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Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

About 1 in 110,092 people born in 2023 started life in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A boy can expect to live 69 years and a girl 74, up from 45 and 49 in 1950. Fewer than half of people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 110,092

odds of being born here

1,200 births · Ranked 198th of 230

69 / 74

years of life, boys / girls

Was 45 / 49 in 1950

$17,858

income per person a year

2021 dollars · Ranked 55th of 203

48%

live in a city

Most live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 25 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 218 in every 1,000 births to 15.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth68.7 years for boys, 74.3 for girlsUN WPP 2024

Children who die before age 514.7 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024

Deaths a year1,000UN WPP 2024

Doctors per 1,000 people0.9World Bank WDI

Children immunized against measles90%World Bank WDI

Adults living with HIV0.8%World Bank WDI

New tuberculosis cases a year4 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 7.3 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.8, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.78UN WPP 2024

Average age of mothers at birth28.2 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

Economic output per personabout $17,858 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank WDI

Unemployment18.3% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI

Price rises4.6% a year (2023)World Bank WDI

Growth in output per person6.1% (2023)World Bank WDI

Jobs in farming10% of jobsWorld Bank WDI

Self-employed26% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI

Secondary school enrolment125% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Kingstown, with 24,518 people.

48%

live in cities

100%

have electricity at home

98%

have basic drinking water

Largest cities

People living there

Kingstown24,518

Calliaqua24,205

Languages

Share of people who can use each

English96%

English is official.

People on the move

About 35% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados.

Where people born here live abroad

By country of residence, 2024

Canada14,817

Trinidad and Tobago10,277

Barbados3,177

Residents born abroad4.8% (2024)World Bank WDI

People born here who live abroadequal to 35.0% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock

Where they go mostCanada (14,817), Trinidad and Tobago (10,277), Barbados (3,177)UN DESA migrant stock

Money sent home from abroadabout $88.3 million a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

52% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

52%

of older people receive a pension (2019)

of unemployed people receive a benefit (2019)

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Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 2024124Our World in Data, from WHO

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