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People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Population:118,149 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 25.9% (male 15,596/female 15,027)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 41,259/female 38,620)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 3,358/female 4,289) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 27.4 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 27.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.248% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:16.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-7.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.068 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.783 male(s)/female
total population: 1.039 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 14.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 74.09 years
male: 72.21 years
female: 76.04 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.81 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Ethnic groups:black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%
Religions:Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
Languages:English, French patois
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Quickstats

  • Population: 118,149 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 389 sq km
  • Density: 307 /km² (39th)
  • GDP (total): $342 million (212nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $7,493 (82nd)
  • Literacy: 96%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 784

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