Demographics of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects.
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.
The population of St Kitts and Nevis in 2011 was 46,398. The estimated population of is ().
Vital statistics
Average population Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Infant mortality rateFertility Rate 1967 47,0001,502 4451,05731.79.422.3 1968 46,0001,348 443 90529.19.519.5 1969 46,0001,226 414 81226.99.117.8 1970 45,0001,156 488 66825.810.914.9 1971 44,0001,107 439 66824.99.915.0 1972 44,0001,236 541 69527.912.215.7 1973 44,0001,186 525 66126.811.814.9 1974 44,0001,143 510 63325.811.514.3 1975 44,0001,099 427 67224.89.615.2 1976 44,0001,320 476 84429.910.819.1 1977 44,0001,212 502 71027.611.416.2 1978 44,0001,059 466 59324.210.713.6 1979 43,0001,211 529 68227.912.215.7 1980 43,0001,170 493 67727.111.415.7 1981 43,0001,138 450 68826.510.516.0 1982 43,0001,307 503 80430.611.818.8 1983 43,0001,093 478 61525.711.214.5 1984 42,0001,115 481 63426.411.415.0 1985 42,0001,026 441 58524.410.513.9 1986 42,0001,007 461 54624.211.113.1 1987 41,000 947 462 48522.911.211.7 1988 41,000 944 465 47923.011.311.7 1989 41,000 989 484 50524.211.812.4 1990 41,000 966 452 51423.711.112.6 1991 41,000 915 397 51822.39.712.6 1992 41,000 841 386 45520.39.311.0 1993 42,000 849 391 45820.39.310.9 1994 42,000 909 400 50921.59.412.0 1995 43,000 797 385 41218.69.09.6 1996 43,000 833 472 36119.210.98.3 1997 44,000 875 393 48219.99.011.0 1998 44,000 865 390 47519.58.810.7 1999 45,000 864 418 44619.29.39.9 2000 46,000 838 357 48118.47.810.6 2001 46,000 803 352 45117.47.69.8 2002 47,000 2003 48,000 2004 48,000 2005 49,350668 362 30213.5 7.3 6.213.51.93 2006 49,990662 373 28913.2 7.5 5.821.11.91 2007 50,640690 356 33413.6 7.0 6.620.31.95 2008 51,300709 376 33313.8 7.3 6.514.11.95 2009 51,970749 353 39614.4 6.8 7.620.02.08 201052,650656 346 31013.9 6.6 18.31.76 2011 46,398 666 372 29414.18.04.512.01.76 2012 637 336 30113.47.26.59.4 1.71 2013 546 348 19811.57.54.318.3 1.54 2014 642 411 23113.48.94.921.81.7 2015 632 13.1 1.68 2016 676 402 27414.0 1.75 2017 48,614 648 376 27213.37.75.617.01.67 2018 48,857 593 407 18612.18.33.827.01.53 2019 49,101 594 366 22812.17.54.616.81.52 2020 49,347 632 377 25512.87.65.212.71.57 2021 49,593 617 454 16312.49.23.214.61.53 2022 49,841 500 4623810.0 9.30.712.01.35 2023 50,090 481 482 -1 9.6 9.6 -0.08.31.29
Age Structure Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 0.02Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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% 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. Caribbean English
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. Anglican Diocese of the North East Caribbean and Aruba Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre
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%).In 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom.Freedom House website, Saint Kitts and Nevis, retrieved 2024-01-04
According to 2011 census, there are 244 Muslims constituting approximately 1.9% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis. There are two Islamic centres/mosques and several Islamic organisations in the islands. Muslim Student Organisations are also present in the local universities like the Windsor University School of Medicine.
References
External links – Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis Department of Statistics. Saint Kitts and Nevis profile – Caribbean Community Statistics