Grenada: housing

How many people own their home in Grenada?

47.3% of Grenada's 40,990 households owned their dwelling outright and a further 4.6% owned it with a mortgage at the 2021 census, according to the Central Statistical Office's preliminary 2021 census results. 6.1% rented privately, 0.2% rented from the government and 4.3% lived rent free.

These are preliminary results. Tenure was not stated for 31.4% of households, so the shares of households whose tenure is known are higher than these figures suggest. The table, Ownership of Dwelling by Parish, also breaks the figures down for each parish and for Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

Official sources: CSO: 2021 census preliminary results (PDF)

How many people in Grenada live in cities?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is 36.7%. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 29th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 66.2%. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 158th highest.

What is the electricity access rate in Grenada?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 95.6%. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 28th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 99.5%. World rank, highest first: 130th of 193.

What share of people in Grenada have safe drinking water?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Grenada at 89.9% in 2017. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 2nd highest of 15 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 66.0%. World rank, highest first: 50th of 137.

What is access to clean cooking in Grenada?

96.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Grenada for 2024, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. Latin America & Caribbean median: 95.0%; Grenada is 11th highest of 33. Worldwide: 76th of 192.