Nationality:
noun: none adjective:none
Ethnic groups:
black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006)
Languages:
English (official)
Religions:
Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%
Population:
49,070 (July 2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 212
Age structure:
0-14 years:22.1% (male 5,536/female 5,332)15-24 years:14.8% (male 3,552/female 3,715) 25-54 years:53.5% (male 13,333/female 12,931) 55-64 years:5.3% (male 1,434/female 1,188) 65 years and over:4.1% (male 910/female 1,139) (2014 est.) Median age:total: 31.9 years male:32.2 years female:31.5 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.58% (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 27
Birth rate:
16.61 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 119
Death rate:
3.08 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 221
Net migration rate:
12.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 12
Urbanization:
urban population:93.8% of total population (2011)rate of urbanization:1.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
GRAND TURK (capital) 7,000 (2011)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.05 male(s)/female0-14 years:1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years:0.96 male(s)/female 25-54 years:1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years:1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:0.8 male(s)/female total population:1.02 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
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total:10.97 deaths/1,000 live birthscountry comparison to the world: 131 male:13.7 deaths/1,000 live births female:8.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:79.55 yearscountry comparison to the world: 43 male:76.8 years female:82.42 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 172
Drinking water source:
improved:urban: 87% of population rural: 87% of population total: 87% of population unimproved: urban: 13% of population rural: 13% of population total: 13% of population (2007 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:urban: 81.4% of population rural: 81.4% of population total: 81.4% of population unimproved: urban: 18.6% of population rural: 18.6% of population total: 18.6% of population (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Education expenditures:
NA
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population:98% male:99% female:98% (1970 est.)
People - note:
destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US
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