Demographics of Grenada
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Grenada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
| Census population and average annual growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1871 | 37,684 | — |
| 1881 | 42,403 | +1.19% |
| 1891 | 53,209 | +2.30% |
| 1901 | 63,438 | +1.77% |
| 1911 | 66,750 | +0.51% |
| 1921 | 66,302 | −0.07% |
| 1946 | 72,387 | +0.35% |
| 1960 | 88,677 | +1.46% |
| 1970 | 92,775 | +0.45% |
| 1981 | 89,088 | −0.37% |
| 1991 | 85,123 | −0.45% |
| 2001 | 103,137 | +1.94% |
| 2011 | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||
Population
According to the 2001 census Grenada has 103,137 inhabitants.[1] The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 106,300 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revison of the World Population Prospects).[2]
Vital statistics
| Average population (x 1000)[3] | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate[4] | Infant mortality rate[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 77 | 2 962 | 1 056 | 1 906 | 38.6 | 13.8 | 24.9 | ||
| 1951 | 77 | 3 037 | 1 276 | 1 761 | 39.6 | 16.7 | 23.0 | ||
| 1952 | 77 | 3 119 | 1 255 | 1 864 | 40.4 | 16.3 | 24.2 | ||
| 1953 | 78 | 3 283 | 1 084 | 2 199 | 42.0 | 13.9 | 28.2 | ||
| 1954 | 79 | 3 507 | 793 | 2 714 | 44.2 | 10.0 | 34.2 | ||
| 1955 | 81 | 3 919 | 1 205 | 2 714 | 48.4 | 14.9 | 33.5 | ||
| 1956 | 83 | 3 627 | 1 179 | 2 448 | 43.8 | 14.2 | 29.6 | ||
| 1957 | 85 | 4 664 | 908 | 3 756 | 55.1 | 10.7 | 44.4 | ||
| 1958 | 86 | 4 253 | 973 | 3 280 | 49.2 | 11.2 | 37.9 | ||
| 1959 | 88 | 4 115 | 919 | 3 196 | 46.6 | 10.4 | 36.2 | ||
| 1960 | 90 | 4 016 | 1 032 | 2 984 | 44.7 | 11.5 | 33.2 | ||
| 1961 | 91 | 3 691 | 1 022 | 2 669 | 40.4 | 11.2 | 29.2 | ||
| 1962 | 92 | 3 419 | 840 | 2 579 | 37.0 | 9.1 | 27.9 | ||
| 1963 | 93 | 3 445 | 827 | 2 618 | 36.9 | 8.9 | 28.0 | ||
| 1964 | 94 | 3 374 | 804 | 2 570 | 35.9 | 8.5 | 27.3 | ||
| 1965 | 95 | 2 968 | 822 | 2 146 | 31.4 | 8.7 | 22.7 | ||
| 1966 | 95 | 2 820 | 852 | 1 968 | 29.7 | 9.0 | 20.7 | ||
| 1967 | 95 | 2 816 | 786 | 2 030 | 29.7 | 8.3 | 21.4 | ||
| 1968 | 95 | 2 994 | 822 | 2 172 | 31.6 | 8.7 | 22.9 | ||
| 1969 | 95 | 2 757 | 768 | 1 989 | 29.1 | 8.1 | 21.0 | ||
| 1970 | 94 | 2 741 | 743 | 1 998 | 29.0 | 7.9 | 21.2 | ||
| 1971 | 94 | 2 879 | 739 | 2 140 | 30.6 | 7.8 | 22.7 | ||
| 1972 | 94 | 2 939 | 660 | 2 279 | 31.3 | 7.0 | 24.3 | ||
| 1973 | 94 | 2 933 | 726 | 2 207 | 31.3 | 7.8 | 23.6 | ||
| 1974 | 93 | 2 734 | 734 | 2 000 | 29.4 | 7.9 | 21.5 | ||
| 1975 | 92 | 2 890 | 619 | 2 271 | 31.3 | 6.7 | 24.6 | ||
| 1976 | 91 | 2 712 | 678 | 2 034 | 29.7 | 7.4 | 22.2 | ||
| 1977 | 90 | 2 628 | 806 | 1 822 | 29.1 | 8.9 | 20.2 | ||
| 1978 | 89 | 2 521 | 765 | 1 756 | 28.3 | 8.6 | 19.7 | ||
| 1979 | 89 | 2 664 | 739 | 1 925 | 30.1 | 8.3 | 21.7 | ||
| 1993 | 98 | 2 220 | 745 | 1 475 | 22.6 | 7.6 | 15.0 | ||
| 1994 | 99 | 2 254 | 777 | 1 477 | 22.7 | 7.8 | 14.9 | ||
| 1995 | 100 | 2 286 | 807 | 1 479 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 14.8 | ||
| 1996 | 101 | 2 096 | 782 | 1 314 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 13.0 | ||
| 1997 | 101 | 2 191 | 707 | 1 484 | 21.7 | 7.0 | 14.7 | ||
| 1998 | 101 | 1 938 | 819 | 1 119 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 11.0 | ||
| 1999 | 101 | 1 791 | 794 | 997 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 2000 | 102 | 1 883 | 716 | 1 167 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | ||
| 2001 | 102 | 1 899 | 727 | 1 172 | 18.6 | 7.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 2002 | 102 | 1 733 | 896 | 837 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 2003 | 102 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 103 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 103 | 16.8[4] | 7.8[4] | 9.0 | 2.2 | 9.4 | |||
| 2006 | 103 | 15.4[4] | 7.1[4] | 8.3 | 1.9 | 13.8 | |||
| 2007 | 104 | 16.7[4] | 6.8[4] | 9.9 | 2.1 | 7.9 | |||
| 2008 | 104 | 16.5[4] | 7.7[4] | 8.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |||
| 2009 | 104 | 7.8[4] | |||||||
| 2010 | 105 | 8.1[4] |
Ethnic groups
The vast majority of the population of Grenada are of African descent (89.4% at the 2001 census).[1] 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
English is the country's official language, but the main spoken language is either of English-based creole languages (Grenadian Creole English) which reflects the Indian, African and European heritage of the nation.[5] The creoles contain elements from a variety of African languages; Grenadian Creole, however, is also influenced by French.
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 or Kwéyòl.
Religion
According to the 2001 census, 89.1% percent of the population of Grenada is considered Christian, 1.5% is non-Christian and 3.6% has no religion or stated "other" (5.7%).[1]
Roughly one half of Christians are Roman Catholics (44.6% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one half are Protestant. Anglicanism constitutes the largest Protestant group, with 11.5% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (11.3%), followed by Seventh-day Adventists (10.5% of the population). Other Christians include Baptists (2.9%), Church of God (2.6%), Methodists (1.8%), Evangelicals (1.6%) Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%), and Brethren (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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