Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada
Grenada: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 13,879 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13,879 people
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
13,879 people
in 2023
All-time low
3,548 people
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 13,879 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada peaked at 13,879 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,548 people, in 1969.
That places Grenada 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,960 people | — |
| 1951 | 3,864 people | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 3,811 people | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 3,783 people | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 3,758 people | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 3,739 people | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 3,719 people | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3,700 people | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 3,676 people | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3,666 people | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 3,667 people | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 3,677 people | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 3,696 people | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 3,703 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 3,683 people | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3,643 people | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 3,600 people | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 3,565 people | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 3,549 people | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 3,548 people | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,556 people | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,660 people | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3,868 people | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 4,079 people | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 4,305 people | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 4,545 people | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 4,801 people | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 5,073 people | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 5,368 people | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 5,688 people | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 6,029 people | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 6,296 people | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 6,437 people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6,518 people | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6,600 people | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6,691 people | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 6,780 people | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 6,864 people | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6,953 people | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 7,050 people | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 7,151 people | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7,264 people | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 7,391 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 7,544 people | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 7,718 people | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 7,915 people | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 8,122 people | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 8,353 people | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8,595 people | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8,855 people | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 9,129 people | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 9,358 people | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 9,546 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9,741 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9,923 people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10,092 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10,247 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,379 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 10,504 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10,620 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10,754 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10,891 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,022 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11,180 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,359 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11,544 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 11,743 people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11,957 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,193 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12,466 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 12,767 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 13,086 people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 13,454 people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 13,879 people | +3.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 13,879 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 499,572 people, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 13,879 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 295,138 people, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,768 people | 3,666 people | 3,960 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,633 people | 3,548 people | 3,703 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,494 people | 3,556 people | 5,688 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,622 people | 6,029 people | 7,050 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,891 people | 7,151 people | 8,855 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,954 people | 9,129 people | 10,620 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,511 people | 10,754 people | 12,466 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,296 people | 12,767 people | 13,879 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More population data for Grenada
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7973 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5624 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 136.25 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3827 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9184 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 217.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,697 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Grenada was 13,879 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 13,879 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,548 people in 1969.
- How does Grenada rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Grenada ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.