Demographics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Population pyramid of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2020
Population100,969 (2022 est.)
Growth rate-0.17% (2022 est.)
Birth rate12.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate7.49 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate-6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years20.15%
65 and over10.72%
Nationality
Major ethnicAfrican descent (71.2%)

This is a demography 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 107,598+0.87%
2001 109,022+0.13%
2012 109,991+0.08%
2023—    
Source:[1]
Note: Pop. numbers for 2012, 2001, and 1991 represent total populations, while pop. numbers for previous years exclude institutional populations.

Population

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

According to the 2012 census, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had a total population of 109,991, an increase of 969 since the 2001 census.[1][2] While the country's population continues to increase, annual growth has slowed since the 1991 census.[1]

The estimated population for 2021 is 104,332 (per the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[3][4]).

Vital statistics

[5][6]

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 2 662 1 022 1 640 39.7 15.3 24.5
1951 68 2 930 990 1 940 43.0 14.5 28.5
1952 69 2 906 1 117 1 789 42.0 16.1 25.8
1953 71 3 069 1 127 1 942 43.5 16.0 27.5
1954 72 3 117 1 125 1 992 43.3 15.6 27.7
1955 74 3 607 1 102 2 505 49.1 15.0 34.1
1956 75 3 601 937 2 664 48.0 12.5 35.5
1957 77 4 261 985 3 276 55.6 12.9 42.7
1958 78 3 930 1 223 2 707 50.3 15.6 34.6
1959 80 4 051 1 141 2 910 50.9 14.3 36.6
1960 81 3 985 1 210 2 775 49.2 14.9 34.3
1961 82 3 968 1 024 2 944 48.3 12.5 35.8
1962 83 3 727 957 2 770 44.8 11.5 33.3
1963 84 3 637 1 006 2 631 43.2 12.0 31.3
1964 85 3 678 821 2 857 43.2 9.7 33.6
1965 86 3 770 831 2 939 43.9 9.7 34.2
1966 87 3 809 829 2 980 43.9 9.5 34.3
1967 88 3 574 775 2 799 40.7 8.8 31.9
1968 89 3 324 825 2 499 37.5 9.3 28.2
1969 90 3 093 883 2 210 34.6 9.9 24.7
1970 90 3 327 737 2 590 36.8 8.1 28.6
1971 91 3 714 734 2 980 40.6 8.0 32.6
1972 92 3 705 890 2 815 40.1 9.6 30.4
1973 94 3 243 990 2 253 34.7 10.6 24.1
1974 95 3 373 716 2 657 35.7 7.6 28.1
1975 96 3 398 724 2 674 35.5 7.6 28.0
1976 97 3 786 724 3 062 39.2 7.5 31.7
1977 98 3 152 732 2 420 32.3 7.5 24.8
1978 99 3 275 745 2 530 33.2 7.6 25.7
1979 100 3 409 693 2 716 34.2 7.0 27.3
1980 101 3 075 724 2 351 30.6 7.2 23.4
1981 101 3 227 772 2 455 31.8 7.6 24.2
1982 102 3 352 717 2 635 32.8 7.0 25.8
1983 103 3 295 779 2 516 32.0 7.6 24.4
1984 104 2 831 703 2 128 27.3 6.8 20.5
1986 105 2 708 655 2 053 25.7 6.2 19.5
1988 107 2 537 712 1 825 23.8 6.7 17.1
1990 108 2 552 686 1 866 23.7 6.4 17.4
1991 108 2 591 654 1 937 24.0 6.1 18.0
1992 108 2 686 714 1 972 24.9 6.6 18.3
1993 108 2 687 680 2 007 24.9 6.3 18.6
1994 108 2 549 732 1 817 23.6 6.8 16.8
1995 108 2 614 730 1 884 24.2 6.8 17.4
1996 108 2 338 792 1 546 21.6 7.3 14.3
1997 108 2 311 736 1 575 21.4 6.8 14.6
1998 108 2 112 830 1 282 19.6 7.7 11.9
1999 108 2 171 833 1 338 20.1 7.7 12.4
2000 108 2 149 700 1 449 19.9 6.5 13.4
2001 108 2 109 765 1 344 19.5 7.1 12.4
2002 108 1 985 766 1 219 18.4 7.1 11.3
2003 109.198 1 923 790 1 133 17.6 7.2 10.4 2.1
2004 109.286 1 804 812 992 16.5 7.4 9.1 2.0
2005 109.374 1 779 813 966 16.3 7.4 8.9 1.9 16.3
2006 109.462 1 796 777 1 019 16.4 7.2 9.2 2.1 27.8
2007 109.551 1 822 779 1 043 16.6 7.1 9.5 2.0 18.7
2008 109.639 1 901 848 1 053 17.3 7.7 9.6 2.1 19.4
2009 109.727 1 905 777 1 128 17.4 7.1 10.3 2.235 18.3
2010 109.814 1 784 827 957 16.2 7.5 8.7 2.253 21.3
2011 109.903 1 725 882 843 15.7 8.0 7.7 1.892 22.0
2012 109.991 1 840 858 982 16.7 7.8 8.9 2.213 13.6
2013 110.079 1 738 926 812 15.8 8.4 7.4 2.090 18.4
2014 110.166 1 841 1 006 835 16.7 9.1 7.6 2.211 15.8
2015 110.255 1 813 885 928 16.4 8.3 8.1 2.188 14.3
2016 110.343 1 729 930 799 15.8 8.0 7.8 2.102 14.5
2017 110.431 1 539 911 628 13.9 8.2 5.7 1.858 11.0
2018 110.520 1 524 965 559 13.8 8.7 5.1 1.848 14.4
2019 110.608 1 426 1 023 403 12.9 9.2 3.7 1.739 10.5
2020 110.696 1 320 1 046 274 11.9 9.4 2.5 1.598 15.9
2021 110.784 1 370 1 184 186 12.4 10.7 1.7 1.756 16.8
2022 110.872

Structure of the population

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2008) (Because of rounding, totals are not in all cases the sum of the respective components. Unrevised data.): [7]
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
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021): [8]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 56 826 53 958 110 784 100
0–4 4 413 4 357 8 770 7.92
5–9 4 407 4 237 8 644 7.80
10–14 5 158 4 746 9 904 8.94
15–19 5 169 4 888 10 057 9.08
20–24 4 454 4 278 8 732 7.88
25–29 4 325 4 113 8 438 7.62
30–34 3 976 4 000 7 976 7.20
35–39 3 927 3 736 7 663 6.92
40–44 3 859 3 403 7 262 6.56
45–49 3 950 3 627 7 576 6.84
50–54 3 515 3 131 6 645 6.00
55–59 2 703 2 403 5 106 4.61
60–64 2 015 1 862 3 877 3.50
65-69 1 490 1 392 2 883 2.60
70-74 1 311 1 262 2 573 2.32
75-79 985 1 021 2 006 1.81
80-84 678 785 1 463 1.32
85+ 491 716 1 207 1.09
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 13 978 13 340 27 318 24.66
15–64 37 893 35 442 73 335 66.20
65+ 4 955 5 176 10 131 9.14

Ethnic groups

Saint Vincents's population is predominantly African (77,764 in 2012; 71.2% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (25,111; 27.6%). 1.1% of the population is East Indian (1,199 residents in 2001) and 1.5% white (753 Portuguese and 889 other white).[1]

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines also has a small indigenous (Amerindian/Carib) population. During the past decades the indigenous population changed from 3,347 at the 1991 census (3.1% of the population) to 3,898 at the 2001 census (3.6% of the population) to 3,280 at the 2012 census (3.0% of the population).[9]

Black Caribs are originally from the island of Saint Vincent, formed in the 18th century by the mixture between Kalinago and enslaved Africans who escaped. 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.[10] While the Garifuna have retained their Kalinago language,[11] the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines speak Creole English.[12]

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

Ethnic groups in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [13]
Ethnic groups percent
African
 
 66%
Mixed
 
 19%
East Indian
 
 6%
European
 
 4%
Other
 
 3%
Carib Amerindian
 
 2%


Language

While the official language is English most Vincentians speak Vincentian Creole, an English-based creole, as their mother tongue.[14] 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.[15]

Religion

Religious groups in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[13]
Religious groups percent
Anglican
 
 47%
Methodist
 
 28%
Roman Catholic
 
 13%
Other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant)
 
 12%

Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%.[13]

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%).[16]

According to the 2012 census, 82.3% of the population identifies as Christian (mainly Pentecostal, Anglican or Seventh-day Adventists); 7.5% have no religion, and there are groups of Rastafarians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Baha’is.[17]

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.

References

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  2. ^ "A few highlights from the last census". iWitness News, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "United Nations : Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. ^ "Total Household Population by Ethnic Group and Sex, 1991 to 2012". Statistical Office, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ Garifuna reach: Historia de los garífunas. Posted by Itarala.
  11. ^ "Garifuna". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Central America and Caribbean :: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES". CIA The World Factbook. 2 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Vincentian Creole English". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  15. ^ "The Classification of the English-Lexifier Creole Languages Spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago Using a Comparison of the Markers of Some Key Grammatical Features". Sil.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Population and Housing Census 2001". Stats.gov.vc. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. ^ US State Department, 2022 report on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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