Saint Kitts and Nevis People - 2024

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)