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Demographics of Grenada
Population pyramid of Grenada in 2020
Population	113,949 (2022 est.)
Growth rate	0.32% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	13.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy	75.74 years
• male	73.13 years
• female	78.6 years
Fertility rate	1.93 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	9.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-2.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	23.23%
65 and over	10.89%
Sex ratio
Total	1.03 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.1 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.09 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.69 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Grenadian
Major ethnic	African descent (82.4%)

The demography of the people of Grenada, Grenadians /ɡrəˈneɪdiːənz/, includes population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2011 census Grenada has 105,539 inhabitants. The estimated population of 2021 is 124,610 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects).

Fertility rate

The fertility rate in Grenada was 2.21 in 2013.

Vital statistics

Structure of the population

Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019:

• One birth every 288 minutes
• One death every 480 minutes
• One net migrant every 1440 minutes
• Net gain of one person every 1440 minutes

Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated:

Nationality

noun: Grenadian(s)

adjective: Grenadian

Population

113,949 (2022 est.)

Ethnic groups

African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.23% (male 13,709 /female 12,564)

15-24 years: 14.14% (male 8,034 /female 7,959)

25-54 years: 40.05% (male 23,104 /female 22,187)

55-64 years: 11.69% (male 6,734 /female 6,490)

65 years and over: 10.89% (male 5,774 /female 6,539) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 33.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 99th

male: 33.1 years

female: 33.4 years (2020 est.)

Birth rate

13.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 128th

Death rate

8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 79th

Total fertility rate

1.93 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 117th

Net migration rate

-2.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 173rd

Population growth rate

0.32% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 169st

Languages

English (official), French patois

Religions

Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.74 years

male: 73.13 years

female: 78.6 years (2022 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 50.5 (2020 est.)

youth dependency ratio: 35.8 (2020 est.)

elderly dependency ratio: 14.7 (2020 est.)

potential support ratio: 6.8 (2020 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 36.9% of total population (2022)

rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.3% (2016). Country comparison to the world: 90th

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2014 est.)

total population: 98.6%

male: 98.6%

female: 98.6% (2014 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2017)

Ethnic groups

The vast majority of the population of Grenada are of African descent (89.4% at the 2001 census). There is also a significant mixed population (8.2%), along with a small European origin minority (0.4%), East Indians (1.6%), and there are small numbers of Lebanese/Syrians (0.04%) and Chinese (0.02%).

Amerindians

Grenada has a small population of pre-Columbian native Caribs. According to the 2001 census there are only 125 Caribs remaining (0.12% of the total population).

Languages

Apart from a 114-year period of French occupancy (1649–1763) English has been the country's official language. However, over time the minority of the population use a colloquial spoken language considered to be either English-based creole languages or (Grenadian Creole English) and which is said to reflect the African, European and Indian heritage of the nation.

The Grenadian creoles originally influenced by French, now contain elements from a variety of Grenadian Creole and a little of the African languages. Grenadian Creole French is mainly spoken in smaller rural areas, but today it can only be heard in a few small pockets of the society. Grenadian Creole French is mainly known as Patois and may have similarities to the Saint Lucian Creole French.

It is believed that the one-time native or indigenous languages were Iñeri and Karina.

Religion

Historically the religious makeup of the islands of Grenada covers the period from first European occupation in the 17th century. This has always been predominantly Christian and largely Roman Catholic (due to the first occupants being French) and from the 1891 census we get a snapshot of the population and its religious proclivities - over half were Roman Catholic (55%), a third were Church of England (36%), others listed were Wesleyan (6%) and Presbyterian (0.88%).

More recently, according to the government's 2011 information, 85.2% percent of the population of Grenada is considered Christian, 7.7% is non-Christian and 7% has no religious belief. Roughly one third of Christians are Roman Catholics (36% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one half are Protestant (49.2%).

Anglicanism constitutes the largest Protestant group, with about 11.5% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (about 11.3%), followed by Seventh-day Adventists (approximately 10.5% of the population). Other estimates include Baptists (2.9%), Church of God (2.6%), Methodists (1.8%), Evangelicals (1.6%) Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%), and Brethren Christian (0.5%).

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.1% of the population), Hinduism (0.2%) and Muslims (0.3%).

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