Demographics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The country's official language is English, but a French patois may be heard on some of the Grenadine Islands. St. Vincent has a high rate of emigration. With extremely high unemployment and under-employment, population growth remains a major problem.
Population: 115,461 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30% (male 17,868; female 17,263)
15-64 years: 63% (male 37,377; female 35,623)
65 years and over: 7% (male 3,144; female 4,186) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.43% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.25 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.3 years
male: 70.6 years
female: 74.06 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.11 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Ethnic groups: Black 56%, East Indians 16%, Carib Amerindian 2%, Mixed Race 19%, Other 7%.
Religions: Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Hindu 13%, Islam 6% Seventh-day Adventist and Protestant 6%
Languages: English, French patois, Bhojpuri, Portuguese
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)
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