Demographics of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This article is about the demographics 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 106,499+0.77%
2001 106,253−0.02%
2011 —    
Source:[1]

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

According to the 2001 population census Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population of 106,253, a decrease of 256 since the 1991 census.[1] The population decrease of St. Vincent is caused by a high rate of emigration, as natural growth is positive. The estimated population of 2018 is 110,211 (the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[2][3]).

Vital statistics

[4][5]

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 6621 0221 640 39.715.324.5
1951 68 2 9309901 940 43.014.528.5
1952 69 2 9061 1171 789 42.016.125.8
1953 71 3 0691 1271 942 43.516.027.5
1954 72 3 1171 1251 992 43.315.627.7
1955 74 3 6071 1022 505 49.115.034.1
1956 75 3 6019372 664 48.012.535.5
1957 77 4 2619853 276 55.612.942.7
1958 78 3 9301 2232 707 50.315.634.6
1959 80 4 0511 1412 910 50.914.336.6
1960 81 3 9851 2102 775 49.214.934.3
1961 82 3 9681 0242 944 48.312.535.8
1962 83 3 7279572 770 44.811.533.3
1963 84 3 6371 0062 631 43.212.031.3
1964 85 3 6788212 857 43.29.733.6
1965 86 3 7708312 939 43.99.734.2
1966 87 3 8098292 980 43.99.534.3
1967 88 3 5747752 799 40.78.831.9
1968 89 3 3248252 499 37.59.328.2
1969 90 3 0938832 210 34.69.924.7
1970 90 3 3277372 590 36.88.128.6
1971 91 3 7147342 980 40.68.032.6
1972 92 3 7058902 815 40.19.630.4
1973 94 3 2439902 253 34.710.624.1
1974 95 3 3737162 657 35.77.628.1
1975 96 3 3987242 674 35.57.628.0
1976 97 3 7867243 062 39.27.531.7
1977 98 3 1527322 420 32.37.524.8
1978 99 3 2757452 530 33.27.625.7
1979 100 3 4096932 716 34.27.027.3
1980 101 3 0757242 351 30.67.223.4
1981 101 3 2277722 455 31.87.624.2
1982 102 3 3527172 635 32.87.025.8
1983 103 3 2957792 516 32.07.624.4
1984 104 2 8317032 128 27.36.820.5
1986 105 2 7086552 053 25.76.219.5
1988 107 2 5377121 825 23.86.717.1
1990 108 2 5526861 866 23.76.417.4
1991 108 2 5916541 937 24.06.118.0
1992 108 2 6867141 972 24.96.618.3
1993 108 2 6876802 007 24.96.318.6
1994 108 2 5497321 817 23.66.816.8
1995 108 2 6147301 884 24.26.817.4
1996 108 2 3387921 546 21.67.314.3
1997 108 2 3117361 575 21.46.814.6
1998 108 2 1128301 282 19.67.711.9
1999 108 2 1718331 338 20.17.712.4
2000 108 2 1497001 449 19.96.513.4
2001 108 2 1097651 344 19.57.112.4
2002 108 1 9857661 219 18.47.111.3
2003 109.198 1 9237901 133 17.67.210.4 2.1
2004 109.286 1 804812992 16.57.49.1 2.0
2005 109.374 1 779813966 16.37.48.9 1.9 16.3
2006 109.462 1 7967771 019 16.47.29.2 2.1 27.8
2007 109.551 1 8227791 043 16.67.19.5 2.0 18.7
2008 109.639 1 9018481 053 17.37.79.6 2.1 19.4
2009 109.727 1 9057771 128 17.47.110.3 2.235 18.3
2010 109.814 1 784827957 16.27.58.7 2.253 21.3
2011 109.903 1 725882843 15.78.07.7 1.892 21.8
2012 109.991 1 840858982 16.77.88.9 2.213
2013 110.079 1 738926812 15.88.47.4 2.090
2014 110.166 1 8411 006835 16.79.17.6 2.211
2015 110.255 1 813885928 16.48.38.1 2.188
2016 110.343 1 729930799 15.88.07.8 2.102
2017 110.431 1 539911628 13.98.25.7 1.858
2018 110.520 1 524965559 13.88.75.1 1.848
2019 110.608 1 4261 023403 12.99.23.7 1.739
2020 110.696

Structure of the population [6]

Structure of the population (01.07.2008) (Estimates) :

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

Ethnic groups

Saint Vincents's population is predominantly African (77,390 in 2001; 72.8% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (21,303; 20%).[1] 1.4% of the population is East Indian (1,436 residents in 2001) and 1.4% white (608 Portuguese and 870 other white).

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines also has a small Black Carib population. During the past decades the Black Caribs increased from 3,347 at the 1991 census (3.1% of the population) to 3,818 at the 2001 census (3.6% of the population). Black Caribs are indigenous from the island of Saint Vincent, formed in the 18th century by the mixture between Carib Amerindians and black slaves. 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.[7] While the Garifuna have retained their Carib language,[8] the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines speak Creole English.[9]

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

Ethnic groups in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [10]
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.[11] 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.[12]

Religion
Religious groups in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[10]
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%.[10]

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%).[1]

Anglicanism constitutes the largest religion, with 47.8% of the population. Methodists are the second largest group (28%). The next largest group are Roman Catholics (13% of the population), followed by other religions including Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant (12% of the population)

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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  3. ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. "United Nations : Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. "DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. Garifuna reach: Historia de los garífunas. Posted by Itarala.
  8. "Garifuna". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  9. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. "Central America and Caribbean :: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES". CIA The World Factbook.
  11. "Vincentian Creole English". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. "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.
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