What is the population of Turks and Caicos Islands in 2025?

Turks and Caicos Islands has a population of 46,855 (46,855) according to World Bank, World Development Indicators data for 2025.

What is the capital of Turks and Caicos Islands?

The capital of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town.

How large is the economy of Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands's GDP is $1.75B (2024, World Bank, World Development Indicators), which is $37,507 per capita.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Updated August 11, 2026

Population

46,855

2025 · World Bank

GDP

$1.75B

2024 · World Bank

GDP per capita

$37,507

2024 · World Bank

Area

948 km²

mledoze/countries reference dataset

Capital

Cockburn Town

Median age

39.2 yrs

2025 · UN WPP

CIA World Factbook map of Turks and Caicos Islands, showing major cities, rivers and neighbouring countries — Map from The World Factbook, final edition. Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105); boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative.

Capital: Cockburn Town
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Subregion: Caribbean
Area: 948 km²
Languages: English

#208 of 238 in population #198 of 222 in GDP #185 of 252 in area #45 of 213 in GDP per capita #75 of 228 in life expectancy

Then and now

The CIA World Factbook stopped updating in January 2026. This is what has changed since its final edition.

Final CIA World Factbook figures of January 2026 versus current data for Turks and Caicos Islands
Indicator	Factbook, final edition	Current	Change
Population	60,4392024	46,8552025	-22.5%
GDP (nominal)	$1.75B2024	$1.75B2024	0.0%

Trends since 2000

Population +150% since 2000

18,730 (2000) 46,855 (2025)

GDP +387% since 2001

$358.74M (2001) $1.75B (2024)

GDP per capita +105% since 2001

$18,326 (2001) $37,507 (2024)

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

6 facts about Turks and Caicos Islands

01 Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 208 of 238 in population, with 46,855 people as of 2025.
02 Its economy produced $1.75B in 2024, or $37,507 per person.
03 Turks and Caicos Islands has no land borders.
04 Population has grown 150% since 2000, from 18,730 to 46,855.
05 Prices sit at about 99% of United States levels (World Bank PPP data, 2024).
06 0% of the population uses the internet (1990).

Reference

Languages: English
Currency: United States dollar (USD)
Calling code: +1649
Internet TLD: .tc
Demonym: Turks and Caicos Islander
ISO codes: TC · TCA · 796

The Factbook archive 105 fields · 11 categories

The complete World Factbook entry for Turks and Caicos Islands: 105 fields and 160 sub-entries across 11 categories, kept whole as historical reference. A United States Government work in the public domain, reflecting data as of the final January 2026 edition; the live figures above supersede the fast-moving numbers in it. Last CIA update: January 5, 2026.

Turks and Caicos Islands and neighbouring land. Geometry: Natural Earth (public domain).

Introduction 1 field

Background: The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate Crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed, and the islands remain a British overseas territory. Grand Turk Island suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Geography 17 fields

Location: two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti; note - although the Turks and Caicos Islands do not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically they are often designated as being Caribbean
Geographic coordinates: 21 45 N, 71 35 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 948 sq km
land: 948 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Land boundaries: total: 0 km
Coastline: 389 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate: tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Terrain: low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Elevation: highest point: Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos 48 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Natural resources: spiny lobster, conch
Land use: agricultural land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
forest: 11.1% (2023 est.)
other: 87.9% (2023 est.)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (2022)
Population distribution: eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk
Natural hazards: frequent hurricanes
Geography - note: include eight large islands and numerous smaller cays, islets, and reefs; only two of the Caicos Islands and six of the Turks group are inhabited

People and Society 28 fields

Population: total: 60,439 (2024 est.)
male: 30,389
female: 30,050
Nationality: noun: none
adjective: none
Ethnic groups: Black 87.6%, White 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006 est.)
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.8%, other 14% (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 6,288/female 6,056)
15-64 years: 73.2% (male 22,232/female 22,011)
65 years and over: 6.4% (2024 est.) (male 1,869/female 1,983)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 36.6 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 27.9 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 8.7 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio: 11.5 (2024 est.)
Median age: total: 36.6 years (2025 est.)
male: 36.5 years
female: 36.1 years
Population growth rate: 1.73% (2025 est.)
Birth rate: 12.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate: 3.59 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate: 8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Population distribution: eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk
Urbanization: urban population: 94.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 5,000 GRAND TURK (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
male: 13.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 81.3 years (2024 est.)
male: 78.5 years
female: 84.1 years
Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate: 0.83 (2025 est.)
Drinking water source: improved: urban: urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 91.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 8.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: urban: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 97.7% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 98.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 2.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 1.3% of population (2022 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 0.4% (2020 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49): 59.3% (2020 est.)
Child marriage: women married by age 15: 0% (2020)
women married by age 18: 23.3% (2020)
men married by age 18: 5.1% (2020)
Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP): 2.9% of GDP (2024 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget): 9.8% national budget (2025 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 14 years (2023 est.)
male: 15 years (2023 est.)
female: 14 years (2023 est.)
People - note: destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US

Environment 5 fields

Environmental issues: limited natural freshwater resources
Climate: tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Land use: agricultural land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 1.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
forest: 11.1% (2023 est.)
other: 87.9% (2023 est.)
Urbanization: urban population: 94.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions: 447,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids: 447,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Government 19 fields

Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
abbreviation: TCA
etymology: the Turks Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus, which is native to the islands and appears on the flag and coat of arms; the name Caicos may derive from caya hico, a phrase meaning “string of islands” in the Lucayan (Arawak) language, or from the Spanish word cayo, meaning "rock"
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK
Capital: name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
etymology: named after Sir Francis COCKBURN, who served as governor of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844
Legal system: mixed system of English common law and civil law
Constitution: history: several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011)
Citizenship: see United Kingdom
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Dileeni Daniel-SELVARATNAM (since 29 June 2023)
head of government: Premier Washington MISICK (since 19 February 2021)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly
election/appointment process: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the governor appoints the leader of the majority party as the premier
Legislative branch: legislature name: House of Assembly
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 21 (directly elected or appointed)
electoral system: mixed
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 4 years
most recent election date: 2/07/2025
parties elected and seats per party: PNP (16); PDM (2); independents (1)
percentage of women in chamber: 27.3%
expected date of next election: 2029
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and other judges, as determined by the governor); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges appointed by the governor in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body of high-level judicial officials; Supreme Court judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65, but terms can be extended to age 70; Appeals Court judge tenure determined by individual terms of appointment
subordinate courts: magistrates' courts
Political parties: People's Democratic Movement or PDM
Progressive National Party or PNP
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy: none (overseas territory of the UK)
International organization participation: Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Flag: description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the right half of the flag; the shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turk's cap cactus
National symbol(s): conch shell, Turk's cap cactus
National anthem(s): title: "This Land of Ours"
lyrics/music: Conrad HOWELL
history: serves as a local anthem
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title: "God Save the King"
lyrics/music: unknown
history: official anthem, as a UK overseas territory

Economy 20 fields

Economic overview: British Caribbean island territorial economy; GDP and its tourism industry hit hard by COVID-19 disruptions; major biodiversity locale; US dollar user; fossil fuel dependent; negative trade balance; increasing unemployment
Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $1.554 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $1.471 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $1.293 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024: 5.6% (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023: 13.7% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2022: 14.1% (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2024: $33,400 (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $31,800 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022: $28,200 (2022 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $1.745 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022: 8.5% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021: 5% (2021 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020: 2.3% (2020 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 0.4% (2024 est.)
industry: 9.3% (2024 est.)
services: 72.6% (2024 est.)
Agricultural products: corn, beans, cassava (manioc, tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Industries: tourism, offshore financial services
Industrial production growth rate: 9% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
Remittances: Remittances 2023: 0% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022: 0% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021: 0% of GDP (2021 est.)
Budget: revenues: $247.3 million (2017 est.)
expenditures: $224.3 million (2017 est.)
Current account balance: Current account balance 2018: $172.709 million (2018 est.)
Current account balance 2017: $35.016 million (2017 est.)
Current account balance 2016: $247.081 million (2016 est.)
Exports: Exports 2018: $826.824 million (2018 est.)
Exports 2017: $602.581 million (2017 est.)
Exports 2016: $741.173 million (2016 est.)
Exports - partners: Gabon 27%, USA 25%, Zimbabwe 17%, Czechia 8%, UAE 3% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Exports - commodities: plastics, shellfish, carbonates, tobacco, garments (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Imports: Imports 2018: $544.219 million (2018 est.)
Imports 2017: $484.842 million (2017 est.)
Imports 2016: $438.041 million (2016 est.)
Imports - partners: USA 73%, Dominican Republic 4%, Italy 3%, Japan 3%, China 2% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Imports - commodities: refined petroleum, cars, aluminum structures, furniture, plastic products (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Exchange rates: the US dollar is used

Energy 4 fields

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 99.9% (2022 est.)
electrification - urban areas: 100%
electrification - rural areas: 100%
Electricity: installed generating capacity: 94,000 kW (2023 est.)
consumption: 252.088 million kWh (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses: 12.912 million kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels: 98.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar: 1.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption: 3,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Communications 5 fields

Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 4,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions: 25,085 (2004 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (2004 est.)
Broadcast media: no local terrestrial TV stations; broadcasts from the Bahamas, multi-channel cable, and satellite TV available; state-run radio network operates alongside private broadcasters, with a total of about 15 stations
Internet country code: .tc
Internet users: percent of population: 93.5% (2022)

Transportation 4 fields

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: VQ-T
Airports: 9 (2025)
Merchant marine: total: 3 (2023)
by type: general cargo 1, other 2
Ports: total ports: 3 (2024)
large: 0
medium: 0
small: 0
very small: 2
size unknown: 1
ports with oil terminals: 1
key ports: Cockburn Harbor, Grand Turk, Providenciales

Military and Security 1 field

Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues 1 field

Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees: 8 (2024 est.)

Frequently asked

What is the population of Turks and Caicos Islands in 2025?: Turks and Caicos Islands has a population of 46,855 (46,855) according to World Bank, World Development Indicators data for 2025.
What is the capital of Turks and Caicos Islands?: The capital of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town.
How large is the economy of Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands's GDP is $1.75B (2024, World Bank, World Development Indicators), which is $37,507 per capita.

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