Saint Kitts and Nevis Population (as of 10/29/2024) | 46,868 |
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024) | 46,843 |
Births per Day | 2 |
Deaths per Day | 1 |
Migrations per Day | 0 |
Net Change per Day | 0 |
Population Change Since Jan. 1 | 0 |
Net decrease of 1 person every Infinity minutes
Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects
One birth every 720 minutes | |
One death every 1440 minutes | |
One immigrant every Infinity minutes | |
Net gain of one person every Infinity minutes |
City | 2024 Pop. |
---|---|
Basseterre | 12,920 |
Fig Tree | 2,922 |
Market Shop | 2,568 |
Saint Paul's | 2,460 |
Middle Island | 2,332 |
Nicola Town | 2,059 |
Trinity | 1,692 |
Charlestown | 1,538 |
Cayon | 788 |
Sandy Point Town | 780 |
Year | Population | Change | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 46,843 | -0.05% | 180 | 211 | 74 |
2023 | 46,758 | -0.11% | 180 | 212 | 74 |
2020 | 46,870 | -0.18% | 180 | 213 | 74 |
2019 | 46,952 | -0.12% | 181 | 213 | 74 |
2018 | 47,008 | -0.09% | 181 | 213 | 74 |
2017 | 47,050 | -0.05% | 181 | 213 | 73 |
2015 | 47,087 | 0.1% | 181 | 214 | 73 |
2010 | 46,846 | 0.18% | 180 | 214 | 69 |
2005 | 46,437 | 0.52% | 179 | 214 | 65 |
2000 | 45,248 | 1.34% | 174 | 213 | 62 |
1995 | 42,326 | 0.92% | 163 | 213 | 62 |
1990 | 40,432 | -0.7% | 156 | 213 | 60 |
1985 | 41,874 | -0.46% | 161 | 210 | 59 |
1980 | 42,850 | -0.35% | 165 | 209 | 51 |
1975 | 43,606 | -0.45% | 168 | 207 | 45 |
1970 | 44,606 | -2.7% | 172 | 207 | 42 |
1965 | 51,139 | -1.73% | 197 | 198 | 29 |
1960 | 55,810 | 1.37% | 215 | 194 | 27 |
1955 | 52,134 | 1.99% | 201 | 195 | 25 |
Year | Population | Change | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 46,843 | -0.05% | 180 | 211 | 74 |
2025 | 46,922 | 0.02% | 180 | 211 | 74 |
2030 | 47,134 | 0.09% | 181 | 212 | 76 |
2035 | 46,928 | -0.09% | 180 | 213 | 78 |
2040 | 46,313 | -0.26% | 178 | 214 | 81 |
2045 | 45,367 | -0.41% | 174 | 214 | 83 |
2050 | 44,249 | -0.5% | 170 | 214 | 87 |
2055 | 42,932 | -0.6% | 165 | 215 | 90 |
2060 | 41,541 | -0.66% | 160 | 216 | 93 |
2065 | 40,164 | -0.67% | 154 | 216 | 93 |
2070 | 38,667 | -0.76% | 149 | 217 | 95 |
2075 | 37,126 | -0.81% | 143 | 217 | 101 |
2080 | 35,592 | -0.84% | 137 | 217 | 106 |
2085 | 34,133 | -0.83% | 131 | 217 | 108 |
2090 | 32,749 | -0.82% | 126 | 218 | 112 |
2095 | 31,457 | -0.8% | 121 | 218 | 114 |
36.5
Total
36.7
Male
36.3
Female
There are people over age 18 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Year | Date |
---|---|
2021 | 2021 |
2011 | 15 May 2011 |
2001 | 14 May 2001 |
1991 | 12 May 1991 |
The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (abbreviated to St Kitts and Nevis) is a two-island nation in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. St Kitts and Nevis has just 261 square kilometers (104 sq mi) of land, which ranks 207th in the world, and a fairly high population density of 164 people per square kilometer (424/sq mi), which is the 64th highest in the world. The largest city and capital is Basseterre, with a population of 15,500. Most of the population lives in St Kitts.
75% of the population of St Kitts and Nevis are of African descent. The next-largest ethnic group is Afro-European (12.3%), followed by mulatto (5.3%), East Indian and Afro-East Indian (5%), South Asian ethnic groups (3%) and other groups (3). Most inhabitants are descendants of West African slaves.
St Kitts and Nevis has a high emigration rate that caused its population to decline for many years.
St Kitts and Nevis was originally settled by Native Americans 5,000 years before the arrival of Europeans. The last wave, the Kalinago, arrived about 300 years before Europeans, who discovered the islands under Christopher Columbus in 1493. An English colony was established, followed by French settlements, and the island was divided. The Kalinago people allowed the colonization of Saint Kitts, although Anglo-French settlers massacred them in 1626 to preempt a plan by the natives to drive foreigners away.
In 1629, the Spanish destroyed the English and French colonies and deported the settlers, although they were allowed to re-establish their colonies later. Saint Kitts eventually became a base for French and English expansion into the Caribbean.
St Kitts and Nevis are separated by just 2 miles of water but they were governed as separate states until the end of the 19th century, when they were united by the British. Relations remain strained between the two islands.