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People of Turks and Caicos Islands

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.)
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.)
People - note:destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US

Turks and Caicos Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 21,746 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 430 sq km
  • Density: 61 /km² (n/a)
  • GDP (total):
  • GDP (per capita):
  • Literacy: 98%

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  • Currency: U.S. dollar (USD)
  • Dial code: +1 649

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