The demography of the people of Grenada, Grenadians , includes population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2011 census Grenada has 105,539 inhabitants. The estimated population of is ().

Structure of the population

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 56 222 55 245 111 467 100 0–4 4 282 3 872 8 154 7.32 5–9 3 793 3 634 7 427 6.66 10–14 4 392 4 276 8 668 7.78 15–19 4 869 4 818 9 687 8.69 20–24 5 027 4 797 9 824 8.81 25–29 4 758 4 722 9 480 8.50 30–34 3 596 3 514 7 110 6.38 35–39 3 424 3 130 6 554 5.88 40–44 3 120 2 904 6 024 5.40 45–49 3 416 3 198 6 614 5.93 50–54 3 179 3 195 6 374 5.72 55–59 2 455 2 231 4 686 4.20 60–64 1 806 1 765 3 571 3.20 65–69 1 261 1 497 2 758 2.47 70–74 1 106 1 287 2 393 2.15 75–79 732 999 1 731 1.55 80–84 417 695 1 112 1.00 85–89 168 359 527 0.47 90+ 78 197 275 0.25Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 12 467 11 782 24 249 21.75 15–64 39 993 38 429 78 422 70.35 65+ 3 762 5 034 8 796 7.89

Vital statistics

Average population United nations. Demographic Yearbooks. 2001Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rate Demographic Profile GrenadaInfant mortality rate 1950 77,0002,9621,0561,90638.613.824.9 1951 77,0003,0371,2761,76139.616.723.0 1952 77,0003,1191,2551,86440.416.324.2 1953 78,0003,2831,0842,19942.013.928.2 1954 79,0003,507 7932,71444.210.034.2 1955 81,0003,9191,2052,71448.414.933.5 1956 83,0003,6271,1792,44843.814.229.6 1957 85,0004,664 9083,75655.110.744.4 1958 86,0004,253 9733,28049.211.237.9 1959 88,0004,115 9193,19646.610.436.2 1960 90,0004,0161,0322,98444.711.533.2 1961 91,0003,6911,0222,66940.411.229.2 1962 92,0003,419 8402,57937.09.127.9 1963 93,0003,445 8272,61836.98.928.0 1964 94,0003,374 8042,57035.98.527.3 1965 95,0002,968 8222,14631.48.722.7 1966 95,0002,820 8521,96829.79.020.7 1967 95,0002,816 7862,03029.78.321.4 1968 95,0002,994 8222,17231.68.722.9 1969 95,0002,757 7681,98929.18.121.0 1970 94,0002,741 7431,99829.07.921.2 1971 94,0002,879 7392,14030.67.822.7 1972 94,0002,939 6602,27931.37.024.3 1973 94,0002,933 7262,20731.37.823.6 1974 93,0002,734 7342,00029.47.921.5 1975 92,0002,890 6192,27131.36.724.6 1976 91,0002,712 6782,03429.77.422.2 1977 90,0002,628 8061,82229.18.920.2 1978 89,0002,521 7651,75628.38.619.7 1979 89,0002,664 7391,92530.18.321.7 1993 97,0562,220 7451,47522.67.615.0 1994 97,7932,254 7771,47722.77.814.9 1995 98,5402,286 8071,47922.88.014.8 12.7 1996 98,9212,096 7821,31420.87.813.0 14.3 1997 99,5162,191 7071,48421.77.014.7 14.1 1998 100,1001,938 8191,11919.18.111.0 19.1 1999 100,7031,791 794 99717.77.89.8 15.2 2000 101,3081,883 7651,11818.57.511.0 14.3 2001 103,1431,899 7271,17218.67.111.5 17.4 2002 104,0681,756 887 86916.98.58.4 20.5 2003 104,769 1,851 810 1,041 17.7 7.7 10.0 11.9 2004 104,712 1,868 884 984 17.8 8.4 9.4 9.6 2005 104,4411,804 834 97017.38.09.3 2.2 9.4 2006 104,7081,663 765 89815.97.38.6 1.9 12.6 2007 104,9811,825 740 1,08517.47.010.4 2.2 7.1 2008 105,2981,809 842 96717.2 8.09.2 2.1 5.0 2009 105,175 1,800 781 1,019 17.17.49.72.0 7.8 2010 105,038 1,709 831 878 16.3 7.98.41.9 12.3 2011 106,667 1,812 795 1,017 17.0 7.59.52.177 15.5 2012 107,599 1,661 857 804 15.4 8.07.51.924 13.2 2013 108,580 1,838 822 1,016 16.9 7.69.42.129 17.4 2014 109,374 1,750 958 792 16.0 8.87.22.003 18.9 2015 110,096 1,694 869 825 15.47.9 7.51.925 16.5 2016 110,910 1,577898 679 14.2 8.16.11.788 15.9 2017 111,467 1,398 885513 12.57.94.61.705 24.3 2018 111,959 1,520 965555 13.68.65.01.693 15.8 2019 112,579 1,575 981594 14.08.75.3 11.4 2020 113,135 1,540 1,033507 13.58.94.6 20.1 2021 113,703 1,611 1,273338 14.211.23.0 18.6 2022 1,469 1,136333 19.7 2023 1,380 1,068312 12.3 2024 1,115

Fertility rate

The fertility rate in Grenada was 2.21 in 2013.

Ethnic groups The vast majority of the population of Grenada are of African descent (89.4% at the 2001 census). 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 Apart from a 114-year period of French occupancy (1649–1763) English has been the country's official language. However, over time the population has come to use a colloquial English-based creole language called Grenadian Creole English, which is said to reflect the African, European and Indian heritage of the nation.Alleyne, Mervyn C. "A Linguistic Perspective on the Caribbean", Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1985

Grenadian Creole English was originally influenced by French, and now contains elements from Grenadian Creole French and a little of the African languages. Grenadian Creole French is mainly spoken in smaller rural areas, and today it can only be heard in a few small pockets of the society. Grenadian Creole French is mainly known as Patois and may have similarities to the Saint Lucian Creole French.

It is believed that the one-time native or indigenous languages were Iñeri and Karina.

Religion Historically the religious makeup of the islands of Grenada covers the period from first European occupation in the 17th century. This has always been predominantly Christian and largely Roman Catholic (due to the first occupants being French) and from the 1891 census we get a snapshot of the population and its religious proclivities - over half were Roman Catholic (55%), a third were Church of England (36%), others listed were Wesleyan (6%) and Presbyterian (0.88%).

More recently, according to the government's 2011 information, 85.2% percent of the population of Grenada is considered Christian, 7.7% is non-Christian and 7% has no religious belief. Roughly one third of Christians are Roman Catholics (36% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one half are Protestant (49.2%).

Anglicanism constitutes the largest Protestant group, with about 11.5% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (about 11.3%), followed by Seventh-day Adventists (approximately 10.5% of the population). Other estimates include Baptists (2.9%), Church of God (2.6%), Methodists (1.8%), Evangelicals (1.6%) Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%), and Brethren Christian (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%).

References

External links – Central Statistical Office Grenada, Cariaccou, and Petit Martinique Grenada, Cariaccou, and Petit Martinique profile – Caribbean Community Statistics