| People | Turks and Caicos Islands |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Population:
|
22,352 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
|
52 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 30.7% (male 3,497/female 3,374)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 7,640/female 6,929)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 435/female 477) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
|
total: 27.8 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 27 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
|
2.644% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
|
21.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
|
4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
9.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
|
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: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 14.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 75.19 years
male: 72.91 years
female: 77.59 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
|
2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
|
void |
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, or North American 10% |
Religions:
|
Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, 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 est.) |
People - note:
|
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
