People

Population: 16 249 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: (male 2 666; female 2 588)

15-64 years: (male 5 418; female 4 907)

65 years and over: (male 293; female 377) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.77% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 27.14 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 15.57 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 21.7 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 72.15 years

male: 70.21 years

female: 74.2 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.32 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: none

adjective: none

Ethnic groups: black

Religions: Baptist 41.2% Methodist 18.9% Anglican 18.3% Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7% other 19.9% (1980)

Languages: English (official)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1970 est.)