CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadines8.6 Child Dependency RatioOverall, there were 49 children for every 100 persons in the 15 to 64 age group in 2001. Thisratio has remained the same compared to 1991, (Table 8.5). The child dependency ratio washighest in Chateaubelair (59), Barrouallie and Georgetown (57) and lowest in North and SouthGrenadines, 35 and 40, respectively, and in Kingstown. (43).Table 8.5:Child Dependency and Child Worker Ratios byAdministrative Division, 2001Administrative Age GroupChild ChildDivision 0-14 15 -64 Workers Depen. WorkerRatio RatioTotal 32 523 65 977 35 036 49 93Kingstown 3 653 8 473 5 103 43 72Kingstown Suburb 4 190 7 740 4 171 54 100Calliaqua 6 420 14 044 7 909 46 81Marriaqua 2 589 4 945 2 730 52 95Bridgetown 2 106 4 104 1 942 51 108Colonarie 2 380 4 493 2 139 53 111Georgetown 2 306 4 060 1 865 57 124Sandy Bay 836 1 679 657 50 127Layou 1 958 3 818 1 775 51 110Barrouallie 1 830 3 201 1 537 57 119Chateaubelair 2 115 3 565 1 574 59 134North Grenadines 1 270 3 669 2 156 35 59South Grenadines 870 2 186 1 478 40 59This crude measure of the economic burden placed on the working age population to care forchildren does not factor in the economic status of those persons in the working age population.Therefore, all persons 15 to 64 year, whether employed, unemployed or not in the labour forceare included in the measure.109