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
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.
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 |
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More population data for Grenada
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,697 people (2100)
- Population density 217.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
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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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.