population rural: 23.9% of population total: 23.9% of population (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.1% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2010) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 33.8% male: 27.8% female: 41.4% (2008 est.) |