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Population Pyramid of Turks and Caicos Islands2024

Total population
47K
Median age
39.7
Peak year
2048
Peak population
51K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 5K · median age 19.6
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 1950. Total population 5 thousand, median age 19.6. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 8K · median age 18.7
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 1980. Total population 8 thousand, median age 18.7. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 19K · median age 28.4
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000. Total population 19 thousand, median age 28.4. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 47K · median age 39.7
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 2024. Total population 47 thousand, median age 39.7. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 51K · median age 47.9
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 2050. Total population 51 thousand, median age 47.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 39K · median age 52.6
Population pyramid: Turks and Caicos Islands, 2100. Total population 39 thousand, median age 52.6. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Turks and Caicos Islands presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 39.7 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 16.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 11.3%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Turks and Caicos Islands's peak population in 2048.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.0 million with median age 19.6. Projected 2100 values are 0.0 million and median age 52.6.

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