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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2025)		4^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		42.3^a,b
Capital city		Brades Estate
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		0.5^e
Surface area (km2)		103^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		98.7^a,b
National currency		E. Caribbean Dollar (XCD)^d
Exchange rate (per US$)		2.7^f

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	61	67	80^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	1.2	13.6	7.3^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	13 135.0	14 829.0	18 197.0^c
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	1.4	0.9	0.6^c
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	12.4	14.5	15^c
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	86.3	84.6	84.4^c
Unemployment (% of labour force)	5.6^g	...	...
CPI: Consumer Price Index^h (2010=100)	108	107	112^c
International trade: exports (million current US$)	3	6^h	13^h,f
International trade: imports (million current US$)	30	31	38^h,f
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-26	-25^h	-25^h,f
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-2	9	-2^f

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^b (average annual %)	-0.7	-0.8	-0.6^a
Urban population (% of total population)	9	9.1ⁱ	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0.5^j	...	...
Fertility rate, total^b (live births per woman)	1.5	2	1.4^a
Life expectancy at birth^b (females/males, years)	77.7 / 73.2	78.3 / 73.4	79.1 / 74.4^a
Population age distribution^b,k (0-14/60+ years old, %)	17.7 / 21.0	17.2 / 23.9	15.8 / 26.8^a
International migrant stock^l (000/% of total pop.)	1.4 / 28.9	1.4 / 30.6	1.4 / 31.9^f
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0^m,n	...	...
Under five mortality rate^b (per 1000 live births)	8.4	7.1	6^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	108.8 / 117.5	113.5 / 107.8	104.7 / 110.2^c
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	131.5 / 127.4	115.8 / 111.4	107.3 / 95.5^c
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	101.9 / 100.0	113.0 / 137.0	112.2 / 105.3^c
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	20.9^o	0^e	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	54.6^g	...	...
Threatened species (number)	54	62	96^f
Forested area (% of land area)	25	25	25^p
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.1 / 11.4	~0.0 / 5.4	~0.0 / 5.5^p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	...	0	0^p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	158	77	79^p
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	9	4	2^q
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	30.6	30.6	30.6^f
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	84.5	57.9	48.06^p

Footnotes

a		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
b		For statistical purposes, the data for United Kingdom do not include this area.
c		2023
d		East Caribbean Dollar.
e		2018
f		2024
g		2011
h		Estimate.
i		2019
j		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
k		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
l		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
m		Data as at the end of December.
n		2010
o		2012
p		2022
q		2021