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Nationality:
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Ethnic groups:
black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3%

Languages:
English, French patois

Religions:
Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%

Population:
103,537 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (male 12,509/female 12,306)
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15-24 years: 17.3% (male 9,020/female 8,841)
25-54 years: 42.3% (male 22,743/female 21,043)
55-64 years: 8.3% (male 4,385/female 4,188)
65 years and over: 8.2% (male 3,892/female 4,610) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.7 years
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male: 30.8 years
female: 30.6 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.313% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
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Birth rate:
14.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
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Death rate:
7.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Net migration rate:
-10.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
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Urbanization:
urban population: 49% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population:
KINGSTOWN (capital) 28,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
48 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 124
male: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.39 years
country comparison to the world: 107
male: 72.48 years
female: 76.36 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.89 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
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Health expenditures:
5.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 123
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Physicians density:
0.7542 physicians/1,000 population (2000)
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Hospital bed density:
3 beds/1,000 population (2007)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
6.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 20
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)