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Turks and Caicos Islands

Population

47,148

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
211th
Share of world
< 0.01%
Annual change
+2930.83%

Population of Turks and Caicos Islands

0100K200K300K400K500K600K700K800K95% prediction intervalProjected peak202647.1K2050 projection51K↑ 8% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 47,148. 2050 projection: 50,988.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Turks and Caicos Islands. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202647,1480.83%211
202546,8551.09%212
202044,3862.83%214
201943,1663.87%215
201841,5594.12%215
201739,9134.17%215
201536,6054.24%219
201029,7394.39%221
200523,9885.07%221
200018,7304.47%223

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Population by City

Providenciales ( incl. West Caicos ) is home to 47,865 people, 101.52% of Turks and Caicos Islands' population.

City population40K20K7K
Providenciales ( incl. West Caicos ) 47.9KGrand Turk 6.2KCockburn Town 6.2KNorth Caicos 1.3KSouth Caicos ( incl. East Caicos ) 1.2KParrot Cay 264.0Salt Cay 95.0Middle Caicos 83.0
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Providenciales ( incl. West Caicos )47.9K101.52%
2Grand Turk6.2K13.13%
3Cockburn Town6.2K13.13%
4North Caicos1.3K2.69%
5South Caicos ( incl. East Caicos )1.2K2.64%
6Parrot Cay264.00.56%
7Salt Cay95.00.20%
8Middle Caicos83.00.18%

Turks and Caicos Islands by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Turks and Caicos Islands is home to an estimated 47,148 people, the 211th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Turks and Caicos Islands has a net population change of approximately 0 people per day, driven by 1 births, 1 deaths, and net immigration of 0 people.
Share of world
Turks and Caicos Islands makes up < 0.01% of the world's population and < 0.01% of North America's.
Density
49.7 people per km² of land (128.8 per mi²), ranking 166th among countries and territories.
Urban living
94.4% of people live in urban areas.

Turks and Caicos Islands Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1100+ years, female: 395–99 years, male: 1295–99 years, female: 2690–94 years, male: 5390–94 years, female: 9085–89 years, male: 12985–89 years, female: 20080–84 years, male: 26780–84 years, female: 32775–79 years, male: 43375–79 years, female: 55570–74 years, male: 66870–74 years, female: 83265–69 years, male: 1,04965–69 years, female: 1,10760–64 years, male: 1,35960–64 years, female: 1,40155–59 years, male: 1,79155–59 years, female: 1,57750–54 years, male: 2,06050–54 years, female: 1,80345–49 years, male: 2,23945–49 years, female: 1,96540–44 years, male: 2,23840–44 years, female: 1,93635–39 years, male: 2,01035–39 years, female: 1,78530–34 years, male: 1,68830–34 years, female: 1,72425–29 years, male: 1,46425–29 years, female: 1,64620–24 years, male: 1,18620–24 years, female: 1,44515–19 years, male: 1,18715–19 years, female: 1,39410–14 years, male: 1,14310–14 years, female: 1,2455–9 years, male: 1,3405–9 years, female: 1,3110–4 years, male: 1,2840–4 years, female: 1,226100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41K1K2K2K

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Median age

40.6 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.5 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.00%

Female

50.00%

Life expectancy 76.4Life expectancy 80.7

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Turks and Caicos Islands United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands