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Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands / TC

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Turks and Caicos Islands in numbers.

Area950 kmยฒWorld # 179 โ†’Population46.9KWorld # 202 โ†’Population density49.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 151 โ†’Life expectancy78.2 yearsWorld # 66 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 37,507World # 44 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Turks and Caicos Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area950 kmยฒWorld # 179 / 2023 โ†’Population46.9KWorld # 202 / 2025 โ†’Population density49.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 151 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 161 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 104 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.3 yearsWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+11.7%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Urban population94.4%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Net migration177World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 30 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share61.1%World # 10 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.2 yearsWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 37,507World # 44 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.7BWorld # 195 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 38,010World # 67 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth5.6%World # 42 / 2024 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 146 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.1%World # 159 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.1 tWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Internet useNo dataNo rank โ†’Mobile subscriptionsNo dataNo rank โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate76.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 1 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals370.4KWorld # 139 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2006 / 86%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports74 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country