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Nationality:
noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian

Ethnic groups:
black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian

Languages:
English (official), French patois

Religions:
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%

Population:
110,152 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.5% (male 13,954/female 13,057)
15-24 years: 16.5% (male 9,075/female 9,155)
25-54 years: 40.3% (male 22,765/female 21,628)
55-64 years: 9.2% (male 5,214/female 4,927)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 4,739/female 5,638) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 40.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.7 %
potential support ratio: 9.3 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 29.9 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 29.9 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.5% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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Birth rate:
16.3 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
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Death rate:
8.04 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Net migration rate:
-3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
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Urbanization:
urban population: 39.1% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.24% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) 41,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 134
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 137
male: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.8 years
country comparison to the world: 120
male: 71.24 years
female: 76.62 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.09 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Contraceptive prevalence rate:
54.3%
note: percent of women aged 15-44 (1990)
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Health expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 101
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Physicians density:
0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
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Hospital bed density:
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)
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Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 95.3% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 4.7% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 98.3% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 1.7% of population
total: 2% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
22.5% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 78
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Education expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2003)
country comparison to the world: 112
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2009)