Turks and Caicos Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Turks and Caicos Islands had an estimated population of 19,608 in 2005, with 2 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Turks and Caicos Islands today — population now 47,148, against 19,608 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 19,608 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 23,988 | 47,148 | +97% |
The two sources differ by 18% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockburn Town | Grand Turk | 5,525 | 3,720 now |
| 2 | Cockburn Harbour | South Caicos and East Caicos | 1,743 | 811 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providenciales and West Caicos | 8,852 |
| 2 | Grand Turk | 5,968 |
| 3 | North Caicos | 2,074 |
| 4 | South Caicos and East Caicos | 1,938 |
| 5 | Middle Caicos | 437 |
| 6 | Salt Cay | 339 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.