| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Turks and Caicos Islands is projected at 39.23 thousand, up by 1.31% compared with 38.72 thousand in 2020. Turks and Caicos Islands is ranked 167th in terms of population and 78th in terms of population growth rate.
35.13 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 93.83% of Turks and Caicos Islands population. Turks and Caicos Islands is ranked 10th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,044 | - |
| 1955 | 5,247 | 2.26 |
| 1960 | 5,825 | 1.34 |
| 1965 | 5,814 | -0.63 |
| 1970 | 5,837 | 1.25 |
| 1975 | 6,832 | 3.36 |
| 1980 | 7,894 | 3.77 |
| 1985 | 9,974 | 4.37 |
| 1990 | 12,115 | 4.89 |
| 1995 | 16,221 | 5.34 |
| 2000 | 20,171 | 5.78 |
| 2005 | 28,181 | 5.51 |
| 2010 | 32,658 | 2.27 |
| 2015 | 35,979 | 1.72 |
| 2016 | 36,558 | 1.61 |
| 2017 | 37,116 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | 37,667 | 1.48 |
| 2019 | 38,194 | 1.40 |
| 2020 | 38,718 | 1.37 |
| 2021 | 39,226 | 1.31 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 2,384 | 2,667 | - | 47.200 |
| 1955 | 2,464 | 2,733 | 2.16 | 47.405 |
| 1960 | 2,730 | 2,996 | 1.49 | 47.679 |
| 1965 | 2,801 | 2,871 | 0.00 | 49.392 |
| 1970 | 2,879 | 2,754 | 1.80 | 51.106 |
| 1975 | 3,475 | 3,073 | 3.98 | 53.063 |
| 1980 | 4,155 | 3,364 | 4.71 | 55.259 |
| 1985 | 6,221 | 3,285 | 7.74 | 65.439 |
| 1990 | 8,588 | 2,964 | 7.20 | 74.343 |
| 1995 | 12,254 | 3,078 | 6.42 | 79.928 |
| 2000 | 15,957 | 2,916 | 6.72 | 84.550 |
| 2005 | 23,207 | 3,241 | 6.35 | 87.745 |
| 2010 | 27,965 | 3,029 | 3.00 | 90.228 |
| 2015 | 31,659 | 2,680 | 2.16 | 92.195 |
| 2020 | 34,590 | 2,363 | 1.62 | 93.605 |
| 2021 | 35,130 | 2,309 | 1.56 | 93.834 |