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People And SocietyNationality
Noun None
Adjective None Ethnic groups
Black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% 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 World Ranking: 210
46,335 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
22.7% (male 5,188/female 5,008) 15-64 years 73.2% (male 16,653/female 16,156) 65 years and over 4% (male 813/female 1,001) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 30.9 years
Male 31.2 years Female 30.6 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 6
3.17% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 109
17.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 217
3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 4
17.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 93% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
GRAND TURK (capital) 6,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.8 male(s)/female Total population 1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 134
Total 11.63 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 14.57 deaths/1,000 live births Female 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 42
Total population 79.26 years
Male 76.53 years Female 82.12 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 168
1.7 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over has ever attended school Total population 98%Male 99% Female 98% (1970 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 11 years
Male 11 years Female 12 years (2005) People - note
Destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US
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