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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines



Saint Vincent and the Grenadines People:

Population:
117,534 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.1% (male:16,208; female:15,621)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male:40,287; female:37,883)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male:3,280; female:4,255) (2005)

Median age:
total: 26.36 years
male: 26.21 years
female: 26.53 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
0.27% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
16.34 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
6 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
-7.61 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.78 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 16.09 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 13.44 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.62 years (2005 est.)
male: 71.78 years
female: 75.51 years

Total fertility rate:
1.85 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: 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%, Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant

Languages:
English, French patois

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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