Grenada Population 2021
The latest estimate of the Grenada population in 2021 is 103,328. Grenada is the 180th largest country in the world and the 10th largest country in the Caribbean. St George is the largest city in Grenada. It has a population of 36,823.
How many people live in Grenada today
Accurate data about the population of Grenada is difficult to find. The latest official estimate from the Grenadian government, in its 2014 Labour Force survey, puts the population at 109,597.
A census was conducted in 2011. Although the full results have not yet been released, a preliminary count indicated that the population in 2011 was 103,328 (see page 11 of the linked report). This marked an increase in population of just 191 (0.19%) people over the 10 years since the 2001 census, or 0.02% per annum.
Given the low growth rate in the preceding ten years, the 2014 estimate should be taken with caution. Because of this we have kept our estimate of the population of Grenada at 103,328.
| Year | Population | % Change |
| 1871 | 37,684 | n/a |
| 1881 | 42,403 | 12.52% |
| 1891 | 53,209 | 25.48% |
| 1901 | 63,438 | 19.22% |
| 1911 | 66,750 | 5.22% |
| 1921 | 66,302 | -0.67% |
| 1946 | 72,387 | 9.18% |
| 1960 | 88,677 | 22.50% |
| 1970 | 92,775 | 4.62% |
| 1981 | 89,088 | -4.14% |
| 1991 | 85,123 | -4.51% |
| 2001 | 103,137 | 21.16% |
| 2011 | 103,328 | 0.7% |
The table above shows the population of Grenada at the time of each census.
Largest cities in Grenada
St George is the largest city in Grenada, as well as the island’s capital city. In 2011, the population of St George was 36,823.
St George’s population grew rapidly from 29,369 in 1981 to 37,058 in 2001, but since then the number of people living in the capital has fallen slightly to 36,823.
Major parishes in Grenada include St Andrew (pop: 25,722), St David (pop: 12,561) and St Patrick (pop: 10,980). Here is a full list.
| Parish | Population |
| St George | 36,823 |
| St Andrew | 25,722 |
| St David | 12,561 |
| St Patrick | 10,980 |
| St John | 7,802 |
| Carricaou | 5,354 |
| St Mark | 4,086 |
Ethnic groups in Grenada
The largest ethnic group in Grenada is people of African descent. They made up 89.4% of the population at the time of the 2001 census (latest available data).
The other groups of notable size (more than 1%) are mixed ethnicity (8.2%) and East Indian (1.6%).
Only 125 people (0.1% of population) reported that they were Carib, the indigenous peoples that inhabited the islands before Europeans arrived.
| Ethnic Group | Number | Percentage |
| African descent | 92,182 | 89.38% |
| Mixed | 8,420 | 8.16% |
| East Indian | 1,662 | 1.61% |
| White/Caucasian | 402 | 0.39% |
| Indigenous people | 125 | 0.12% |
| Portuguese | 39 | 0.04% |
| Syrian/Lebanese | 39 | 0.04% |
| Chinese | 16 | 0.02% |
| Other | 252 | 0.24% |
Religion in Grenada
Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in Grenada. In 2001, 44.6% of Grenadians reported that they were Catholic. Other major Christian religions in Grenada are Anglican (11.5%), Pentecostal (11.3%) and Seventh Day Adventist (10.5%).
Nearly four thousand people (3.6%) reported that they had no religion. Men were more than twice as likely than women to report they had no religion (5.15% male and 2.09% female).
Non-Christian religions in Grenada include Rastafarianism (1.7%) and Islam (0.3%) and Hindu (0.2%). Just over one in twenty people (5.7%) reported that they belonged to another religion not listed on the census form.
Language in Grenada
English is the official language of Grenada, but accurate data is not available on the number of people in Grenada who speak English.
Grenadian Creole is widely spoken in the islands. Again, accurate data is not available, but Ethnologue estimates that around 89,000 people speak Grenadian Creole English.
A French variant of Grenadian Creole also exists – the island was a French colony from 1649 until 763 when it was captured by the British during the Seven Years’ War. Ethnologue estimates that around 2,300 people in Grenada speak Grenadian Creole French, which is a variant of St Lucian Creole French. Its usage is in decline and it is classified as a threatened language.
Population density in Grenada
Grenada is the 45th most densely populated country or territory in the world.
The island of Grenada covers an area of 348.5 km², or 825.2 m². Dividing the 2011 population of 103,328 by the area gives a population density of 300 people per km² or 777 people per m².
Greanadan literacy rate
The literacy rate in Grenada is 96%.
Grenada population pyramid
More men than women
Grenada is unusual in that there are more men in Grenada than women. According to the Grenadian government, in 2011 there were 52,651 males and 50,677 females. They attribute this to a higher number of male births than female and also to emigration from the island.
Sources
Unless otherwise stated above, data in this article comes from the 2001 Grenada census. Other than a few preliminary results, data from the 2011 census was not available at the time of writing (August 2016).