Most Vincentians are the descendants of African slaves brought to the island to work on plantations. There also are a few white descendants of English colonists, as well as some East Indians, Carib Indians, and a sizable minority of mixed race. The country's official language is English, but a French patois may be heard on some of the Grenadine Islands. St. Vincent has a high rate of emigration. With extremely high unemployment and under-employment, population growth remains a major problem. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grenadines are a Caribbean island chain of over 600 islands in the Windward Islands. ...

Population of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 115,461 (July 2000 est.) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Possible meanings: Faro Airport (Portugal) Federation of Astrobiology Organizations Financial Aid Office Food and Agriculture Organization This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. ...

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30% (male 17,868; female 17,263)
15-64 years: 63% (male 37,377; female 35,623)
65 years and over: 7% (male 3,144; female 4,186) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.43% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 18.25 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), Death (band) or Deceased (band). ...

Net migration rate: -7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Net migration rates for 2006: positive (blue), negative (orange) and stable (green). ...

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 17.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) is the death of infants in the first year of life. ...

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.3 years
male: 70.6 years
female: 74.06 years (2000 est.) This article is about the measure of remaining life. ...

Total fertility rate: 2.11 children born/woman (2000 est.) Fertility is the natural capability of giving life. ...

Nationality:
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ...

Ethnic groups: black 42%, mixed 19%, East Indian 30%, Chinese 7%, Carib Amerindian 2%

Religions: Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Seventh-day Adventist, Hindu, other Protestant The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated Adventist[1]) Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the Sabbath. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Languages: English, French patois The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.) This article is about the ability to read and write. ...

See also : Saint Vincent and the Grenadines