Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Demographics of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects.

Census population and average annual growth rate

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1871	39,872	—
1881	41,001	+0.28%
1891	43,981	+0.70%
1901	42,556	−0.33%
1911	39,498	−0.74%
1921	33,974	−1.50%
1946	41,206	+0.77%
1960	51,023	+1.54%
1970	44,884	−1.27%
1980	43,291	−0.36%
1991	40,618	−0.58%
2001	46,325	+1.32%
2011	47,195	+0.19%
2022	51,320	+0.76%
Source:[1]

Population

According to the 2001 census the combined population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,325 (compared to 40,613 in 1991), of which 35,217 were in Saint Kitts and 11,108 in Nevis.^[2]

The population of St Kitts and Nevis in 2011 was 46,398.^[3] The estimated population of 2021 is 47,606 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects^[4][5]).

Vital statistics

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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	Average population [7]	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Infant mortality rate[6]
1967	47,000	1,502	445	1,057	31.7	9.4	22.3
1968	46,000	1,348	443	905	29.1	9.5	19.5
1969	46,000	1,226	414	812	26.9	9.1	17.8
1970	45,000	1,156	488	668	25.8	10.9	14.9
1971	44,000	1,107	439	668	24.9	9.9	15.0
1972	44,000	1,236	541	695	27.9	12.2	15.7
1973	44,000	1,186	525	661	26.8	11.8	14.9
1974	44,000	1,143	510	633	25.8	11.5	14.3
1975	44,000	1,099	427	672	24.8	9.6	15.2
1976	44,000	1,320	476	844	29.9	10.8	19.1
1977	44,000	1,212	502	710	27.6	11.4	16.2
1978	44,000	1,059	466	593	24.2	10.7	13.6
1979	43,000	1,211	529	682	27.9	12.2	15.7
1980	43,000	1,170	493	677	27.1	11.4	15.7
1981	43,000	1,138	450	688	26.5	10.5	16.0
1982	43,000	1,307	503	804	30.6	11.8	18.8
1983	43,000	1,093	478	615	25.7	11.2	14.5
1984	42,000	1,115	481	634	26.4	11.4	15.0
1985	42,000	1,026	441	585	24.4	10.5	13.9
1986	42,000	1,007	461	546	24.2	11.1	13.1
1987	41,000	947	462	485	22.9	11.2	11.7
1988	41,000	944	465	479	23.0	11.3	11.7
1989	41,000	989	484	505	24.2	11.8	12.4
1990	41,000	966	452	514	23.7	11.1	12.6
1991	41,000	915	397	518	22.3	9.7	12.6
1992	41,000	841	386	455	20.3	9.3	11.0
1993	42,000	849	391	458	20.3	9.3	10.9
1994	42,000	909	400	509	21.5	9.4	12.0
1995	43,000	797	385	412	18.6	9.0	9.6
1996	43,000	833	472	361	19.2	10.9	8.3
1997	44,000	875	393	482	19.9	9.0	11.0
1998	44,000	865	390	475	19.5	8.8	10.7
1999	45,000	864	418	446	19.2	9.3	9.9
2000	46,000	838	357	481	18.4	7.8	10.6
2001	46,000	803	352	451	17.4	7.6	9.8
2002	47,000
2003	48,000
2004	48,000
2005	49,350	668	362	302	13.5	7.3	6.2	13.5
2006	49,990	662	373	289	13.2	7.5	5.8	21.1
2007	50,640	690	356	334	13.6	7.0	6.6	20.3
2008	51,300	709	376	333	13.8	7.3	6.5	14.1
2009	51,970	749	353	396	14.4	6.8	7.6	20.0
2010	52,650	656	346	310	13.9	6.6		18.3
2011	46,398	666	372	294	14.1	8.0	4.5	12.0
2012		637	336	301	13.4	7.2	6.5	9.4
2013		546	348	198	11.5	7.5	4.3	18.3
2014		642	411	231	13.4	8.9	4.9	21.8
2015		632			13.1
2016		676	402	274	14.0
2017	48,614	648	376	272	13.3	7.7	5.6	17.0
2018	48,857	593	407	186	12.1	8.3	3.8	27.0
2019	49,101	594	366	228	12.1	7.5	4.6	16.8
2020	49,347	632	377	255	12.8	7.6	5.2	12.7
2021	49,593	617	454	163	12.4	9.2	3.2	14.6
2022	49,841	500	462	38	10.0	9.3	0.7	12.0
2023	50,090	481	482	-1	9.6	9.6	-0.0	8.3

Age Structure

Age Group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	25 000	26 320	51 320	100
0–4	1 407	1 398	2 805	5.47
5–9	1 686	1 668	3 354	6.54
10–14	1 866	1 715	3 581	6.98
15–19	1 735	1 633	3 368	6.56
20–24	1 954	2 088	4 042	7.88
25–29	2 047	2 369	4 416	8.60
30–34	1 960	2 208	4 168	8.12
35–39	1 900	2 096	3 996	7.79
40–44	1 789	1 941	3 730	7.29
45–49	1 680	1 853	3 533	6.88
50–54	1 650	1 659	3 309	6.45
55–59	1 561	1 613	3 174	6.18
60–64	1 359	1 423	2 782	5.42
65–69	1 091	1 102	2 193	4.27
70–74	619	586	1 205	2.35
75–79	354	415	769	1.50
80–84	208	276	484	0.94
85–89	82	166	248	0.48
90–94	39	86	125	0.24
95–99	11	19	30	0.06
100+	2	6	8	0.02
Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	4 959	4 781	9 740	18.98
15–64	17 635	18 883	36 518	71.16
65+	2 406	2 656	5 062	9.86

Ethnic groups

The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is predominantly African (92.7%) or mixed (2.2%).^[2] 2.2% of the population is white and 1% East Indian. In 2001, sixteen people belonged to the Amerindian population (0.03% of the total population). The remaining 0.7% of the population includes people from the Middle East (0.05%) and Chinese (0.09%).

Languages

English is the country's sole official language, but the main spoken language is Saint Kitts Creole English.^[8]

Religion

According to the 2011 census, 17% of the population is Anglican, 16% Methodist, 11% Pentecostal, 7% Church of God, 6% Roman Catholic, 5% each Baptist, Moravian, Seventh-day Adventist, and Wesleyan Holiness, 4% "Other", and 2% each Brethren, evangelical Christian, and Hindu.^[9]

The previous census showed that other religious groups included the Rastafarian Movement (1.6% of the population), Muslims (0.3%), Hinduism (0.8%), and the Baháʼí Faith (0.04%).^[2]

In 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom.^[10]