World Factbook
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.02 male(s)/female
total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.91 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
38.8 years
total
39.1 years (2025 est.)
female
38.3 years
Population
male
27,748
total
55,434 (2025 est.)
female
27,686
Nationality
noun
Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective
Kittitian, Nevisian
Urbanization
urban population
31.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
19.2% (male 5,314/female 5,277)
15-64 years
68.1% (male 18,944/female 18,575)
65 years and over
12.7% (2024 est.) (male 3,341/female 3,682)
Ethnic groups
African descent 92.5%, mixed 3%, White 2.1%, East Indian 1.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2001 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
48.1 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
28.1 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
5 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
20 (2025 est.)
Physician density
3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
6.2% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
5.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
4.3 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.76 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
11% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
5.5 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.53% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.87 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands
Life expectancy at birth
male
75.2 years
female
80.1 years
total population
77.6 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
74 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
1.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
8.84 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
3.89 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
22.9% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
18 years (2015 est.)
total
19 years (2015 est.)
female
20 years (2015 est.)