Grenada Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Grenada vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Grenada	World
1960	16.2	22.5
1961	16.2	22.5
1962	16.2	22.4
1963	16.3	22.2
1964	16.3	22
1965	16.3	21.8
1966	16.2	21.7
1967	16.2	21.6
1968	16.3	21.5
1969	16.5	21.5
1970	16.7	21.4
1971	16.9	21.4
1972	17.1	21.5
1973	17.4	21.5
1974	17.7	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	18.2	21.9
1977	18.4	22
1978	18.7	22.2
1979	18.9	22.3
1980	19.1	22.5
1981	19.4	22.6
1982	19.9	22.7
1983	20.5	22.9
1984	21.1	23
1985	21.6	23.2
1986	22	23.3
1987	22.5	23.4
1988	22.9	23.6
1989	23.2	23.8
1990	23.6	23.9
1991	23.9	24.1
1992	24.1	24.3
1993	24.3	24.5
1994	24.5	24.7
1995	24.6	25
1996	24.7	25.2
1997	24.7	25.4
1998	24.7	25.7
1999	24.6	25.9
2000	24.5	26.1
2001	24.5	26.3
2002	24.8	26.5
2003	25.2	26.7
2004	25.6	27
2005	26.1	27.2
2006	26.6	27.4
2007	27.1	27.6
2008	27.7	27.8
2009	28.2	28
2010	28.7	28.2
2011	29.1	28.4
2012	29.4	28.6
2013	29.7	28.9
2014	30.1	29.1
2015	30.6	29.3
2016	31.1	29.5
2017	31.5	29.8
2018	32	30
2019	32.5	30.3
2020	32.9	30.6
2021	33.4	30.8
2022	33.9	31
2023	34.4	31.3
2024	34.9	31.6
2025	35.4	31.9
2026	35.9	32.1
2027	36.4	32.3
2028	36.9	32.6
2029	37.3	32.8
2030	37.8	33
2031	38.2	33.2
2032	38.7	33.4
2033	39.1	33.6
2034	39.5	33.8
2035	39.9	34
2036	40.3	34.2
2037	40.7	34.4
2038	41.1	34.6
2039	41.5	34.8
2040	41.9	35
2041	42.3	35.2
2042	42.7	35.4
2043	43.1	35.6
2044	43.4	35.8
2045	43.8	36
2046	44	36.2
2047	44.3	36.4
2048	44.7	36.6
2049	45	36.8
2050	45.3	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Grenada was 16.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 34.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 187th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Grenada ranks 77th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Grenada is expected to increase to around 45.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Grenada demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Grenada
	Male	Female
0-4	2.99%	2.88%
5-9	3.16%	3.04%
10-14	3.76%	3.61%
15-19	3.73%	3.58%
20-24	3.63%	3.5%
25-29	3.94%	3.79%
30-34	4.37%	4.23%
35-39	4.61%	4.54%
40-44	3.6%	3.6%
45-49	2.79%	2.61%
50-54	2.67%	2.51%
55-59	2.64%	2.59%
60-64	2.7%	2.69%
65-69	2.16%	2.18%
70-74	1.45%	1.5%
75-79	0.87%	1.11%
80+	1.06%	1.92%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Grenada has low demographic potential with 50.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 120/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Grenada			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	104.9%	96.9%	7.97%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	104.5%	96.6%	7.87%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	104%	96.2%	7.81%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	103.6%	95.9%	7.74%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	102.5%	94.9%	7.62%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	102.9%	95.4%	7.52%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	104.6%	97.1%	7.49%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	104.9%	97.5%	7.44%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	104.5%	97.1%	7.38%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	103.3%	96%	7.33%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	101.5%	94.2%	7.27%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	99.5%	92.1%	7.39%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	97.6%	89.9%	7.72%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	95.5%	87.4%	8.07%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	93.4%	84.9%	8.44%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	91.3%	82.5%	8.85%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	89.4%	80.1%	9.3%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	87.8%	78%	9.8%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	86.3%	75.9%	10.4%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	85.2%	74.1%	11%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	84.3%	72.6%	11.7%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	82.7%	70.4%	12.2%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	79.6%	67.4%	12.2%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	76.5%	64.4%	12.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	73.8%	61.8%	12%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	71.7%	59.7%	11.9%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	69.9%	58%	11.9%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	68.4%	56.6%	11.8%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	67.4%	55.6%	11.8%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	66.8%	55%	11.8%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	66.6%	54.7%	11.9%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	66.8%	54.8%	12%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	67.3%	55.1%	12.2%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	68%	55.6%	12.4%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	68.9%	56.2%	12.6%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	69.8%	56.8%	12.9%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	70.5%	57.3%	13.2%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	71%	57.5%	13.6%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	71.2%	57.3%	13.9%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	71.1%	56.9%	14.2%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	70.7%	56.2%	14.5%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	68.9%	54.3%	14.6%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	66.1%	51.5%	14.6%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	63.3%	48.7%	14.6%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	60.7%	46.1%	14.6%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	58.3%	43.8%	14.6%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	56.3%	41.7%	14.5%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	54.5%	40%	14.5%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	53%	38.5%	14.5%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	51.7%	37.3%	14.5%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	50.7%	36.2%	14.5%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	50%	35.4%	14.6%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	49.5%	34.9%	14.6%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49%	34.3%	14.7%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	48.5%	33.8%	14.8%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	48%	33.1%	14.9%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	47.6%	32.6%	15.1%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	47.4%	32.1%	15.3%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	47.1%	31.6%	15.5%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	47%	31.2%	15.8%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	46.8%	30.7%	16.1%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	46.6%	30.2%	16.5%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	46.5%	29.6%	16.9%	54%	39%	15%
2023	46.4%	29.1%	17.4%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	46.4%	28.5%	17.9%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Grenada decreased from 60.7% to 46.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Grenada working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Grenada	World
1960	48.8%	57.6%
1961	48.9%	57.5%
1962	49%	57.4%
1963	49.1%	57.2%
1964	49.4%	57%
1965	49.3%	56.9%
1966	48.9%	56.8%
1967	48.8%	56.9%
1968	48.9%	56.9%
1969	49.2%	56.9%
1970	49.6%	57%
1971	50.1%	57.1%
1972	50.6%	57.2%
1973	51.2%	57.3%
1974	51.7%	57.3%
1975	52.3%	57.4%
1976	52.8%	57.5%
1977	53.3%	57.7%
1978	53.7%	58%
1979	54%	58.4%
1980	54.2%	58.7%
1981	54.7%	59%
1982	55.7%	59.3%
1983	56.7%	59.6%
1984	57.5%	59.9%
1985	58.3%	60.1%
1986	58.9%	60.4%
1987	59.4%	60.5%
1988	59.7%	60.7%
1989	59.9%	60.8%
1990	60%	60.9%
1991	60%	61%
1992	59.8%	61.1%
1993	59.5%	61.2%
1994	59.2%	61.3%
1995	58.9%	61.5%
1996	58.6%	61.7%
1997	58.5%	61.9%
1998	58.4%	62.2%
1999	58.5%	62.5%
2000	58.6%	62.8%
2001	59.2%	63.1%
2002	60.2%	63.4%
2003	61.2%	63.7%
2004	62.2%	64%
2005	63.2%	64.3%
2006	64%	64.5%
2007	64.7%	64.7%
2008	65.4%	64.9%
2009	65.9%	65%
2010	66.4%	65.1%
2011	66.7%	65.2%
2012	66.9%	65.2%
2013	67.1%	65.2%
2014	67.3%	65.2%
2015	67.6%	65.1%
2016	67.7%	65.1%
2017	67.8%	65%
2018	68%	64.9%
2019	68%	64.9%
2020	68.1%	64.8%
2021	68.2%	64.9%
2022	68.3%	64.9%
2023	68.3%	65%
2024	68.3%	65.1%
2025	68.4%	65.2%
2026	68.4%	65.3%
2027	68.5%	65.4%
2028	68.5%	65.4%
2029	68.5%	65.4%
2030	68.5%	65.4%
2031	68.5%	65.4%
2032	68.4%	65.4%
2033	68.4%	65.4%
2034	68.4%	65.3%
2035	68.4%	65.2%
2036	68.4%	65%
2037	68.4%	64.9%
2038	68.4%	64.7%
2039	68.4%	64.6%
2040	68.4%	64.5%
2041	68.4%	64.4%
2042	68.3%	64.3%
2043	68.3%	64.2%
2044	68.2%	64.1%
2045	68.1%	63.9%
2046	67.8%	63.8%
2047	67.5%	63.7%
2048	67.1%	63.6%
2049	66.6%	63.4%
2050	66%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Grenada changed from 62.2% to 68.3% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Grenada	World
1960	47.3%	37.4%
1961	47.2%	37.5%
1962	47.2%	37.6%
1963	47.1%	37.8%
1964	46.9%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1966	47.5%	38%
1967	47.6%	38%
1968	47.5%	37.9%
1969	47.2%	37.8%
1970	46.8%	37.7%
1971	46.2%	37.6%
1972	45.5%	37.5%
1973	44.7%	37.3%
1974	43.9%	37.2%
1975	43.1%	37.1%
1976	42.3%	36.9%
1977	41.5%	36.7%
1978	40.8%	36.3%
1979	40%	35.9%
1980	39.4%	35.5%
1981	38.6%	35.2%
1982	37.5%	34.9%
1983	36.5%	34.6%
1984	35.6%	34.3%
1985	34.8%	34%
1986	34.1%	33.8%
1987	33.6%	33.6%
1988	33.2%	33.4%
1989	33%	33.2%
1990	32.8%	33%
1991	32.8%	32.9%
1992	32.9%	32.7%
1993	33.1%	32.5%
1994	33.3%	32.3%
1995	33.5%	32.1%
1996	33.6%	31.8%
1997	33.6%	31.5%
1998	33.5%	31.1%
1999	33.3%	30.8%
2000	32.9%	30.4%
2001	32.1%	30%
2002	31%	29.6%
2003	29.8%	29.2%
2004	28.7%	28.8%
2005	27.7%	28.5%
2006	26.7%	28.1%
2007	25.9%	27.9%
2008	25.2%	27.6%
2009	24.6%	27.5%
2010	24%	27.3%
2011	23.6%	27.1%
2012	23.3%	27%
2013	23%	26.9%
2014	22.7%	26.8%
2015	22.4%	26.6%
2016	22.1%	26.5%
2017	21.8%	26.4%
2018	21.5%	26.2%
2019	21.2%	26%
2020	20.9%	25.8%
2021	20.6%	25.6%
2022	20.2%	25.3%
2023	19.8%	25%
2024	19.4%	24.7%
2025	19%	24.4%
2026	18.6%	24.1%
2027	18.1%	23.8%
2028	17.7%	23.4%
2029	17.3%	23.1%
2030	17%	22.8%
2031	16.7%	22.6%
2032	16.5%	22.3%
2033	16.4%	22.1%
2034	16.2%	21.9%
2035	16%	21.7%
2036	15.8%	21.6%
2037	15.6%	21.5%
2038	15.4%	21.4%
2039	15.2%	21.3%
2040	15%	21.2%
2041	14.9%	21.1%
2042	14.8%	21%
2043	14.6%	21%
2044	14.5%	20.9%
2045	14.4%	20.8%
2046	14.3%	20.7%
2047	14.1%	20.7%
2048	14%	20.6%
2049	13.9%	20.5%
2050	13.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Grenada decreased from 28.7% to 19.4% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Grenada	World
1960	3.89%	4.97%
1961	3.85%	4.99%
1962	3.83%	5.01%
1963	3.8%	5.02%
1964	3.76%	5.04%
1965	3.71%	5.08%
1966	3.66%	5.12%
1967	3.63%	5.16%
1968	3.61%	5.2%
1969	3.6%	5.24%
1970	3.61%	5.28%
1971	3.7%	5.32%
1972	3.91%	5.37%
1973	4.13%	5.42%
1974	4.36%	5.47%
1975	4.62%	5.53%
1976	4.91%	5.59%
1977	5.22%	5.65%
1978	5.57%	5.71%
1979	5.95%	5.77%
1980	6.37%	5.81%
1981	6.69%	5.81%
1982	6.81%	5.8%
1983	6.86%	5.79%
1984	6.9%	5.8%
1985	6.95%	5.82%
1986	7%	5.86%
1987	7.03%	5.91%
1988	7.07%	5.95%
1989	7.1%	6.01%
1990	7.15%	6.07%
1991	7.2%	6.14%
1992	7.27%	6.21%
1993	7.36%	6.29%
1994	7.48%	6.37%
1995	7.61%	6.45%
1996	7.76%	6.53%
1997	7.93%	6.61%
1998	8.1%	6.68%
1999	8.29%	6.76%
2000	8.49%	6.84%
2001	8.66%	6.92%
2002	8.8%	7.01%
2003	8.94%	7.1%
2004	9.07%	7.18%
2005	9.19%	7.26%
2006	9.3%	7.34%
2007	9.39%	7.41%
2008	9.47%	7.47%
2009	9.54%	7.52%
2010	9.64%	7.58%
2011	9.71%	7.66%
2012	9.77%	7.78%
2013	9.85%	7.92%
2014	9.95%	8.08%
2015	10.1%	8.26%
2016	10.2%	8.45%
2017	10.4%	8.65%
2018	10.5%	8.88%
2019	10.8%	9.1%
2020	11%	9.33%
2021	11.2%	9.53%
2022	11.5%	9.74%
2023	11.9%	9.98%
2024	12.2%	10.2%
2025	12.6%	10.4%
2026	13%	10.6%
2027	13.4%	10.8%
2028	13.8%	11.1%
2029	14.2%	11.5%
2030	14.5%	11.7%
2031	14.8%	12%
2032	15.1%	12.3%
2033	15.3%	12.6%
2034	15.5%	12.8%
2035	15.7%	13.1%
2036	15.8%	13.4%
2037	16%	13.7%
2038	16.2%	13.9%
2039	16.4%	14.1%
2040	16.6%	14.3%
2041	16.7%	14.5%
2042	16.9%	14.7%
2043	17.1%	14.9%
2044	17.3%	15%
2045	17.5%	15.2%
2046	17.9%	15.4%
2047	18.3%	15.7%
2048	18.9%	15.9%
2049	19.5%	16.1%
2050	20.2%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Grenada increased from 9.07% to 12.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.