Saint Kitts and Nevis
Population 2026
47,017
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.15%
- Density
- 180 per km²
- Land area
- 261 km²
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Currency
- Dollar (XCD)
- Official languages
- EN-KN
- Urban population
- 31.9%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 5282026
- Deaths
- 4712026
- Birth rate
- 11.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 10.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.53
- Life expectancy
- 72.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 36.5
- Net migration
- 18
Age distribution
- 0–1418.3%
- 15–6469.9%
- 65+11.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.2B
- GDP per capita
- $25.2K
- GDP growth
- +2.7%
- Inflation
- 3.6%
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- 61.8%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.3%
- Industry20.8%
- Manufacturing4.0%
- Services66.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BasseterreSaint George Basseterre | 12,9202019 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47,017 | 528 | 471 |
| 2020 | 46,896 | 589 | 486 |
| 2010 | 46,871 | 700 | 423 |
| 2000 | 45,272 | 802 | 419 |
| 1990 | 40,456 | 958 | 489 |
| 1980 | 42,866 | 1.2K | 527 |
| 1970 | 44,632 | 1.2K | 538 |
| 1960 | 55,834 | 2.4K | 817 |
| 1950 | 47,254 | 2.3K | 729 |