Turks and Caicos Islands

جزر توركس وكايكوسটার্কস ও কেইকোস দ্বীপপুঞ্জTurks- und CaicosinselnΤερκ και ΚάικοςIslas Turcas y Caicosجزایر تورکس و کایکوسîles Turques-et-Caïquesאיי טרקס וקייקוסतुर्क और केकोस द्वीपसमूहタークス・カイコス諸島터크스 케이커스 제도Тёркс и Кайкос

DependencyLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

47,010

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$1.75 billion

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$37,507

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

78.5 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

950 km²

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Turks and Caicos Islands is dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

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ISO alpha-2: TC
ISO alpha-3: TCA
UN M49: 796
Wikidata: Q18221

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 47,010
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 47,148
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 0.6 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 49.6 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s density is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 39.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 100 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.4 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s tfr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 10.2 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 151
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 3.2 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 94.4%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s urban is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 72% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population ages 0–14: 16%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 72.3%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 11.7%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s ages 65+ is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 10.8% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of Turks and Caicos Islands. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	5,015	estimate
1960	5,586	estimate
1970	5,655	estimate
1980	7,412	estimate
1990	11,404	estimate
2000	18,336	estimate
2010	29,168	estimate
2020	43,953	estimate
2030	48,126	projection
2040	50,368	projection
2050	51,001	projection
2060	49,669	projection
2070	47,061	projection
2080	44,093	projection
2090	41,311	projection
2100	38,796	projection
2101	38,548	projection

Age structure of Turks and Caicos Islands as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	5.3% aged 65+	actual
1965	5.2% aged 65+	actual
1970	5.4% aged 65+	actual
1975	5.6% aged 65+	actual
1980	5.4% aged 65+	actual
1985	4.8% aged 65+	actual
1990	4.8% aged 65+	actual
1995	3.9% aged 65+	actual
2000	4% aged 65+	actual
2005	4.7% aged 65+	actual
2010	6.4% aged 65+	actual
2015	8.3% aged 65+	actual
2020	10.1% aged 65+	actual
2025	11.7% aged 65+	actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product: $1.75 billion
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $37,507
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s gdp / capita is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of $38,591 (5 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
GDP, PPP: Int’l $1.77 billion
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita, PPP: Int’l $38,010
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s gdp / capita (ppp) is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of Int’l $41,258 (5 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
GDP growth: 5.6 percent
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s gdp growth is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 4.4 (6 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
GNI per capita: $36,760
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s gni / capita is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of $36,890 (6 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Individuals using the Internet: 0%
1990 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP of Turks and Caicos Islands in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
2001	$359 million	actual
2003	$410 million	actual
2005	$579 million	actual
2007	$773 million	actual
2009	$703 million	actual
2011	$843 million	actual
2013	$863 million	actual
2015	$1.08 billion	actual
2017	$1.2 billion	actual
2019	$1.37 billion	actual
2021	$1.24 billion	actual
2023	$1.64 billion	actual
2024	$1.75 billion	actual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 78.5 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s life expectancy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 7.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 76.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s life exp. male is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 80.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s life exp. female is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 4.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 5.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Turks and Caicos Islands’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Youth literacy rate: 99.9%
2020 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: 11.2 years
2019 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Turks and Caicos Islands’s mean years school is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.6 (4 profiles with 2019 data), and above the median of 10.7 among 25 core profiles with 2019 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
School life expectancy: 14.4 years
2023 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth in Turks and Caicos Islands. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	48.6	estimate
1960	56.3	estimate
1970	62.7	estimate
1980	67.1	estimate
1990	70.2	estimate
2000	74	estimate
2010	76.8	estimate
2020	77.5	estimate
2030	79.2	projection
2040	80.8	projection
2050	82.3	projection
2060	83.8	projection
2070	85.2	projection
2080	86.4	projection
2090	87.6	projection
2100	88.7	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: 950 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 950 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 11.1%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Turks and Caicos Islands’s forest is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 44.6% (42 profiles with 2023 data), and below the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
CO₂ emissions: 0.4 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 8.1 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
Turks and Caicos Islands’s co₂ / capita is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 3 (41 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of Turks and Caicos Islands. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1990	0.1	actual
1993	0.1	actual
1996	0.1	actual
1999	0.1	actual
2002	0.2	actual
2005	0.2	actual
2008	0.3	actual
2011	0.3	actual
2014	0.3	actual
2017	0.4	actual
2020	0.4	actual
2023	0.4	actual
2024	0.4	actual

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: TCA
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: GBR

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP, PPP (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD)
GDP per capita, PPP (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD)
GDP growth (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
GNI per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GNP.PCAP.CD)
Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
Individuals using the Internet (1990, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
Alternate: Infant mortality rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)
Alternate: Under-five mortality rate (2024, actual; series SH.DYN.MORT)
Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Youth literacy rate (2020, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
Mean years of schooling (2019, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
School life expectancy (2023, actual; series SLE.1T8)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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