World population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: World population growth was -0.8% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.8%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
194th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1951
All-time low
-3.6%
in 1969
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded -0.8% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2.3% in 1951 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 1969.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 194th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.7% | — |
| 1800 | 0.4% | -43.2% |
| 1900 | -0.4% | -209.3% |
| 1905 | -0.6% | +34.8% |
| 1910 | -0.9% | +56.2% |
| 1915 | -1.4% | +55.5% |
| 1920 | -1.0% | -27.8% |
| 1925 | -0.3% | -73.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -118.9% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | +944.2% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | +74.8% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | +63.2% |
| 1950 | 2.2% | +43.9% |
| 1951 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 1.5% | -29.6% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | +9.1% |
| 1956 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1960 | -0.3% | -119.4% |
| 1961 | -1.4% | +378.8% |
| 1962 | -1.8% | +23.8% |
| 1963 | -2.0% | +14.7% |
| 1964 | -2.2% | +9.1% |
| 1965 | -2.4% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | -2.5% | +5.8% |
| 1967 | -2.7% | +8.0% |
| 1968 | -2.9% | +8.0% |
| 1969 | -3.6% | +21.2% |
| 1970 | -1.4% | -61.4% |
| 1971 | -0.4% | -69.5% |
| 1972 | -0.4% | -13.8% |
| 1973 | -0.3% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | -0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | +21.5% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | +39.6% |
| 1980 | -0.4% | -28.6% |
| 1981 | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | -0.4% | +18.8% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | +20.6% |
| 1984 | -0.5% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | -0.6% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | -0.7% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | -0.7% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | -0.8% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | -0.8% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -156.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +172.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -46.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -70.6% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -578.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -243.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -84.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -235.3% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | +39.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +118.8% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | +54.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | +59.0% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -106.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1180.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2027 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2028 | 0.0% | -67.7% |
| 2029 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | -60.4% |
| 2031 | -0.0% | -261.9% |
| 2032 | -0.1% | +117.6% |
| 2033 | -0.1% | +12.2% |
| 2034 | -0.2% | +84.3% |
| 2035 | -0.2% | +35.3% |
| 2036 | -0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2037 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2038 | -0.3% | +12.3% |
| 2039 | -0.3% | +20.8% |
| 2040 | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2041 | -0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2042 | -0.4% | +12.2% |
| 2043 | -0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2044 | -0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2045 | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2047 | -0.5% | +8.3% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2049 | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2050 | -0.6% | +14.3% |
| 2051 | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2052 | -0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2053 | -0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2054 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2055 | -0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2056 | -0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2057 | -0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2058 | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2059 | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2060 | -0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2061 | -0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2062 | -0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2063 | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2064 | -0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2065 | -0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2066 | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2067 | -0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2068 | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2069 | -0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2070 | -0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2071 | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2072 | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2073 | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2074 | -0.8% | +8.3% |
| 2075 | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2077 | -0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2078 | -0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2079 | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2081 | -0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2083 | -0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2084 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2085 | -0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2086 | -0.9% | +6.3% |
| 2087 | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2088 | -0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2089 | -0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2090 | -0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2091 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2092 | -0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2093 | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2094 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2095 | -0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2096 | -0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2097 | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2098 | -0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2099 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2100 | -0.8% | -5.9% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's -0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's -0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1180.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1935 | +944.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | -578.5% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | -378.8% | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2031 | -261.9% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | +243.9% | -0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 2 |
| 1910s | -1.2% | -1.4% | -0.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.6% | -1.0% | -0.3% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.2% | -3.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5% | -1.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 1 |
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More population data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5806 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7739 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7739 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,231 people (2100)
- Population density 116.38 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8857 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0975 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 46.88 Persons (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- World population growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis was -0.8% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1951.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 1969.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for world population growth?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.