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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2025)		15^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		167.4^a,b
Capital city		The Valley
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		1.4^e
Surface area (km2)		91^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		94.4^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$)	330	261	416^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	5.1	-29.1	2.5^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	23 247.0	17 609.0	28 850.0^c
Economy: Agriculture^g,h (% of Gross Value Added)	2.4	1	1.5^c
Economy: Industry^h,i (% of Gross Value Added)	15.9	16.9	18.1^c
Economy: Services and other activity^h,j (% of GVA)	81.8	82	80.4^c
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	105	107	118^c
International trade: exports^k (million current US$)	37	44	51^f
International trade: imports^k (million current US$)	407	1 330	1 697^f
International trade: balance^k (million current US$)	-371	- 1 286	- 1 647^f
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-99	-86	131^c

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^b (average annual %)	2.5	0.6	0.7^a
Urban population (% of total population)	100	100^l	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	1.2^m	...	...
Fertility rate, total^b (live births per woman)	1.4	1.4	1.3^a
Life expectancy at birth^b (females/males, years)	81.7 / 74.2	82.3 / 75.3	82.9 / 76.4^a
Population age distribution^b,n (0-14/60+ years old, %)	20.5 / 12.4	18.1 / 15.5	15.7 / 19.2^a
International migrant stock^o,p (000/% of total pop.)	5.5 / 38.5	5.7 / 38.5	5.9 / 40.5^f
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	...	~0.0	0.1^c
Under five mortality rate^b (per 1000 live births)	7.4	6.3	5.3^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	107.5 / 106.9	108.9 / 110.4^l	105.7 / 112.4^q
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	110.3 / 112.3	106.6 / 111.5^l	... / ...
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	102.1 / 119.9^r	97.9 / 105.9^l	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	29.1^s	...	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet^k (per 100 inhabitants)	76	81.6^t	...
Threatened species (number)	51	60	93^f
Forested area (% of land area)	61.1^k	61.1^k	61.1^q
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.1 / 9.8	0.1 / 9.4	0.1 / 10.2^q
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	0	0	0^k,q
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	139	133	144^q
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^u (000)	73	25	74^q
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	18.6	18.6	18.6^f
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	2.74^v	...	...

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		Exc. irrigation canals and landscaping care.
h		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
i		Exc. publishing activities. Inc. irrigation canals.
j		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
k		Estimate.
l		2019
m		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
n		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
o		Including refugees.
p		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Saint Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
q		2022
r		2011
s		2014
t		2016
u		Excluding nationals residing abroad.
v		2013