Saint Kitts and Nevis People - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

54,817 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)

adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian

Ethnic groups

African descent 92.5%, mixed 3%, White 2.1%, East Indian 1.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2001 est.)

Languages

English (official)

Religions

Protestant 75.6% (includes Anglican 16.6%, Methodist 15.8%, Pentecostal 10.8%, Church of God 7.4%, Baptist 5.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Wesleyan Holiness 5.3%, Moravian 4.8%, Evangelical 2.1%, Brethren 1.7%, Presbyterian 0.3%), Roman Catholic 5.9%, Hindu 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other 5%, none 8.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.4% (male 5,338/female 5,298)

15-64 years: 68.54% (male 18,958/female 18,615)

65 years and over: 12.05% (2023 est.) (male 3,146/female 3,462)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 41.7

youth dependency ratio: 28

elderly dependency ratio: 13.7

potential support ratio: 7.3 (2021)

Median age

total: 38.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 38.3 years

female: 37.8 years

Population growth rate

0.59% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

12.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands

Urbanization

urban population: 31.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.9 years

female: 79.8 years

Total fertility rate

1.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.87 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 98.3% of population

rural: 98.3% of population

total: 98.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population

rural: 1.7% of population

total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

5.4% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

4.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 87.3% of population

rural: 87.3% of population

total: 87.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 12.7% of population

rural: 12.7% of population

total: 12.7% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.9% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 8.84 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 1.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 3.89 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

57.2% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 19 years (2015)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Kitts and Nevis 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Kitts and Nevis 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.