World Factbook
Grenada
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Religions
Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.1 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.04 male(s)/female
total population
1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.9 male(s)/female
Birth rate
13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
35.2 years
total
35.9 years (2025 est.)
female
35.7 years
Population
male
58,168
total
114,621 (2024 est.)
female
56,453
Nationality
noun
Grenadian(s)
adjective
Grenadian
Urbanization
urban population
37.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
21.9% (male 13,095/female 12,003)
15-64 years
65.3% (male 38,129/female 36,726)
65 years and over
12.8% (2024 est.) (male 6,944/female 7,724)
Ethnic groups
African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
53.1 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
33.5 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
5.1 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
19.6 (2024 est.)
Physician density
1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.7% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.3% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
3.2 beds/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.89 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.4% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
8.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
9.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.24% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.9 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast
Life expectancy at birth
male
73.7 years
female
79.1 years
total population
76.3 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
48 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
8.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
4.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.3% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
17 years (2018 est.)
total
18 years (2018 est.)
female
18 years (2018 est.)