Saint Kitts And Nevis Population 2023 (Live)

47,746
The current population of Saint Kitts and Nevis is 47,746 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 47,755.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Growth Rate

Saint Kitts And Nevis Population 2023 (Live)

Saint Kitts and Nevis Population Clock

Saint Kitts and Nevis Population (as of 5/26/2023)47,746
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)47,755
Births per Day2
Deaths per Day1
Migrations per Day
Net Change per Day
Population Change Since Jan. 1
  • Net decrease of 1 person every Infinity minutes

  • Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects

Components of Population Change

One birth every 720 minutes
One death every 1440 minutes
One immigrant every Infinity minutes
Net gain of one person every Infinity minutes

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Population Density Map

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Population by Year (Historical)

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Median Age

36.5

Total

36.7

Male

36.3

Female

Saint Kitts and Nevis Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Population Pyramid

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.

St Kitts and Nevis Demographics

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 History

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.

Saint Kitts and Nevis - General Info

  1. Statistics Department
  2. World Population Prospects (2022 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

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