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.
Population
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.The population decrease of St. Vincent is caused by a high rate of emigration, as natural growth is positive.
The estimated population of is .
Vital statistics
| Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Natural change | 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 | 108 | 1 923 | 790 | 1 133 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 10.5 | - | - |
| 2004 | 109 | 1 804 | 812 | 992 | 16.6 | 7.5 | 9.1 | - | - |
| 2005 | 109.374 | 1 779 | 813 | 966 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 16.3 |
| 2006 | 109.462 | 1 796 | 777 | 1 019 | 17.9 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 27.8 |
| 2007 | 109.551 | 1 822 | 779 | 1 043 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 2008 | 109.639 | 1 901 | 851 | 1 050 | 18.9 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 19.4 |
| 2009 | 109.727 | 1 905 | 766 | 1 139 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 2010 | 109.815 | 1 765 | 856 | 909 | 17.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 21.3 |
| 2011 | 109.903 | 1 725 | 882 | 843 | 15.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 1.892 | 21.8 |
| 2012 | 1 853 | 858 | 995 | 16.8 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 2.213 | - | |
| 2013 | 1 738 | 926 | 812 | 15.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 2.090 | - | |
| 2014 | 1 841 | 1 006 | 835 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 2.211 | - | |
| 2015 | 1 813 | 885 | 928 | 16.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - | ||
| 2016 | 1 729 | 930 | 799 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | - | ||
| 2017 | 1 540 | 930 | 610 | 13.9 | 8.4 | 5.5 | - |
Structure of the population
Structure of the population :| 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 |
Ethnic groups
Saint Vincents's population is predominantly African/black or of mixed African-European descent. 1.4% of the population is East Indian and 1.4% 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 to 3,818 at the 2001 census. 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 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. While the Garifuna have retained their Carib language, the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines speak Creole English.
The remaining 0.8% of the population includes Chinese and people from the Middle East.
Language
While the official language is English most Vincentians speak Vincentian Creole, an English-based creole, as their mother tongue. English is used in education, government, religion, and other formal domains, while Creole is used in informal situations such as in the home and among friends.Religion
Protestant 75%, Roman Catholic 13%, other 12%.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.
Anglicanism constitutes the largest religion, with 47.8% of the population. Methodists are the second largest group. The next largest group are Roman Catholics, followed by other religions including Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
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.