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Born in Turks and Caicos Islands

About 1 in 264,220 people born in 2023 started life in Turks and Caicos Islands. A boy can expect to live 76 years and a girl 80, up from 44 and 53 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 264,220
odds of being born here
500 births · Ranked 212th of 230
76 / 80
years of life, boys / girls
Was 44 / 53 in 1950
$31,839
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 24th of 203
94%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 30 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 203 in every 1,000 births to 5.8.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

0255075100195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth75.8 years for boys, 80.3 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 55.8 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
New tuberculosis cases a year15 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 5.9 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.5, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.46UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth30.4 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

Economic output per personabout $31,839 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person12.9% (2023)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment110% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Providenciales, with 23,769 people.

94%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
99%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Providenciales23,769
Cockburn Town3,720
Languages
Share of people who can use each
English98%
English is official.

People on the move

About 5.7% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Bahamas, Mali, Dominican Republic.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Bahamas1,751
Mali865
Dominican Republic38
Residents born abroad61.1% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 5.7% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostBahamas (1,751), Mali (865), Dominican Republic (38)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $7.5 million a year (2018)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

36% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

36%
of older people receive a pension (2019)
0%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2020)

Events in the data

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Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 202440Our World in Data, from WHO
Hurricane-strength storms since 19804NOAA IBTrACS

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