Saint Kitts and Nevis Population
Saint Kitts and Nevis had an estimated population of 46,922 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 203rd most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.17% a year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance
How Saint Kitts and Nevis's population is changing
Saint Kitts and Nevis's population is roughly stable: +0.17% a year, which works out to about +79 people per year, or +0 a day. Births (11.7 per 1,000) and deaths (10.0 per 1,000) alone would give +0.18% a year; net migration adds about 18 people a year (+0.04%). Roughly one in every 175,087 people on Earth lives in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population of Saint Kitts and Nevis since 1960
In 1960, Saint Kitts and Nevis had 55,810 people. By 2025 that was 46,922 — 16% smaller. The population peaked in 1960 at 55,810 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 1991 and 2001, when the population rose by 13%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55,810 | — |
| 1970 | 44,606 | −20.1% |
| 1980 | 42,850 | −3.9% |
| 1990 | 40,432 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | 45,248 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 46,846 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 46,870 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 46,922 | +0.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Saint Kitts and Nevis at about 17,202 people in 1800; the UN estimates 46,945 in 2025 (3× 1800) and projects 30,258 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 1960 at 55,834 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 17,202 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 28,683 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 48,203 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 47,254 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 45,272 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 46,945 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 44,274 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 37,146 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 30,258 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 46,922. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basseterre | 12,920 | GeoNames settlement | 27.54% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Saint Kitts and Nevis compares
Saint Kitts and Nevis has almost the same population as Turks and Caicos Islands (46,855).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #201 |  Greenland | 56,831 | +21% | compare → |
| #202 |  Faroe Islands | 54,900 | +17% | compare → |
| #204 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | −0% | compare → |
| #205 |  American Samoa | 46,029 | −2% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela.
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Nearest countries
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land border. Closest by distance:
Antigua and Barbuda 94,209 · 2.0× the population · compare
British Virgin Islands 39,732 · 1.2× smaller · compare
United States Virgin Islands 103,792 · 2.2× the population · compare
Dominica 65,871 · 1.4× the population · compare
In its region
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 38th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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