Population growth on the Turks and Caicos Islands
From 1960 to 2021 the population of the Turks and Caicos Islands increased from 5,825.00 to 45,114.00 people. This is a growth of 674.5 percent in 61 years. The highest increase on the Turks and Caicos Islands was recorded in 2002 with 7.66 percent. The biggest decrease in 1965 with -0.63 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age on the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2021 was 34.60 years (median value).
Around 94 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.1 percent annually.
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Population development on the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Turks and Caicos Islands | Change Turks and Caicos Islands | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 | 0.72 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 6,000 | 0.29 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 6,000 | -0.24 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 6,000 | -0.32 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 6,000 | -0.63 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 6,000 | -0.53 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 6,000 | -0.29 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 6,000 | -0.35 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 6,000 | 0.33 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 6,000 | 1.25 % | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 6,000 | 2.33 % | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |||
| 1972 | 6,000 | 3.06 % | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1973 | 6,000 | 3.64 % | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 7,000 | 3.61 % | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |||
| 1975 | 7,000 | 3.36 % | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |||
| 1976 | 7,000 | 2.75 % | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1977 | 7,000 | 2.46 % | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 7,000 | 2.60 % | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 8,000 | 3.08 % | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1980 | 8,000 | 3.77 % | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 8,000 | 4.42 % | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 9,000 | 4.99 % | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1983 | 9,000 | 5.11 % | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 10,000 | 5.06 % | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1985 | 10,000 | 4.37 % | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 10,000 | 3.92 % | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 11,000 | 3.40 % | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 11,000 | 3.49 % | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 12,000 | 4.14 % | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 12,000 | 4.89 % | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 13,000 | 5.78 % | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |||
| 1992 | 14,000 | 6.43 % | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |||
| 1993 | 15,000 | 6.50 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 15,000 | 6.01 % | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |||
| 1995 | 16,000 | 5.34 % | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 17,000 | 4.37 % | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |||
| 1997 | 18,000 | 3.76 % | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |||
| 1998 | 18,000 | 3.77 % | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |||
| 1999 | 19,000 | 4.61 % | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 20,000 | 5.78 % | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 22,000 | 6.98 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 23,000 | 7.66 % | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |||
| 2003 | 25,000 | 7.65 % | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 27,000 | 6.80 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 28,000 | 5.51 % | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2006 | 29,000 | 4.30 % | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2007 | 30,000 | 3.36 % | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2008 | 31,000 | 2.69 % | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |||
| 2009 | 32,000 | 2.35 % | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2010 | 33,000 | 2.27 % | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |||
| 2011 | 33,000 | 2.18 % | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |||
| 2012 | 34,000 | 2.09 % | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2013 | 35,000 | 1.95 % | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |||
| 2014 | 35,000 | 1.84 % | 12.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 37,000 | 3.30 % | 12.8 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 38,000 | 4.67 % | 13.2 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 40,000 | 4.18 % | 13.3 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 41,000 | 4.12 % | 13.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 43,000 | 3.84 % | 12.8 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 44,000 | 2.78 % | 12.7 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 45,000 | 1.89 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate on the Turks and Caicos Islands
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population on the Turks and Caicos Islands increased by about 1,200 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.8 per 1,000 people (~ 380 deaths) and the birth rate was 12.7 per 1,000 people (~ 550 births). As a result, around 1,030 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 7 years, the number of average deaths per year was 302 on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The number of births was 517 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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