CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesPopulation decrease was also very high in Bridgetown and Marriaqua, which lost 778(10.3 per cent) and 719 (8.1 per cent) of their population respectively. The decrease inother areas ranged from 2.3 per cent in Northern Grenadines to 5.3 per cent inGeorgetown.1.4 Population DensityIn 2001, there were 707 persons per square mile in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.This population density was slightly lower compared to 1991 with 709 persons per squaremile, (Table 1.4). Kingstown remained the most densely populated census division in2001, with 6 954 persons per square mile although its population declined by 14.57 percent between 1991 and 2001.Table 1.4: Population Density by Administrative Division, 1991 and 2001AdministrativeDivisionArea Population Density(Sq. Miles) 2001 1991 2001 1991Total 150.3 106 253 106 499 707 709Kingstown 1.9 13 212 15 466 6 954 8 140Kingstown Suburbs 6.4 12 508 10 757 1 954 1 681Calliaqua 11.8 22 095 20 290 1 872 1 719Mariaqua 9.4 8 145 8 864 866 943Bridgetown 7.2 6 754 7 532 938 1 046Colonaire 13.4 7 482 7 890 558 589Georgetown 22.2 6 914 7 303 311 329Sandy Bay 5.3 2 716 2 793 512 527Layou 11.1 6 303 5 993 568 540Barrouallie 14.2 5 422 5 199 382 366Chateaubelair 30.9 6 087 6 045 197 196Northern Grenadines 9.0 5 389 5 514 599 613Southern Grenadines 7.5 3 226 2 853 430 380In 2001, there were 6 954 persons per square mile in Kingstown as compared to 1 954 inKingstown Suburbs, which was the second most densely populated administrativedivision. This difference of 5 000 more persons per square mile is an indication of thepressures on the infrastructure, social and other services in Kingstown.7