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Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pet ...

including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2011 census

has 105,539 inhabitants. The estimated population of is ().

Fertility rate

The fertility rate in Grenada was 2.21 in 2013.

Vital statistics

Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019: *One birth every 288 minutes *One death every 480 minutes *One net migrant every 1440 minutes *Net gain of one person every 1440 minutes Demographic statistics according to the

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, unless otherwise indicated: ;Nationality: :noun: Grenadian(s) :adjective: Grenadian ;Population: :113,949 (2022 est.) ;Ethnic groups: :African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.) ;Age structure: Grenadapop

:''0-14 years:'' 23.23% (male 13,709 /female 12,564) :''15-24 years:'' 14.14% (male 8,034 /female 7,959) :''25-54 years:'' 40.05% (male 23,104 /female 22,187) :''55-64 years:'' 11.69% (male 6,734 /female 6,490) :''65 years and over:'' 10.89% (male 5,774 /female 6,539) (2020 est.) ;Median age: :total: 33.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 99th :male: 33.1 years :female: 33.4 years (2020 est.) ;Birth rate: :13.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 128th ;Death rate: :8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 79th ;

Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...

: :1.93 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 117th ;Net migration rate: :-2.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 173rd ;Population growth rate: :0.32% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 169st ;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.) ;Life expectancy at birth: :total population: 75.74 years :male: 73.13 years :female: 78.6 years (2022 est.) ; Dependency ratios: :total dependency ratio: 50.5 (2020 est.) :youth dependency ratio: 35.8 (2020 est.) :elderly dependency ratio: 14.7 (2020 est.) :

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: 6.8 (2020 est.) ;Urbanization: :urban population: 36.9% of total population (2022) :rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) ;Obesity - adult prevalence rate: :21.3% (2016). Country comparison to the world: 90th ;Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2014 est.) :total population: 98.6% :male: 98.6% :female: 98.6% (2014 est.) ;School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): :total: 17 years :male: 16 years :female: 17 years (2017)

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

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 minority of the population use a colloquial spoken language considered to be either

English-based creole languages An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the '' lexifier'', meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the cre ...

or (

Grenadian Creole English Grenadian Creole English is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles, along with Antiguan Creole (Antigua and Barbuda), Bajan Creole (Barbados), Guyanese Creole (Guyana) ...

) and which is said reflects 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 The Grenadian creoles originally influenced by

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, now contain elements from a variety of Grenadian Creole and a little of the African languages.

Grenadian Creole French Grenadian Creole is a variety of Antillean Creole. In Grenada and among Grenadians, it is referred to as Patois. History The first successful settlement by a western colonial power in Grenada was in 1650, when the French from Martinique establi ...

is mainly spoken in smaller rural areas, but today it can only be heard in a few small pockets of the society. Grenadian Creole French is mainly known as ''

Patois ''Patois'' (, pl. same or ) is speech or language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics. As such, ''patois'' can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects or vernaculars, but not commonly to jargon o ...

'' and may have similarities to the

Saint Lucian Creole French Saint Lucian Creole (''Kwéyòl'' ), known locally as ''Patwa'', is the French-based Creole widely spoken in Saint Lucia. It is the vernacular language of the country and is spoken alongside the official language of English. ''Kwéyòl'' is a ...

. 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 2001 census, 89.1% percent of the population of Grenada is considered

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...

, 1.5% is non-Christian and 3.6% has no religion or stated "other" (5.7%). Roughly one half of Christians are

Roman Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

(44.6% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one half are

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

Anglicanism Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of t ...

constitutes the largest Protestant group, with 11.5% of the population.

Pentecostals Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

are the second largest group (11.3%), followed by Seventh-day Adventists (10.5% of the population). Other

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ� ...

include

Baptists Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul com ...

(2.9%), Church of God (2.6%), Methodists (1.8%),

Evangelicals Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

(1.6%)

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...

(1.1%), and

Brethren Christian Brethren is a name adopted by a wide range of mainly Christian religious groups throughout history. The largest movement is Anabaptist. Late Middle Ages * Apostolic Brethren (13th century), mendicant order similar to the Franciscans * Kalands Bret ...

(0.5%). The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the

Rastafarian Movement Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control o ...

(1.1% of the population),

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

(0.2%) and

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

(0.3%).

References

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