Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Key facts

Capital

Kingstown

Region

Americas, Caribbean

Population

99,924 (2025)

Area

389 km²

Currency

Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Languages

English, French

Calling code

+1-784

Internet domain

.vc

ISO codes

VC, VCT, 670

Time zone

UTC-4:00

United Nations

Member state

Postal code pattern

VC#### (# = digit, @ = letter)

Land and position

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers about 389 square kilometres. By area it ranks 210th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and a little larger than Mayotte. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 13° north, 61° west, in the northern hemisphere.

People

About 99,924 people live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (World Bank, 2025). That makes it the 200th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 257 people to each square kilometre. About 48 percent of people live in towns and cities (World Bank, 2025). A baby born there can expect to live about 71 years (World Bank, 2024). Languages listed for it: English, French. A person from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is called Saint Vincentian.

Money and economy

The currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (code XCD, symbol $). It is also the main currency of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia. The World Bank puts the size of its economy (GDP) at about US$ 1.26 billion (2025), which is about US$ 12,562 for each person (2025).

Time

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines uses one time zone, UTC-4:00 (America/St Vincent). Clocks stay the same all year: there is no daylight saving time.

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Largest cities

City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.

More in Caribbean

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands. See the whole region.

Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.