Demographics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This article is about the demographics of the population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871 35,688—    
1881 40,548+1.28%
1891 41,054+0.12%
1911 41,877+0.10%
1921 44,447+0.60%
1931 47,961+0.76%
1946 61,647+1.69%
1960 79,948+1.87%
1970 86,944+0.84%
1980 97,845+1.19%
1991 106,499+0.77%
2001 106,253−0.02%
2011 —    
Source:[1]

Population

Population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands

According to the 2001 population census Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population of 106,253, a decrease of 256 since the 1991 census.[1] The population decrease of St. Vincent is caused by a high rate of emigration, as natural growth is positive. The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 109,400 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects).[2]

Vital statistics[3][4][5]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate Infant mortality rate
1950 67 2 6621 0221 640 39.715.324.5
1951 68 2 930 9901 940 43.014.528.5
1952 69 2 9061 1171 789 42.016.125.8
1953 71 3 0691 1271 942 43.516.027.5
1954 72 3 1171 1251 992 43.315.627.7
1955 74 3 6071 1022 505 49.115.034.1
1956 75 3 601 9372 664 48.012.535.5
1957 77 4 261 9853 276 55.612.942.7
1958 78 3 9301 2232 707 50.315.634.6
1959 80 4 0511 1412 910 50.914.336.6
1960 81 3 9851 2102 775 49.214.934.3
1961 82 3 9681 0242 944 48.312.535.8
1962 83 3 727 9572 770 44.811.533.3
1963 84 3 6371 0062 631 43.212.031.3
1964 85 3 678 8212 857 43.29.733.6
1965 86 3 770 8312 939 43.99.734.2
1966 87 3 809 8292 980 43.99.534.3
1967 88 3 574 7752 799 40.78.831.9
1968 89 3 324 8252 499 37.59.328.2
1969 90 3 093 8832 210 34.69.924.7
1970 90 3 327 7372 590 36.88.128.6
1971 91 3 714 7342 980 40.68.032.6
1972 92 3 705 8902 815 40.19.630.4
1973 94 3 243 9902 253 34.710.624.1
1974 95 3 373 7162 657 35.77.628.1
1975 96 3 398 7242 674 35.57.628.0
1976 97 3 786 7243 062 39.27.531.7
1977 98 3 152 7322 420 32.37.524.8
1978 99 3 275 7452 530 33.27.625.7
1979 100 3 409 6932 716 34.27.027.3
1980 101 3 075 7242 351 30.67.223.4
1981 101 3 227 7722 455 31.87.624.2
1982 102 3 352 7172 635 32.87.025.8
1983 103 3 295 7792 516 32.07.624.4
1984 104 2 831 7032 128 27.36.820.5
1986 105 2 708 6552 053 25.76.219.5
1988 107 2 537 7121 825 23.86.717.1
1990 108 2 552 6861 866 23.76.417.4
1991 108 2 591 6541 937 24.06.118.0
1992 108 2 686 7141 972 24.96.618.3
1993 108 2 687 6802 007 24.96.318.6
1994 108 2 549 7321 817 23.66.816.8
1995 108 2 614 7301 884 24.26.817.4
1996 108 2 338 7921 546 21.67.314.3
1997 108 2 311 7361 575 21.46.814.6
1998 108 2 112 8301 282 19.67.711.9
1999 108 2 171 8331 338 20.17.712.4
2000 108 2 149 7001 449 19.96.513.4
2001 108 2 109 7651 344 19.57.112.4
2002 108 1 985 7661 219 18.47.111.3
2003 108 1 923 7901 133 17.77.310.5
2004 109 1 804 812 992 16.67.59.1
2005 109,374 1 779 813 966 17.68.09.6 2.1 16.3
2006 109,462 1 7967771 019 17.97.710.2 2.2 27.8
2007 109,551 1 822 7791 043 18.27.810.4 2.2 18.7
2008 109,639 1 901 8511 050 18.98.410.5 2.3 19.4
2009 109,727 1 905 7661 139 18.97.611.3 2.3 18.3
2010 109,815 1 765 856909 17.48.3 9.1 2.2 21.3
2011 109,903 21.8
2012 858 7.8
2013 1 738 15.8

Structure of the population [6]

Structure of the population (01.07.2008) (Estimates) :

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 50 009 49 077 99 086 100
0-4 4 782 4 520 9 302 9,39
5-9 5 352 5 332 10 684 10,78
10-14 5 269 5 122 10 391 10,49
15-19 5 293 5 238 10 531 10,63
20-24 4 639 4 420 9 060 9,14
25-29 4 057 3 884 7 941 8,01
30-34 3 747 3 408 7 155 7,22
35-39 3 911 3 614 7 525 7,59
40-44 3 214 3 029 6 243 6,30
45-49 2 252 2 158 4 410 4,45
50-54 1 807 1 674 3 481 3,51
55-59 1 299 1 296 2 595 2,62
60-64 1 222 1 328 2 550 2,57
65-69 1 143 1 236 2 379 2,40
70-74 831 989 1 819 1,84
75-79 591 821 1 412 1,43
80-84 359 520 879 0,89
85+ 241 488 729 0,74
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 15 403 14 974 30 377 30,66
15-64 31 441 30 049 61 490 62,06
65+ 3 165 4 054 7 219 7,29

Ethnic groups

Saint Vincents's population is predominantly African/black (77,390 in 2001; 72.8% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (21,303; 20%).[1] 1.4% of the population is East Indian (1,436 residents in 2001) and 1.4% white (608 Portuguese and 870 other white).

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines also has a small Black Carib population. During the past decades the Black Caribs increased from 3,347 at the 1991 census (3.1% of the population) to 3,818 at the 2001 census (3.6% of the population). Black Caribs are indigenous from the island of Saint Vincent, formed in the 18th century by the mixture between Carib Amerindians and black slaves. A part of their community (now known as Garifuna) was expelled from St. Vincent in 1797 and exported to the island of Roatán, Honduras, from where they migrated to the Caribbean coast of the mainland of Central America and spread as far as Belize and Nicaragua.[7] While the Garifuna have retained their Carib language,[8] the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines speak Creole English.[9]

The remaining 0.8% of the population includes Chinese and people from the Middle East.

Language

While the official language is English most Vincentians speak Vincentian Creole.[10] English is used in education, government, religion, and other formal domains, while Creole (or "dialect" as it is referred to locally) is used in informal situations such as in the home and among friends.[11]

Religion

According to the 2001 census, 81.5% of the population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is considered Christian, 6.7% has another religion and 8.8% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.5%).[1]

Anglicanism constitutes the largest religion, with 17.8% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (17.6%). The next largest group are Methodists (10.9% of the population), followed by Seventh-day Adventists (10.2%) and Baptists (10.0%). Other Christians include Roman Catholics (7.5%), Evangelicals (2.8%), Church of God (2.5%), Brethren Christian (1.3%) Jehovah's Witnesses (0.6%), and the Salvation Army (0.3%). Between 1991 and 2001 the number of Anglicans, Brethren, Methodists and Roman Catholics decreased, while the number of Pentecostals, Evangelicals and Seventh-day Adventists increased.

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarians (1.5% of the population), Hindus and Muslims.

References

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