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Nationality:
noun: none
adjective: none

Ethnic groups:
black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006)

Languages:
English (official)

Religions:
Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%

Population:
49,070 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.1% (male 5,536/female 5,332)
15-24 years: 14.8% (male 3,552/female 3,715)
25-54 years: 53.5% (male 13,333/female 12,931)
55-64 years: 5.3% (male 1,434/female 1,188)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 910/female 1,139) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Median age:
total: 31.9 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 31.5 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.58% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
16.61 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.08 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
12.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 93.8% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
GRAND TURK (capital) 7,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.97 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 131
male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.55 years
country comparison to the world: 43
male: 76.8 years
female: 82.42 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 87% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 13% of population (2007 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 81.4% of population
rural: 81.4% of population
total: 81.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 18.6% of population
rural: 18.6% of population
total: 18.6% of population (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

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