Turks and Caicos Islands: Population, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Turks and Caicos Islands' population, female rose 0.7% on 2024 (from 23,244 to 23,416).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.7% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.6% in 1967. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 483.61 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 204th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2025 ranking

• Greenland — 201st of 217: 26,987
• Faroe Islands — 202nd of 217: 26,558
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 203rd of 217: 24,488
• American Samoa — 205th of 217: 22,823
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 206th of 217: 22,579
• British Virgin Islands — 207th of 217: 20,923

What this measures

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population, female in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 49,360 (2025)
• Argentina — 23.09 million (2025)
• Aruba — 57,403 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 210,739 (2025)
• Barbados — 147,106 (2025)
• Belize — 209,590 (2025)
• Bolivia — 6.28 million (2025)
• Brazil — 108.16 million (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 20,923 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 37,781 (2025)
• Chile — 9.99 million (2025)
• Colombia — 27.07 million (2025)

More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.28% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.53% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 3,780 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.14% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 3,705 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.81% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 7,485 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.98% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's population, female?

23,416 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 661.25% from 3,076 in 1960 (3.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 23,416 in 2025 and the lowest 2,979 in 1970.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

204th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population, female unusual for Turks and Caicos Islands?

In 2025, Turks and Caicos Islands' population, female rose 0.7% on 2024 (from 23,244 to 23,416). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 1.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.FE.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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