Nationality:
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic groups:
black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3%

Languages:
English, French patois

Religions:
Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%

Population:
102,918 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.9% (male 11,858/female 11,661)
15-24 years: 16.7% (male 8,687/female 8,528)
25-54 years: 42.6% (male 22,781/female 21,065)
55-64 years: 9.2% (male 4,873/female 4,634)
65 years and over: 8.4% (male 4,083/female 4,748) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 47.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 36.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.5 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 31.9 years
male: 32 years
female: 31.7 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.29% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
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Birth rate:
13.85 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
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Death rate:
7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
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Net migration rate:
-9.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
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Urbanization:
urban population: 49.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
KINGSTOWN (capital) 31,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
48 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.07 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 121
male: 14.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.86 years
country comparison to the world: 106
male: 72.9 years
female: 76.88 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.84 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
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Health expenditures:
4.9% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 142
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Physicians density:
0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2001)
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Hospital bed density:
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 95.1% of population
rural: 95.1% of population
total: 95.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.9% of population
rural: 4.9% of population
total: 4.9% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 76.1% of population
rural: 76.1% of population
76.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 23.9% of population
rural: 23.9% of population
total: 23.9% of population (2007 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:
23.4% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 75
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Education expenditures:
5.1% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 69
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2004)