World Factbook
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
Religions
Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.06 male(s)/female
total population
1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.94 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
37.7 years
total
38.1 years (2025 est.)
female
37.4 years
Population
male
51,249
total
100,647 (2024 est.)
female
49,398
Nationality
noun
Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective
Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Urbanization
urban population
54.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
18.8% (male 9,527/female 9,353)
15-64 years
68.2% (male 35,401/female 33,288)
65 years and over
13% (2024 est.) (male 6,321/female 6,757)
Ethnic groups
African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
46.5 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
27.5 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
5.3 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
19 (2024 est.)
Physician density
0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.4% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
8.6% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
4.2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
6.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
12.6% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
13.9 deaths/1,000 live births
total
12 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-0.15% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.85 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown
Life expectancy at birth
male
75.2 years
female
79.3 years
total population
77.2 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
56 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 90.2% of population
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
2.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
7.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
4.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
27,000 KINGSTOWN (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.7% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
14 years (2015 est.)
total
15 years (2015 est.)
female
15 years (2015 est.)