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ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 2019 DIGEST OF STATISTICS Statistical Office Economic Planning Division Ministry of Finance Economic Planning & Information Technology CONTENTS AREA & CLIMATE .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 1.1 - Area of St Vincent and the Grenadines by Census Division ............................................................ 2 Table 1.2 - Mean Temperature and Humidity, 2015 to 2019 ........................................................................... 2 Table 1.3 - Rainfall as Recorded at Selected Weather Stations, 2015 to 2019 ................................................ 3 Table 1.4 - Monthly Rainfall for Selected Weather Stations (mm), 2019 ......................................................... 4 POPULATION & VITAL STATISTICS ................................................................................................................ 5 Table 2.1 - Estimated End of Year Total Population by Census Division, 2010 to 2019 ................................... 6 Table 2.2 - Estimated Total Mid-Year Population, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces, 2015 to 2019 ..... 7 Table 2.3 - Births by Usual Place of Residence of Mother and Sex, 2017 to 2019 ........................................... 8 Table 2.4 - Number of Live Births and Deaths by Sex, 2015 to 2019................................................................ 9 Table 2.5 - Deaths by Usual Place of Residence and Sex, 2017 to 2019 ......................................................... 10 Table 2.6 - Marriage by Age of Bride and Groom, 2019 ................................................................................. 11 HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Table 3.1 - Life Expectancy, 2017 to 2019
 ...................................................................................................... 13 Table 3.2 - Number of Malignant Neoplasms/Cancer Cases by Year, 2013 to 2017 ...................................... 13 Table 3.3 - Underlying Cause of Death by Cause Groups, 2015 - 2017 .......................................................... 14 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................... 15 Table 4.1 - Arrivals and Departures of Passengers by Air and Sea, 2015 to 2019 .......................................... 16 Table 4.2 - Arrival of Passengers by Categories, 2018 & 2019 ....................................................................... 17 Table 4.3 - Departure of Passengers by Categories, 2018 & 2019 ................................................................. 17 Table 4.4 - Vehicles Involved in Road Traffic Accidents by Type, 2010 to 2019 ............................................. 18 Table 4.5 - Road Traffic Accidents, 2010 to 2019 ........................................................................................... 18 Table 4.6 - Number of Persons Killed in Road Traffic Accidents by Class of Road User, 2010 to 2019 .......... 19 Table 4.7 - Number of Persons Injured in Road Traffic Accidents by Class of Road User, 2010 to 2019 ....... 19 EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 5.1 - Enrolment of Pupils in Primary School by Age & Sex, 2017 to 2019 ............................................ 21 Table 5.2 - Teachers in Primary Schools, 2010 to 2019 .................................................................................. 21 Table 5.3 - Enrolment of Pupils in Secondary School by Age & Sex, 2017 to 2019 ........................................ 22 Table 5.4 - Teachers in Secondary Schools, 2010 to 2019
 .............................................................................. 22 CRIME ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Table 6.1 - Number of Reported Crimes, 2015 to 2019 ................................................................................. 24 Table 6.2 – Drug Statistics by Number of Arrest, 2015 to 2019 ..................................................................... 25 Table 6.3 – Drugs Destroyed and Seized, 2015 to 2019 ................................................................................. 25 Table 6.4 - Imprisonment by Offence, 2016 to 2019 ...................................................................................... 26 Table 6.5 - Length of Prison Sentences, 2016 to 2019 ................................................................................... 27 Table 6.6 - Number of Prisoners by Age Group and Sex from 2016 to 2019.................................................. 28 TRAVEL & TOURISM ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Table 7.1 - Visitor Air Arrivals by Country of Residence and Purpose of Visit – 2019P ................................... 30 Table 7.2 - Total Visitor Arrivals by First Port of Entry, 2015 to 2019 ............................................................ 31 Table 7.3 - Visitor Arrivals by Visitor Type, 2015 to 2019 ............................................................................... 31 LABOUR ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Table 8.1 - Labour Force Participation (LFP) Rate by Age Group and Sex, 2017..................................... 33 Figure 8.1- Labour Force Participation (LFP) Rate by Age and Sex, 2017
 ...................................................... 33 The ECONOMY .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Table 9.1 - GDP by Economic Activity in Current Prices, 2015 to 2018, EC$’ Million ..................................... 35 Table 9.2 - Consumer Price Index, 2015 to 2019 ........................................................................................... 36 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................................................ 37 Table 10.1 - Application for Planning Permission Building Works, 2019 ........................................................ 38 Table 10.2 - Applications for Planning Permission Sub-division of Land, 2019 .............................................. 39 TRADE................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Table 11.1 - Balance of Visible Trade, 2010 to 2019, EC$’ Million ................................................................. 41 Table 11.2 - Value of Import by SITC Section, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ Million ..................................................... 42 Table 11.3 - Value of Domestic Export by SITC Sections, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ Million .................................... 43 Table 11.4 - Imports from OECS/CARICOM Countries, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ 000 ............................................ 44 Table 11.5 - Domestic Exports to OECS/CARICOM Countries, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ 000 ................................. 45 ELECTORAL STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................ 46 Table 12.1 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 7th 2005 ..................................................... 47 Table 12.2 -
47 Table 12.2 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 13th 2010 ................................................... 48 Table 12.3 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 9th 2015 ..................................................... 49 Symbols Data not available for any reference period Data not available for specific reference period Not applicable Revised Preliminary .
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Estimated 0 True zero or value rounded to 0 AREA & CLIMATE 1 1 Table 1.1 - Area of St Vincent and the Grenadines by Census Division Census Division Acre (Approx.)
Kingstown Suburbs of Kingstown Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Total (Mainland St Vincent) Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Total (St Vincent and the Grenadines) Source: Physical Planning Unit, Ministry of Housing, Informal Settlement, Lands & Surveys 1,150 3,850 7,550 6,000 4,600 8,600 14,200 3,400 7,100 9,100 19,800 85,350 5,710 4,740 95,800 Square Miles (Approx.)
1.9 6.4 11.8 9.4 7.2 13.4 22.2 5.3 11.1 14.2 30.9 133.8 9.0 7.5 150.3 Table 1.2 - Mean Temperature and Humidity, 2015 to 2019 Year Quarter 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Mar.

June Sept. Dec. Mar.

June Sept. Dec. Mar.

June Sept. Dec. Mar.

June Sept. Dec. Apr July Sept. Jan Temperature (Degrees Celsius) Mean Max.

30.7 31.0 32.2 31.7 30.5 31.9 32.3 31.5 .. 30.0 30.5 29.4 28.1 29.1 29.9 29.0 28.5 29.5 30.5 29.8 Mean Min.
21.2 22.9 23.7 23.0 21.5 22.9 23.5 22.5 .. 25.0 25.3 23.5 22.2 23.6 24.7 23.5 22.6 23.6 25.5 24.9 Extreme Max.

31.3 31.0 33.2 32.9 31.0 31.9 32.6 32.0 .. 32.6 32.2 31.1 30.1 30.6 31.4 31.4 31.1 32.0 32.2 32.0 Extreme Min.

20.7 22.2 23.4 22.2 20.2 22.5 24.2 21.8 .. 22.1 22.2 20.3 17.9 21.1 21.5 20.5 20.0 20.9 22.4 19.6 Mean Temp.
26.6 27.6 28.3 28.0 26.0 27.4 27.9 27.0 .. 27.5 27.9 26.4 25.2 26.4 27.3 26.2 25.5 26.5 28.0 27.4 Source: The Meteorological Office Mean Relative Humidity (%) 75.0 75.0 76.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 77.0 76.0 .. 79.0 82.0 82.0 79.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 71.0 81.0 83.0 80.0 2 Table 1.3 - Rainfall as Recorded at Selected Weather Stations, 2015 to 2019 Year Period Belle Isle Dumbarton Rabacca Richmond Rivulet Met.
Office 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Total Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Total Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Total Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Total Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Total Source: The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Forestry and Fisheries and The Meteorological Office 385.7 358.7 576.0 530.2 1,850.6 208.5 322.5 692.2 1,144.3 2367.5 NA 474.8 585.4 587.2 1647.4 340.9 217.8 371.6 576.4 1506.7 205.4 396 476.3 405.7 1483.4 3 Table 1.4 - Monthly Rainfall for Selected Weather Stations (mm), 2019 Stations January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Belle Isle Richmond Station Dumbarton Met Office Rivulet Rabacca Monthly Total Monthly Average 943.1
Average 108.7 Source: The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Forestry and Fisheries and The Meteorological Office 123.6 153.4 153.2 121.2 157.0 693.5 138.7 4 2 POPULATION & VITAL STATISTICS 5 Table 2.1 - Estimated End of Year Total Population by Census Division, 2010 to 2019 Census Divisions Kingstown 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 12,968 12,941 12,914 12,925 12,935 12,945 12,955 12,966 12,976 12,987 Suburbs of Kingstown 13,579 13,698 13,818 13,829 13,840 13,851 13,862 13,873 13,884 13,895 Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Total (Mainland St Vincent) 99,404 99,601 99,797 99,877 99,957 100,037 100,116 100,197 100,277 100,356 Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Total (Grenadines) Total (St Vincent and the Grenadines) 109,347 109,691 110,035 110,123 110,211 110,299 110,387 110,476 110,564 110,652 Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 6 Table 2.2 - Estimated Total Mid-Year Population, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces, 2015 to 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Mid-Year
 Population 110,255 110,343 110,431 110,520 110,608 Male Female Live Births Male Female Still Births Male Female Unknown Deaths Under 1 year of age Male Female Total Deaths (Residents) Male Female Unknown Marriages Divorces Note: Population totals may not add exactly, due to rounding Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 7 Table 2.3 - Births by Usual Place of Residence of Mother and Sex, 2017 to 2019 Census Division Kingstown Kingstown Suburbs Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Not Stated/Unknown 2017 2018 2019 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Total Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 743 1,539 796 815 709 1,524 756 670 1,426 8 Table 2.4 - Number of Live Births and Deaths by Sex, 2015 to 2019 Year / Month Births Deaths Male 917 857 796 Female Both Sexes 1,813 1,729 1,539 896 872 743 Male 511 508 504 Female Both Sexes 885 934 917 374 426 413 2015 2016 2017 2018 January February March April May June July August September October November December 132
1,524 138 103 112 103 106 101 118 143 155 160 132 153 2019 January February March April May June July August September October November December Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines Male 81 Female 71 Table 2.5 - Deaths by Usual Place of Residence and Sex, 2017 to 2019 Census Division Kingstown Suburbs of Kingstown Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Not Stated Male 78 52 106 42 35 30 31 14 27 21 26 28 11 0 Female 61 Total 139 Male 75 Female Total 141 128 234 80 41 59 64 32 52 37 43 34 20 0 Deaths (Residents) Deaths (Foreigners) 501 3 410 911 3 6 504 Total Deaths Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 917 413 517 0 517 448 0 448 965 0 965 71 165 32 28 28 34 15 19 23 34 23 23 0 576 0 576 Total Table 2.6 - Marriage by Age of Bride and Groom, 2019 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 Not Stated 0 65+ 0 Age of Groom Age of Bride 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 65+ Not Stated Total 80 Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 70 75 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 18 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 17 12 11 6
Total 7 39 77 93 85 57 50 35 21 11 4 3 482 11 HEALTH 3 12 Table 3.1 - Life Expectancy, 2017 to 2019 Life Expectancy 2017 2018 2019 Females At birth At age 65 Males At birth At age 65 Both sexes At birth 75.1 18.5 71.1 16.4 72.9 At age 65 Source: Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines 17.4 73.9 16.5 70.9 15.9 72.3 16.0 75.0 17.5 69.3 14.3 71.9 15.8 Table 3.2 - Number of Malignant Neoplasms/Cancer Cases by Year, 2013 to 2017 Malignant Neoplasms/Cancers 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Breast Cervix Digestive ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) Lymph/Blood Mouth Musculoskeletal Other Reproductive Prostate Skin Other 15 5 13 1 3 2 3 4 16 7 4 10 3 12 3 2 4 0 7 16 16 2 Total Note: Data from private hospitals and clinics are not included 73 75 Source: Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment Table 3.3 - Underlying Cause of Death by Cause Groups, 2015 - 2017 Broad Groups Underlying Causes of Mortality 2015 2016 2017 Disease of the Circulatory System Communicable Diseases Malignant Neoplasms Conditions arising in the Perinatal Period All Other Diseases Ischemic Heart Disease Cerebrovascular Disease Hypertension Other Forms of Heart Disease Acute Respiratory Infection Septicemia HIV/AIDS Prostate Cancer Breast Cervical Cancer Colon Stomach Respiratory & Cardiovascular Disorders Prematurity Diabetes Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease of the Liver Assaults Other External Causes Of Injury (e.g.
falls) External Causes Source: Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment Transport Accidents TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 15 Table 4.1 - Arrivals and Departures of Passengers by Air and Sea, 2015 to 2019 Period 2015 Jan - June Jul - Dec Arrivals Departures Air Sea Total Air Sea Total 53,628 58,994 86,574 140,202 49,379 108,373 56,500 55,845 84,253 140,753 47,381 103,226 Total 112,622 135,953 248,575 112,345 131,634 243,979 2016 Jan - June Jul - Dec 56,832 59,723 94,501 151,333 65,723 125,446 60,356 57,409 93,859 154,215 62,926 120,335 Total 116,555 160,224 276,779 117,765 156,785 274,550 2017 Jan - June 55,005 119,544 174,549 57,827 108,197 166,024 Jul - Dec 114,446 121,441 235,887 56,161 115,685 171,846 Total 169,451 240,985 410,436 113,988 223,882 337,870 2018 Jan - June 57,567 195,142 252,709 61,485 193,217 254,702 Jul - Dec 60,603 99,075 159,678 57,313 93,576 150,889 Total 118,170 294,217 412,387 118,798 286,793 405,591 2019 Jan - June 61,028 196,730 257,758 65,427 191,374 256,801 Jul - Dec 63,041 113,021 176,062 59,665 107,531 167,196 Total Source: Immigration Department of St Vincent and the Grenadines 433,820 124,069 309,751 125,092 298,905 423,997 16 Table 4.2 - Arrival of Passengers by Categories, 2018 & 2019 Categories 2018 2019 Jan.-Jun.
Jul.

-Dec. Total Jan.-Jun.

Jul.

-Dec. Total Residents 18,227 23,449 41,676 18,854 24,771 43,625 Visitors 80,395 64,143 144,538 83,597 66,415 150,012 Immigrants In transits 0 200 0 83 0 283 0 0 0 170 320 490 Excursionists 3,190 1,232 4,422 2,429 1,215 3,644 Total Source: Immigration Department of St Vincent and the Grenadines 88,907 190,919 102,012 105,050 92,721 197,771 Table 4.3 - Departure of Passengers by Categories, 2018 & 2019 Categories 2018 2019 Jan.-Jun.

Jul.

-Dec. Total Jan.-Jun.

Jul.
-Dec. Total Residents 26,580 24,488 51,068 20,619 24,864 45,483 Visitors 77,810 55,605 133,415 87,245 60,197 147,442 Immigrants In transits Excursionists 0 73 1 0 20 3 0 93 4 0 26 0 0 0 100 126 0 0 Total 104,464 80,116 184,580 107,890 85,161 193,051 Source: Immigration Department of St Vincent and the Grenadines 17 Table 4.4 - Vehicles Involved in Road Traffic Accidents by Type, 2010 to 2019 Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cars Jeeps Trucks Motor Cycles Buses Pedal Cycle Other Vehicles 474 541 540 623 392 556 638 .. .. .. 364 324 395 351 296 387 354 .. .. .. 95 185 185 192 172 177 182 .. .. .. 10 22 10 12 5 12 10 .. .. .. 168 247 230 196 238 283 276 .. .. .. 1 16 5 2 14 6 8 .. .. .. 67 73 50 54 132 85 90 .. .. ..
Source: Traffic Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Table 4.5 - Road Traffic Accidents, 2010 to 2019 Total Number of Accidents Reported Number of Accidents with Injured Persons Number of Accidents with no Injured Persons Number of Fatal Accidents Year Source: Traffic Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force 184 195 180 183 751 779 986 833 4 4 4 5 11R 15 7 5 5 3 18 Table 4.6 - Number of Persons Killed in Road Traffic Accidents by Class of Road User, 2010 to 2019 Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Driver Rider Pillion Rider Pedestrian Passenger Total 14 3 0 0 0 5 4 4 8 12 24 7 5 5 5 Source: Traffic Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force Table 4.7 - Number of Persons Injured in Road Traffic Accidents by Class of Road User, 2010 to 2019 Year Driver Rider Pillion Rider Pedestrian Passenger Total Source: Traffic Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force 103 45 0 5 82 74 85 68 77 126 123 124 111 121 227 219 196 208 194 279 275 304 272 274 19 5 EDUCATION 20 Table 5.1 - Enrolment of Pupils in Primary School by Age & Sex, 2017 to 2019 2017 2018 2019 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Age Total 6,639 Source: Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Information 13,026 6,685 6,509 6,387 0 0 0 0 0 13,194 6,615 344 862 949 825
Table 5.2 - Teachers in Primary Schools, 2010 to 2019 Total Number of Teachers Number of Trained Teachers Percentage Trained Teachers Year Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Source: Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Information Table 5.3 - Enrolment of Pupils in Secondary School by Age & Sex, 2017 to 2019 Age 2017 2018 2019 Under 11 & Over Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Source: Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Information Table 5.4 - Teachers in Secondary Schools, 2010 to 2019 Total Number of Teachers Number of Trained Teachers Percentage Trained Teachers Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Year Source: Ministry of Education, National
413 2019 Source: Ministry of Education, National Reconciliation and Information CRIME 6 23 Table 6.1 - Number of Reported Crimes, 2015 to 2019 Reported Crimes Crimes Against Authority Crimes Against Penal Code Drug Related Firearm/Ammunition Crimes Other Penal Offences Crimes Against Person Crimes of Assault Crimes of Robbery Crime of Sexual Assault Crimes of Wounding Murders/Manslaughters/Att.. Cyber crimes Other Crimes against person Crimes Against Property Crimes of Burglary Crimes of Theft Other Crimes Against Property 2015 14 713 .. 89 624 1,777 1,002 86 195 441 53 .. .. 3,384 968 1,749 667 2016 2017 2018 2019P 7 8 10 9 583 .. 109 474 635 .. 101 534 683 299 104 280 479 121 72 286 1,930 1,837 2,155 1,960 1,063 79 250 480 57 .. 1 962 73 256 459 87 .. .. 1,199 1,044 140 229 499 84 4 .. 129 257 493 37 .. .. 3,193 3,131 3,186 2,906 908 997 1,653 1,545 632 589 1,017 1,472 697 848 1,422 636 Miscellaneous 27 23 10 17 7 Total Offences Reported Source: Criminal Investigations Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force 6,051 5,915 5,621 5,736 5,361 24 Table 6.2 – Drug Statistics by Number of Arrest, 2015 to 2019 No.
of cases Persons Arrested No.

of cases Reported For Cannabis For Cocaine Convicted Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 466 409 305 407 238 362 270 212 241 131 40 35 23 28 19 Total Source: Criminal Investigations Department, Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force 1,216 1,825 145 Table 6.3 – Drugs Destroyed and Seized, 2015 to 2019 Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 No.

of cannabis trees destroyed Amt.


of cannabis seized (Grams) No of cannabis sticks seized 879,967 45,190 71,086 28,206 0 2,497,630 1,951,403 3,096,412 1,460,970 1,650,211 105 56 0 2 0 Amt.
of cocaine seized (Grams) 56,463 15,283 27,205 25,629 10,290 Total Source: Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Criminal Investigations Department 10,656,626 1,024,449 134,869 163 Number of cocaine rocks seized 223 242 172 233 96 966 268 55 46 70 9 448 25 Table 6.4 - Imprisonment by Offence, 2016 to 2019 Offence 2016 2017 2018 2019 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Disorder, Assault, Indecent Language and Other Offences 107 3 110 72 Larceny House Breaking Criminal Trespass Robbery with Violence Wounding Murder Dangerous Drugs Other Offences Total Source: Her Majesty’s Prison Table 6.5 - Length of Prison Sentences, 2016 to 2019 Imprisonment 2016 2017 2018 2019 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Under 1 month 14 1 month and less than 3 months 243 3 months and less than 6 months 0 6 months and less than 12 months 189 12 months and less than 18 months 46 18 months and over Life Imprisonment H.M.
Pleasure Total Source: Her Majesty’s Prison .
2 1 3 0 0 7 143 0 92 49 63 0 0 556 17 573 485 23 508 417 15 432 342 12 354 27 Table 6.6 - Number of Prisoners by Age Group and Sex from 2016 to 2019 Age Group 2016 2017 2018 2019 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Under 16 0 16 - 21 105 22 - 30 306 31 - 40 336 41 - 50 125 51 and over 96 Unknown Total Source: Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Criminal Investigations Department 993 993 951 983 42 10 28 996 802 24 826 28 TRAVEL & TOURISM 7 29 Table 7.1 - Visitor Air Arrivals by Country of Residence and Purpose of Visit – 2019P Country of Residence NORTH AMERICA Holiday Business Yachting Visiting Friends & Relatives Sports/ Study Other Total 16,296 4,172 2,388 10,397 443 34 33,730 United States 12,598 3,159 1,974 6,949 365 26 25,071 Canada 3,698 1,013 414 3,448 78 8 8,659 CARIBBEAN 6,637 8,395 178 5,072 483 107 20,872 SOUTH AMERICA 347 403 62 36 5 17 870 EUROPE 11,205 1,451 857 2,384 47 50 15,994 OTHER COUNTRIES 536 754 44 73 80 30 1,517 Total Source: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority 15,175 35,021 3,529 17,962 1,058 238 72,983 30 Table 7.2 - Total Visitor Arrivals by First Port of Entry, 2015 to 2019 Port of Entry ST. VINCENT Airport Kingstown BEQUIA Airport Port Elizabeth MUSTIQUE Airport Britannia Bay CANOUAN Airport Charleston Bay UNION ISLAND Airport Clifton 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019P St Vincent & The Grenadines Source: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority 206,662 227,230 303,557 356,069 319,564 Table 7.3 - Visitor
 Arrivals by Visitor Type, 2015 to 2019 Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Air Stay- Overs Same-day Visitors 75,381 78,751 76,485 80,080 72,983 1,732 1,362 1,485 1,287 1,211 Total Yachts 77,113 47,470 80,113 47,575 Sea Cruise ships 82,079 99,542 Total 129,549 147,117 77,970 51,351 174,236 225,587 81,367 56,826 217,876 274,702 74,194 53,581 191,789 245,370 Grand Total 206,662 227,230 303,557 356,069 319,564 Total Source: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority 390,757 256,803 383,680 7,077 765,522 1,022,325 1,413,082 31 LABOUR 8 32 Table 8.1 - Labour Force Participation (LFP) Rate by Age Group and Sex, 2017 Age Group 15 - 24 (Youth) 25 - 34 35 - 54 55 - 64 65+ (Elderly) Men Women Both Sexes 52.1 90.9 92.7 73.7 30.9 48.3 80.6 85.5 55.1 10.2 63.3 50.3 85.5 89.0 64.3 20.5 67.8 15+ (Working age population) 72.4 Source: The Statistical Office of St Vincent and the Grenadines Figure 8.1- Labour Force Participation (LFP) Rate by Age and Sex, 2017 Men Women Both Sexes 100 ) % ( e t a R 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 15 - 24 (Youth) 25 - 34 35 - 54 55 - 64 65+ (Elderly) 15+ (Working age population) 33 The ECONOMY 9 34 Table 9.1 - GDP by Economic Activity in Current Prices, 2015 to 2018, EC$’ Million Sector Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry Fishing Mining & Quarrying Manufacturing Electricity & Water Construction Wholesale & Retail Trade Hotels & Restaurants 2015 118.1 9.1 3.9 99.5 72.9 138.0 230.6 36.0 2016 135.3 8.7 3.9 102.7 66.1 135.7 233.0 33.4 2017 R 138.2 10.0 4.0 107.8 67.0 142.2 233.7 41.2 2018 142.8 15.8 4.1 109.8 72.9 141.7 246.9 44.3 Transport, Storage and communications Financial Intermediation 233.3 123.2 247.5 119.3 247.4 118.9 245.4 120.1 Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities Public Administration, Defense & Compulsory Social Security Education Health and Social Work Other community, social & personal services 253.1 261.4 266.7 270.0 226.1 102.3 55.3 225.0 103.0 56.4 226.8 106.3 54.1 223.1 107.6 57.8 35.0 31.5 32.6 34.0 Private Households with Employed
 Persons Less FISIM Gross Value Added at Basic Prices GROWTH RATE Taxes on products Less Subsidies GDP at Market Prices Growth Rate Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Table 9.2 - Consumer Price Index, 2015 to 2019 Year and Month January February March April May June July August September October November 105.4 106.3 108.8 December 105.1 Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 106.1 109.3 2018 109.6 109.4 109.6 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 111.0 110.9 110.8 2019 111.4 110.9 111.0 111.5 111.0 111.6 111.8 111.8 111.5 111.5 111.9 111.3 36 HOUSING 10 37 Table 10.1 - Application for Planning Permission Building Works, 2019 Application Gross Floor Gross Land Census Divisions Received Kingstown Suburbs of Kingstown Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Grenadines (NO) 40 81 245 46 30 51 43 7 38 22 11 49 Area SQ.
FT. 82,751 127,662 781,088 123,303 69,756 81,878 56,086 7,622 87,221 56,805 16,363 134,531 Area Cost of Building SQ.

FT. Approx.
(EC$) 75,599 635,675 3,007,030 562,161 354,805 410,738 379,132 35,444 618,079 457,832 44,355 555,997 11,970,012 11,970,012 11,970,012 18,376,209 10,134,596 13,012,429 8,562,099 1,175,685 28,781,752 11,185,840 2,334,900 11,970,012 Total Source: Physical Planning Unit, Ministry of Housing, Informal Settlement, Lands & Surveys 1,625,066 7,136,849 663 141,443,556 38 Table 10.2 - Applications for Planning Permission Sub-division of Land, 2019 Location/Census Kingstown Suburbs of Kingstown Calliaqua Marriaqua Bridgetown Colonarie Georgetown Sandy Bay Layou Barrouallie Chateaubelair Grenadines Application Gross Land Received NO 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 Area SQ.FT.
0 0 435,600 0 37,026 305,548.5 110,642 0 118,308 61,409 Cost Of Land Approx.
(EC$) 0 0 175,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 0 0 10 0 1,068,533.5 0 675,000 0 Total Source: Physical Planning Unit, Ministry of Housing, Informal Settlement, Lands & Surveys 2,137,067 20 1,350,000 39 TRADE 11 40 Table 11.1 - Balance of Visible Trade, 2010 to 2019, EC$’ Million Period Imports Exports Re-Exports Domestic Total Exports Balance of Visible Trade 2019P Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 904.7 86.4 16.6 110.9 103.4 114.9 131.8 133.1 126.5 116.1 114.2 122.1 108.9 -801.4 -791.3 -846.4 -867.0 -843.1 -774.4 -787.7 -777.0 -832.7 -795.9 41 Table 11.2 - Value of Import by SITC Section, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ Million S.I.T.C.
SECTION Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0.

Food 211.9 204.3 209.9 209.0 212.2 1.

Beverages & Tobacco 2.

Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels 3.

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials 4.

Animal & Vegetable Oils, Fats & Waxes 32.9 34.9 33.1 35.0 36.4 28.1 30.0 22.4 22.2 24.8 108.3 106.2 83.0 136.0 106.1 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.2 5.

Chemicals and Related Product n.e.s 78.9 75.0 71.4 78.3 73.8 6.

Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials 7.

Machinery and Transport Equipment 8.


Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 159.9 148.5 163.8 170.0 153.1 176.7 196.6 203.4 183.8 191.9 99.8 104.3 100.0 116.1 102.5 9. Commodities and Transactions Not Classified Elsewhere in the SITC 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total 903.9 Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 900.9 891.2 954.8 905.1 42 Table 11.3 - Value of Domestic Export by SITC Sections, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ Million S.I.T.C.

SECTION 0.

Food 1.
SECTION 0.

Food 1.

Beverages & Tobacco Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 81.7 20.2 74.1 18.6 63.8 16.3 63.2 64.9 18.0 12.3 2.

Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 3.

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials 4.

Animal & Vegetable Oils, Fats & Waxes 5.

Chemicals and Related Product n.e.s 6.

Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials 7.

Machinery and Transport Equipment 8.
Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 9. Commodities and Transactions Not Classified Elsewhere in the SITC Total Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 113.4 105.5 98.5 109.4 92.2 43 Table 11.4 - Imports from OECS/CARICOM Countries, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ 000 O.E.C.S / CARICOM Countries Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Anguilla 3 Antigua & Barbuda 718 7 520 798 4 330 798 4 544 949 1 695 927 1,231 3,014 2,980 5,083 5,798 6,879 - - - 841 - Dominica Grenada Montserrat St. Kitts & Nevis 193 325 309 1,241 2,715 St. Lucia 6,720 5,509 4,254 5,267 5,729 Total O.E.C.S Countries 11,879 10,139 10,778 14,644 16,946 Belize Bahamas Barbados Guyana Haiti Jamaica 416 1,184 908 697 1,181 41 8 12 - - 25,092 26,610 24,474 22,458 21,154 14,485 16,867 22,044 15,704 11,885 79 74 46 58 58 12,921 10,939 6,443 8,643 9,701 Suriname 1,038 705 769 637 885 Trinidad & Tobago 158,825 146,402 140,354 170,452 137,697 Total O.E.C.S.
/ CARICOM Countries Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 224,776 212,928 205,828 233,293 199,507 44 Table 11.5 - Domestic Exports to OECS/CARICOM Countries, 2015 to 2019, EC$’ 000 O.E.C.S / CARICOM Countries Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Anguilla 35 10 27 61 290 Antigua & Barbuda 17,359 16,965 14,484 14,469 11,380 Dominica Grenada Montserrat 10,198 9,359 14,726 20,521 15,019 4,634 3,993 4,627 3,876 3,787 720 698 707 825 529 St. Kitts & Nevis 7,448 7,875 8,598 12,118 7,668 St. Lucia 20,049 19,951 16,846 11,260 11,326 Total O.E.C.S Countries 60,443 58,851 60,015 63,130 49,999 Belize Bahamas Barbados Guyana Haiti Jamaica Suriname Trinidad & Tobago 21,040 17,185 11,008 9,082 7,911 Total OECS/CARICOM Countries 107,104 100,543 Source: The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91,404 92,736 76,589 45 12 ELECTORAL STATISTICS 46 Table 12.1 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 7th 2005 Constituency North Windward North Central Windward South Central Windward South Windward Marriaqua East St. George West St. George East Kingstown Central Kingstown West Kingstown South Leeward Central Leeward North Leeward Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Total Percentage Source: Electoral Office No.
of Electors on list Total No.

of Ballots cast No.

of Rejected Ballots Total No.

of accepted Ballots No.

of Ballots for N.D.P Candidate No.

of Ballots for U.L.P Candidate No.

of Ballots for G.P.
Candidate N.D.P.
- New Democratic Party U.L.P.

- Unity Labour Party G.P.

– Green Party 47 Table 12.2 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 13th 2010 Constituency North Windward North Central Windward South Central Windward South Windward Marriaqua East St. George West St. George East Kingstown Central Kingstown West Kingstown South Leeward Central Leeward North Leeward Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Total Percentage Source: Electoral Office No.

of Electors on list Total No.

of Ballots cast No.


of Rejected Ballots Total No.
of accepted Ballots Ballots for N.D.P Candidate Ballots for U.L.P Candidate Ballots for G. P. Candidate N.D.P – New Democratic Party U.L.
P – Unity Labour Party G.P – Green Part 48 Table 12.3 - Summary Results for General Elections, December 9th 2015 No.

of Total No.

No.

of Total No.
Electors of Ballots Rejected of accepted on list Ballots Ballots cast Ballots for U.L.P Candidate Ballots for N.D.P Candidate Ballots for G. P. Candidate Ballots for D.R.P Candidate Constituency North Windward North Central Windward South Central Windward South Windward Marriaqua East St. George West St. George East Kingstown Central Kingstown West Kingstown South Leeward Central Leeward North Leeward Northern Grenadines Southern Grenadines Total Percentage Source: Electoral Office N.D.P – New Democratic Party U.L.
P – Unity Labour Party G.P – Green Party 49 Contact Us Telephone: 1 (784) 457-2921 Email: svg.stats@mail.gov.vc Website: stats.gov.vc 1st Floor, Administrative Building Kingstown St Vincent and the Grenadines 50