People

Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 32.5% (male 459,968/female 444,963)

15-64 years: 60.1% (male 822,486/female 848,310)

65 years and over: 7.4% (male 91,856/female 112,549) (2007 est.)

Median age: 23.2 years -- male: 22.6 years -- female: 23.7 years (2007 est.)

Birth rate: 20.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: 6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.816 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.978 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 15.73 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 15.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.12 years

Male: 71.43 years

Female: 74.9 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.36 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 22,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 900 (2003 est.)

Ethnic groups: blk 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, wht 0.2%, Chn 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, oth 0.1%

Languages: English, English patois

Literacy: Age 15 and over who has ever attended school

Total population: 87.9%

Male: 84.1%

Female: 91.6% (2003 est.)