Saint Kitts and Nevis People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
54,488 (2022 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: 19.87% (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.)
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: 36.5 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 36.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.61% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.24 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands
Urbanization
urban population: 31% of total population (2022)
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
15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 8.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.08 years
male: 74.63 years
female: 79.58 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.76 children born/woman (2022 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 (2019)
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.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
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
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)
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