Saint Kitts and Nevis People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

54,149 (July 2021 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 74.4% (includes Anglican 20.6%, Methodist 19.1%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Church of God 6.8%, Moravian 5.5%, Baptist 4.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.7%, Evangelical 2.6%, Bretheren 1.8%, other .3%), Roman Catholic 6.7%, Rastafarian 1.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 7.6%, none 5.2%, unspecified 3.2% (2001 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.87% (male 5,357/female 5,336)

15-24 years: 13.46% (male 3,504/female 3,741)

25-54 years: 43.64% (male 12,010/female 11,477)

55-64 years: 13.03% (male 3,527/female 3,485)

65 years and over: 10% (male 2,540/female 2,844) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 36.5 years

male: 36.7 years

female: 36.3 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.64% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.43 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

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

Urbanization

urban population: 30.9% of total population (2021)

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

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 5.76 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.83 years

male: 74.37 years

female: 79.34 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.)

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

5.3% (2017)

Physicians density

2.68 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

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.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2018)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.9% (2016)

Education expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2015)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 18 years

male: 16 years

female: 19 years (2015)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis on this page is re-published from the 2021 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 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Kitts and Nevis 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.