Population 116,394 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 17,093; female 16,497)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 38,718; female 36,689)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 3,188; female 4,209) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.37% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 17.54 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.12 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -7.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 16.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.82 years
female: 74.63 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.07 years

Total fertility rate 2.01 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic groups black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%

Religions Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant

Languages English, French patois

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.