Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 62 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Geographic coordinates | 13 15 N, 61 12 W |
Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
Tarrain | volcanic, mountainous |
Natural Resources | hydropower, arable land |
Natural Hazards | hurricanes; La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat volcanism: La Soufriere (1,234 m) on the island of Saint Vincent last erupted in 1979; the island of Saint Vincent is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south |
Irrigated Land | 10 sq km (2012) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 84 km |
Climate | tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 389 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | twice the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Continental shelf | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | La Soufriere 1,234 m |
Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 25.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 12.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 7.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 5.1% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 68.7% (2018 est.) |
Other | 5.7% (2018 est.) |
Most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | -0.15% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 4.8% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2016) |
Total fertility rate | 1.74 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.85 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 53.3% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | 5.7% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Net Migration rate | -5.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Saint Vincentian or Vincentian | Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) |
Languages | English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois |
Religions | Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 18.8% (male 9,527/female 9,353) |
15-64 years | 68.2% (male 35,401/female 33,288) |
65 years and over | 13% (2024 est.) (male 6,321/female 6,757) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 49 |
Youth dependency ratio | 32.9 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 16.1 |
Potential support ratio | 6.2 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 37.6 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 37.7 years |
Female | 37.4 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 54.3% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 27,000 KINGSTOWN (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.94 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 13.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 77.2 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 75.2 years |
Female | 79.3 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: total | total: 95.1% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 90.2% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 9.8% of population (2017 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 7.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 2.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 4.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
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