Grenada - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Grenada. The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Grenada
| Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 12 07 N, 61 40 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Tarrain | volcanic in origin with central mountains |
| Natural Resources | timber, tropical fruit |
| Natural Hazards | lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November volcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north |
| Irrigated Land | 20 sq km (2012) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 121 km |
| Climate | tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 344 sq km |
| Water Area | 0 sq km |
| comparative Area | twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Mount Saint Catherine 840 m |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 32.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 8.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 20.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 2.9% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 50% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 17.7% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
Approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast
People and Society
In Grenada, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.27% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 5.8% of GDP (2020) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.91 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 41.3% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 3.6% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Grenadian | Grenadian(s) |
| 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.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 21.9% (male 13,095/female 12,003) |
| 15-64 years | 65.3% (male 38,129/female 36,726) |
| 65 years and over | 12.8% (2024 est.) (male 6,944/female 7,724) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 51.3 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 36.4 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 14.9 |
| Potential support ratio | 6.7 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 35.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 35.2 years |
| Female | 35.7 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 37.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.1 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.09 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.9 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 73.7 years |
| Female | 79.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 96.8% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: NA |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 93.7% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 6.3% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 8.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 3.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.56 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Demographic profile
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