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
Year	Pop.	±% 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	53,000	+1.36%
Source:

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. The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 54,800 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects).

Vital statistics

	Average population (x 1000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Infant mortality rate
1967	47	1 502	445	1 057	31.7	9.4	22.3
1968	46	1 348	443	905	29.1	9.5	19.5
1969	46	1 226	414	812	26.9	9.1	17.8
1970	45	1 156	488	668	25.8	10.9	14.9
1971	44	1 107	439	668	24.9	9.9	15.0
1972	44	1 236	541	695	27.9	12.2	15.7
1973	44	1 186	525	661	26.8	11.8	14.9
1974	44	1 143	510	633	25.8	11.5	14.3
1975	44	1 099	427	672	24.8	9.6	15.2
1976	44	1 320	476	844	29.9	10.8	19.1
1977	44	1 212	502	710	27.6	11.4	16.2
1978	44	1 059	466	593	24.2	10.7	13.6
1979	43	1 211	529	682	27.9	12.2	15.7
1980	43	1 170	493	677	27.1	11.4	15.7
1981	43	1 138	450	688	26.5	10.5	16.0
1982	43	1 307	503	804	30.6	11.8	18.8
1983	43	1 093	478	615	25.7	11.2	14.5
1984	42	1 115	481	634	26.4	11.4	15.0
1985	42	1 026	441	585	24.4	10.5	13.9
1986	42	1 007	461	546	24.2	11.1	13.1
1987	41	947	462	485	22.9	11.2	11.7
1988	41	944	465	479	23.0	11.3	11.7
1989	41	989	484	505	24.2	11.8	12.4
1990	41	966	452	514	23.7	11.1	12.6
1991	41	915	397	518	22.3	9.7	12.6
1992	41	841	386	455	20.3	9.3	11.0
1993	42	849	391	458	20.3	9.3	10.9
1994	42	909	400	509	21.5	9.4	12.0
1995	43	797	385	412	18.6	9.0	9.6
1996	43	833	472	361	19.2	10.9	8.3
1997	44	875	393	482	19.9	9.0	11.0
1998	44	865	390	475	19.5	8.8	10.7
1999	45	864	418	446	19.2	9.3	9.9
2000	46	838	357	481	18.4	7.8	10.6
2001	46	803	352	451	17.4	7.6	9.8
2002	47
2003	48
2004	48
2005	49	668	362	302	13.6	7.4	6.2	13.5
2006	50	662	373	289	13.3	7.5	5.8	21.1
2007	50	690	356	334	13.7	7.1	6.6	20.3
2008	51	709	376	333	13.9	7.4	6.5	14.1
2009	52	749	353	396	14.5	6.8	7.7	20.0
2010	52	656	346	310	12.5	6.6	5.9	18.3
2011	53

Ethnic groups

The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is predominantly black (92.7%) or mixed (2.2%). 2.2% of the population is white and 1.9% 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.

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%).

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 (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 Bahá'í Faith (0.04%).