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Estimated
Population (2008)
36,605
Population (2001) 19,886
Average HH Size (2001) 2.8
Constant GDP Growth Rate (2006p) 17.9%
Constant GDP (US$'000) (2006p) 568,138
Imports (US$'000) (2008p) 591,252
Exports (US$'000) (2008p) 24,769
Inflation Rate (%) (2007) 2.8%
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Grand Turk Office:
South Base, Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands
British West Indies
Tel nos.: +1649-946-2801, +1649-946-2221
Fax no: +1649-946-2557
Providenciales Office:
Telefax: +1649-941-5194
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Date last updated: September 14, 2009

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Poverty Estimates by Island, 1999

Islands % of Non-poor Population % of Poor Population % of Island Population Poor % of Total Population Poor
Total Island Population
Number %
Providenciales 60.1 30.9 15.3 8.0 1554 52.5
North Caicos 1.2 5.5 60.8 1.4 69 2.3
Middle Caicos 0.8 3.5 61.4 0.9 44 1.5
South Caicos 9.2 21.6 45.2 5.6 367 12.4
Grand Turk 27.6 38.5 32.8 10.0 901 30.4
Salt Cay 1.1 - - - 25 0.8
Total % 100.0 100.0   25.9   100.0
Number 2, 191 769     2,960  

Poverty Status by Gender, 1999

Gender
Poor
Non-Poor
Total
Gender
Within Socio-economic Status
Within Gender
Within Socio-economic Status
Within Gender
Within Socio-economic Status
Within Gender
Male 48.0 25.9 52.0 74.1 48.1 100(n=1423)
Female 52.0 25.9 48.0 74.1 51.9 100(n=1534)
Total 100(n=766)   100(n=2191)   100(n=2957)  
Other Poverty Statistics
Occupations by Socio-economic Status, 1999
Distribution of Children Under Fiver, Youth and Elderly by Quintile, 1999
Note: Other information on Poverty statistics are available in our TCI Standard of Living Asessment (Poverty Assessment Report).