Demographics of St Kitts and Nevis

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	25 May 2025

As of 2025, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis is projected at 47k, compared to 47k in 2024. It ranks 211th in the world by population and 32nd in North America. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.16 percent, the 163rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 22k males and 24k females in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The percentage of the male population is 47.81%, compared to 52.19% of the female population. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 2054 more females than males. The sex ratio in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025 will be 91.614 males per 100 females. Saint Kitts and Nevis is in the 33rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

Saint Kitts and Nevis population

Year	Population			Growth (%)	M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth (%)	M per 100 F
1950	20,912	26,320	47,232	2.22	79.453
1955	23,640	28,494	52,134	1.60	82.965
1960	25,643	30,167	55,810	-0.30	85.003
1965	23,768	27,372	51,139	-2.39	86.833
1970	20,876	23,730	44,606	-1.38	87.973
1975	20,700	22,907	43,606	-0.29	90.365
1980	20,574	22,276	42,850	-0.35	92.359
1985	20,341	21,533	41,874	-0.60	94.464
1990	19,876	20,556	40,432	-0.84	96.692
1995	20,980	21,346	42,326	1.32	98.285
2000	22,549	22,698	45,248	1.47	99.344
2005	23,022	23,415	46,437	0.26	98.322
2010	22,999	23,848	46,846	-0.38	96.440
2015	22,948	24,139	47,087	-0.02	95.066
2020	22,589	24,281	46,870	-0.21	93.032
2021	22,483	24,280	46,763	-0.24	92.599
2022	22,415	24,294	46,709	0.01	92.266
2023	22,408	24,350	46,758	0.19	92.025
2024	22,423	24,420	46,843	0.17	91.822
2025	22,434	24,488	46,922	0.16	91.612

Life expectancy
Median age
Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

Year	Life expectancy	Median age	Fertility rate
1950	54.782	21.204	6.379
1955	56.374	17.008	6.965
1960	56.840	16.278	6.541
1965	59.595	15.888	6.008
1970	61.372	15.028	4.728
1975	63.191	17.410	3.675
1980	64.385	19.080	3.261
1985	65.482	21.116	2.820
1990	65.641	22.349	2.725
1995	67.230	23.735	2.304
2000	69.249	25.666	2.126
2005	71.151	27.478	1.931
2010	71.452	29.563	1.762
2015	71.211	31.781	1.643
2020	71.181	34.170	1.550
2021	69.271	34.605	1.531
2022	70.313	34.971	1.512
2023	72.145	35.349	1.505
2024	72.281	35.753	1.526
2025	72.425	36.152	1.510

Total
Crude

Saint Kitts and Nevis death and birth rate

Year	Total		Crude(per 1000)
Year	Death	Birth	Crude death	Crude birth
1950	733	2,339	15.528	49.530
1955	745	2,353	14.293	45.131
1960	817	2,380	14.642	42.639
1965	648	1,876	12.675	36.690
1970	542	1,153	12.141	25.843
1975	514	1,203	11.797	27.580
1980	531	1,184	12.400	27.624
1985	495	1,070	11.822	25.542
1990	488	958	12.059	23.700
1995	450	833	10.641	19.672
2000	426	802	9.408	17.721
2005	397	758	8.555	16.324
2010	427	700	9.109	14.947
2015	450	647	9.551	13.737
2020	492	589	10.492	12.575
2021	593	574	12.687	12.272
2022	545	559	11.658	11.958
2023	466	549	9.963	11.745
2024	467	550	9.977	11.741
2025	470	538	10.014	11.461

Population
Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Year	Population		Urban (%)
Year	Urban	Rural	Urban (%)
1950	12,211	33,838	26.518
1955	13,101	35,391	27.018
1960	14,152	37,043	27.644
1965	15,185	34,029	30.855
1970	15,324	29,561	34.141
1975	15,509	28,767	35.027
1980	15,505	27,705	35.882
1985	14,807	27,206	35.243
1990	14,132	26,702	34.609
1995	14,461	28,430	33.715
2000	14,873	30,501	32.778
2005	15,569	33,042	32.028
2010	16,114	35,331	31.322
2015	16,736	37,552	30.827
2020	17,523	39,290	30.843
2021	17,700	39,569	30.906
2022	17,886	39,827	30.991
2023	18,074	40,050	31.096
2024	18,274	40,255	31.221

Population pyramid
Gender ratio

Saint Kitts and Nevis population by Age Group (2025)

Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
00-04	1,399	1,355	2,754	5.87	103.247
05-09	1,477	1,469	2,946	6.28	100.545
10-14	1,431	1,472	2,904	6.19	97.215
15-19	1,411	1,545	2,957	6.30	91.327
20-24	1,490	1,605	3,095	6.60	92.835
25-29	1,700	1,855	3,555	7.58	91.644
30-34	1,721	1,859	3,579	7.63	92.577
35-39	1,885	2,041	3,925	8.37	92.357
40-44	1,688	1,982	3,671	7.82	85.166
45-49	1,575	1,706	3,281	6.99	92.321
50-54	1,497	1,608	3,105	6.62	93.097
55-59	1,409	1,474	2,884	6.15	95.590
60-64	1,327	1,438	2,765	5.89	92.281
65-69	1,091	1,371	2,462	5.25	79.577
70-74	714	808	1,522	3.24	88.366
75-79	341	400	741	1.58	85.250
80-84	169	265	433	0.92	63.774
85-89	74	142	216	0.46	52.113
90-94	26	70	97	0.21	37.143
95-99	7	19	26	0.06	36.842
100+	0	2	2	0.00	0.000
Total	22,432	24,486	46,920		91.612