Demographics of Grenada
Encyclopedia
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.
Though most of Grenada
's population
is of Africa
n descent, there is some trace of the early Arawak and Carib Indians. A few Indo-Grenadians
and a small community of the descendants of early Europe
an settlers reside in Grenada. About 50% of Grenada's population is under the age of 30. English
is the official language
; only a few people still speak French patois
. A more significant reminder of Grenada's historical link with France is the strength of the Roman Catholic Church
to which about 60% of Grenadians belong. The Anglican Church
is the largest Protestant denomination.
0-14 years:
38% (male 17,106; female 16,634)
15-64 years:
58% (male 27,267; female 24,356)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,653; female 2,002) (2000 est.)
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Life expectancy
total population:
64.52 years
male:
62.74 years
female:
66.31 years (2000 est.)
82% Mulatto
12% Indians
3% and whites 2.9%, trace Arawak/Carib Amerindian
13.8%, other Protestant
33%, Buddhism
0.2%
Language
English
(official), English Creole
, French
, Patois
Literacy
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female:
98% (1970 est.)
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
features of the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, including population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
, ethnicity
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Though most of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
's population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
is of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n descent, there is some trace of the early Arawak and Carib Indians. A few Indo-Grenadians
Indo-Grenadians
Indo-Grenadians, or Grenadians who trace their roots to India, form the largest minority group in Grenada. This group was first introduced during the second half of the 19th century when Grenada experimented with indentured labour. By the second half of the 20th century Indians were so integrated...
and a small community of the descendants of early Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an settlers reside in Grenada. About 50% of Grenada's population is under the age of 30. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is the official language
Official language
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a nation's official language will be the one used in that nation's courts, parliament and administration. However, official status can also be used to give a...
; only a few people still speak French patois
Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole is a creole language with a vocabulary based on French. It is spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary also include elements of Carib and African languages. Antillean Creole is related to Haitian Creole, but has a number of distinctive features; they are...
. A more significant reminder of Grenada's historical link with France is the strength of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
to which about 60% of Grenadians belong. The Anglican Church
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
is the largest Protestant denomination.
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.Age structure
0-14 years:
38% (male 17,106; female 16,634)
15-64 years:
58% (male 27,267; female 24,356)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,653; female 2,002) (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.83 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Life expectancyLife expectancyLife expectancy is the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience...
at birth
total population:
64.52 years
male:
62.74 years
female:
66.31 years (2000 est.)
Ethnic groups
blacksBlack Grenadian
Black Grenadians, or Afro-Grenadians, are Grenadian people of largely African descent. They are also referred to simply as African, Black. The term may also refer to a Grenadian of African ancestry...
82% Mulatto
Mulatto
Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent, or more broadly, a person of mixed black and white ancestry. Contemporary usage of the term varies greatly, and the broader sense of the term makes its application rather subjective, as not all people of mixed white and black...
12% Indians
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
3% and whites 2.9%, trace Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Religions
Roman Catholic 53%, AnglicanAnglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
13.8%, other Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
33%, Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
0.2%
LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s
EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
(official), English Creole
Grenadian Creole
Grenadian Creole, is a term that may refer to either Grenadian Creole English or Grenadian Creole French.Grenadian Creole English, is a Creole language spoken in Grenada...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Patois
LiteracyLiteracyLiteracy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
98%
female:
98% (1970 est.)