Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

42,696 (July 2005 est.)

11,181 on Nevis, and 31,515 on Saint Kitts.

Age structure

0-14 years: 27.5% (male 6,723; female 5,036)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 13,757; female 13,718)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 1,433; female 2,030) (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

0.5% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

18.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

8.33 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.4 years
male: 69.56 years
female: 75.42 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.31 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Nationality

noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian

Ethnic groups

(2000 est. World Statesmen)

Black (Predominant) 90.4%

Mulatto 5.0%

East Indian (Asian Indian) 3.0%

White 1.0% (includes British, French and Portuguese)

Other 0.6%

Religions

Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic, Islam, and Rastafarian

Languages

English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)