| People | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Population:
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22,942 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 92% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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54 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.2% (male 3,528/female 3,401)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 7,875/female 7,164)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 475/female 499) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 27.9 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 27.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.563% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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20.79 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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9.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.42 years
male: 73.12 years
female: 77.83 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.95 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: none
adjective: none |
Ethnic groups:
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black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10% |
Religions:
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Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) |
Languages:
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English (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US |
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