Turks-and-caicos-islands 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.)
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