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Turks and Caicos Islands:
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Other pages in this profile of the Turks and Caicos Islands:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
21,746 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 31.3% (male 3,466/female 3,345) 15-64 years: 64.8% (male 7,398/female 6,690) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 394/female 453) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 27.7 years male: 28.4 years female: 26.9 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
2.722% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
21.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
9.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.106 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.073 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 14.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 74.95 years male: 72.69 years female: 77.32 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
3.02 children born/woman (2007 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 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10% |
Religions |
Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) |
Languages |
English (official) |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total 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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