Population, Territory and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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1 Population, Territory and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Author: Godfrey St. Bernard Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago 2012 ECLAC Ad Hoc Committee on Population and Development Quito Ecuador July 4 6, 2012

2 Map of the Caribbean

3 Approximate Population Size and Projected Population Size, 1990s, 2000s, 2010 and 2020 Caribbean Countries/ Approximate Population Size Projected Population Size 1990s 2000s Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba 10, , , , Dominica Dominican Republic 9, , Grenada Guyana Haiti 9, , Jamaica 2, , , , Montserrat Netherland Antilles St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & The Grenadines Suriname Trinidad & Tobago 1, , , , Turks & Caicos Islands

4 Total Fertility Rate Counntry Bahamas Barbados Belize Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago

5 Life Expectancy by Sex Country Male Female Bahamas Barbados Belize Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago

6 Median Age Country Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Cuba Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Netherlands Antilles Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago

7 Population in Selected CARICOM Member States and Associated Territories by Age Group 2000 Census Round CARICOM Member States and Associated Territories Under 15 years years years 65 years or older Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos

8 Urban-Rural Characteristics in Large CARICOM Member States Population Distribution and Sex Ratios Census Round Belize Population Size of Member State Proportion Urban Areas Proportion Rural Areas Urban Sex Ratio Rural Sex Ratio CARICOM Member State 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 119, , , , , Guyana Population Size of Member State Proportion Urban Areas Proportion Rural Areas Urban Sex Ratio Rural Sex Ratio 701, , , , Jamaica Population Size of Member State Proportion Urban Areas Proportion Rural Areas Urban Sex Ratio Rural Sex Ratio 1,848, ,190, ,380, ,607, Suriname Population Size of Member State Proportion Urban Areas Proportion Rural Areas Urban Sex Ratio Rural Sex Ratio 379, , , Trinidad and Tobago Population Size of Member State Proportion Urban Areas Proportion Rural Areas Urban Sex Ratio Rural Sex Ratio 931, ,114,

9 Dependency Ratios in Urban and Rural Areas Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago 2000 Census Round CARICOM Member State Urban Rural Belize Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Guyana Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Jamaica Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Suriname Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Trinidad and Tobago Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio

10 Dependency Ratios in Primate Urban Zone and Rest of Member State Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2000 Census Round CARICOM Member State Primate Urban Zone Rest of Member State Bahamas Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Barbados Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Dominica Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Grenada Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Saint Lucia Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio St. Vincent and the Grenadines Youthful Dependency Ratio Elderly Dependency Ratio Dependency Ratio Source: National Statistical Office of the Bahamas (2009), Nam (2009), Forte (2009), Crawford (2009), Hewitt (2009), Talbert (2009)

11 Poverty in Suriname Territorial Differences Source: Alkire et al (2011)

12 Poverty in Guyana Territorial Differences

13 Multidimensional Poverty across Sub-National Regions Multidimensional Poverty Index Incidence of Poverty Average Intensity Across the Poor Percentage of Population Vulnerable to Poverty Percentage of Population in Severe Poverty Brokopondo and Sipaliwini Commewijne and Marowijne Nickerie, Coronie and Saramacca Paramaribo Wanika and Para Source: Alkire et al (2011)

14 Proportion of Households by Wealth Index Quintile and Selected Region - Suriname 2004 Census Wealth Index Quintile Suriname Paramaribo (Urban) Commewijne (Rural Coastal) Sipaliwini (Rural Interior) Poorest Second Third Fourth Richest Total Number of Households Source: Groenfelt (2010) 120,893 58,809 6,244 9,299

15 Selected Poverty Rates Belize (2002 and 2009) and Guyana (1993 and 1999) BELIZE Year Source: NHDAC (2010) Urban Poor Rural Poor GUYANA Year Poor 43.0% 35.0% Indigent 29.0% 19.0% Source: Guyana Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2003

16 Prevalence of Poverty in Jamaica by Region, Year Jamaica Kingston Metropolitan Area Other Towns Rural Source: Poverty Reduction Task Force (2009)

17 Prevalence of Poverty among Children in Jamaica by Region, Year Jamaica Kingston Metropolitan Area Other Towns Rural Source: Poverty Reduction Task Force (2009)

18 Poverty in Jamaica Territorial Differences

19 Poverty in Belize Territorial Differences

20 Selected MICS Indicators for Children and Women Urban and Rural Differences, mid 2000s MICS Indicators Sub-Sample Guyana Urban Rural Jamaica Urban Rural Under 5 Mortality Rate 0-59 months Infant Mortality Rate 0-11 months Birth Registration Prevalence 0-59 months / Literacy Rates Women years MICS Indicators Sub-Sample Suriname Urban Rural Belize Urban Rural Under 5 Mortality Rate 0-59 months Infant Mortality Rate 0-11 months Birth Registration Prevalence 0-59 months / Literacy Rates - Women years Note: Rural Birth Registration Prevalence: a/b where a is prevalence in rural coastal areas and b is prevalence in rural interior

21 Windward Islands Volcanic Terrain

22 Flood Zones Guyana and Jamaica

23 Figure 6.1. Images of Guyana Floods January 2005 Photo by: Anonymous Photo by: Bryan Mackintosh Photo by: Anonymous

24 THANK YOU MUCHAS GRACIAS

Population, Territory and Sustainable Development The Case of the Caribbean Sub Region

Population, Territory and Sustainable Development The Case of the Caribbean Sub Region Author: Godfrey St. Bernard Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies The University of the West Indies