Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

This article is about the demographics of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871 39,872—    
1881 41,100+0.30%
1891 44,000+0.68%
1901 42,600−0.32%
1911 39,200−0.83%
1921 34,000−1.41%
1946 41,200+0.77%
1960 51,100+1.55%
1970 44,880−1.29%
1981 43,309−0.32%
1991 40,613−0.64%
2001 46,325+1.32%
2011 46,398+0.02%
Source:[1][2]

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

According to the 2001 census the combined population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,325 in 2001 (compared to 40,613 in 1991), of which 35,217 were in Saint Kitts and 11,108 in Nevis.[3] The population of St Kitts and Nevis in 2011 was 46,398.[4] The estimated population of 2018 is 52,441 (the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[5][6]).

Vital statistics

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Average population (x 1000)[8] Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Infant mortality rate[7]
1967 47 1 5024451 057 31.79.422.3
1968 46 1 348443905 29.19.519.5
1969 46 1 226414812 26.99.117.8
1970 45 1 156488668 25.810.914.9
1971 44 1 107439668 24.99.915.0
1972 44 1 236541695 27.912.215.7
1973 44 1 186525661 26.811.814.9
1974 44 1 143510633 25.811.514.3
1975 44 1 099427672 24.89.615.2
1976 44 1 320476844 29.910.819.1
1977 44 1 212502710 27.611.416.2
1978 44 1 059466593 24.210.713.6
1979 43 1 211529682 27.912.215.7
1980 43 1 170493677 27.111.415.7
1981 43 1 138450688 26.510.516.0
1982 43 1 307503804 30.611.818.8
1983 43 1 093478615 25.711.214.5
1984 42 1 115481634 26.411.415.0
1985 42 1 026441585 24.410.513.9
1986 42 1 007461546 24.211.113.1
1987 41 947462485 22.911.211.7
1988 41 944465479 23.011.311.7
1989 41 989484505 24.211.812.4
1990 41 966452514 23.711.112.6
1991 41 915397518 22.39.712.6
1992 41 841386455 20.39.311.0
1993 42 849391458 20.39.310.9
1994 42 909400509 21.59.412.0
1995 43 797385412 18.69.09.6
1996 43 833472361 19.210.98.3
1997 44 875393482 19.99.011.0
1998 44 865390475 19.58.810.7
1999 45 864418446 19.29.39.9
2000 46 838357481 18.47.810.6
2001 46 803352451 17.47.69.8
2002 47
2003 48
2004 48
2005 49.350 668362302 13.57.36.2 13.5
2006 49.990 662373289 13.27.55.8 21.1
2007 50.640 690356334 13.67.06.6 20.3
2008 51.300 709376333 13.87.36.5 14.1
2009 51.970 749353396 14.46.87.6 20.0
2010 52.650 656346310 12.56.65.9 18.3
2011 46.398 666372294 12.58.04.5 12.0
2012 636336300 13.77.26.5 9.4
2013 547348199 11.87.54.3 18.3
2014 641411230 13.88.94.9 21.8

Ethnic groups

The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is predominantly African (92.7%) or mixed (2.2%).[3] 2.2% of the population is white and 1% East Indian. In 2001, sixteen people belonged to the Amerindian population (0.03% of the total population). The remaining 0.7% of the population includes people from the Middle East (0.05%) and Chinese (0.09%).

Languages

English is the country's official language, but the main spoken language is Saint Kitts Creole English.[9]

Religion

According to the 2001 census, 82.4% of the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis is considered Christian, 2.8% have a non-Christian religion and 5.2% have no religion or did not state a religion (3.2%).[3]

Anglicanism constitutes the largest religious group, with 20.6% of the population. Methodists are the second largest group (19.1%). The next largest group is the Pentecostals 8.2% of the population, followed by the Church of God (6.8%). 6.7% of the population are Roman Catholics. Other Christians include Moravians (5.5%), Baptists (4.8%), Seventh-day Adventists (4.7%), Evangelicals (2.6%), Brethren Christian (1.8%), Jehovah's Witnesses (1.3%) and the Salvation Army (0.1%).

Other religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.6% of the population), Muslims (0.3%), Hinduism (0.8%), and the Baháʼí Faith (0.04%).

References
  1. "Population statistics: historical demography". Populstat.info. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. https://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Kitts.pdf
  3. "2000 ROUND OF POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS SUB-PROJECT : NATIONAL CENSUS REPORT : ST. KITTS AND NEVIS" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. http://www.caribank.org/uploads/2014/12/CGA-St-Kitts-Nevis_Vol-I_JULY2014_FINAL.pdf
  5. ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. "DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. "United Nations : Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.unorg. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  9. "Saint Kitts and Nevis". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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