Population 18,738 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 32.6% (male 3,101; female 3,004)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 6,266; female 5,651)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 319; female 397) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.28% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 24.18 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 12.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 17.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.76 years
female: 76.03 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.59 years

Total fertility rate 3.18 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: none
adjective: none

Ethnic groups black

Religions Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)

Languages English (official)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
total population: 98%

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

NOTE: The information regarding Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.