Turks and Caicos Islands People 2008

Population:
21,746 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.3% (male 3,466/female 3,345)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 7,398/female 6,690)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 394/female 453) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.7 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 26.9 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.722% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
21.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
9.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.106 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.073 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.95 years
male: 72.69 years
female: 77.32 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
3.02 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: 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.)