Turks and Caicos Islands People:
Population:
20,556 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.5% (male:3,396; female:3,277)
15-64 years: 63.8% (male:6,900; female:6,220)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male:342; female:421) (2005)
Median age:
total: 27.35 years
male: 28.08 years
female: 26.62 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.9% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.23 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.28 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
11.09 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.67 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 18.11 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 13.11 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 74.51 years (2005 est.)
male: 72.28 years
female: 76.84 years
Total fertility rate:
3.08 children born/woman (2005 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 , North American 10%
Religions:
Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, 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)
People — note:
Destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US |
