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Population in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Population was 46,783 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
46,783 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
212th
of 238 countries
All-time high
55,834 people
in 1960
All-time low
67 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 46,783 people for population in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 55,834 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 67 people, in 1000.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 212th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 67 people 67 people 67 people 1
1100s 134 people 134 people 134 people 1
1200s 268 people 268 people 268 people 1
1300s 536 people 536 people 536 people 1
1400s 1,072 people 1,072 people 1,072 people 1
1500s 2,145 people 2,145 people 2,145 people 1
1600s 4,290 people 4,290 people 4,290 people 1
1700s 8,581 people 8,581 people 8,581 people 1
1710s 9,285 people 9,285 people 9,285 people 1
1720s 10,046 people 10,046 people 10,046 people 1
1730s 10,870 people 10,870 people 10,870 people 1
1740s 11,761 people 11,761 people 11,761 people 1
1750s 12,725 people 12,725 people 12,725 people 1
1760s 13,768 people 13,768 people 13,768 people 1
1770s 14,896 people 14,896 people 14,896 people 1
1780s 16,117 people 16,117 people 16,117 people 1
1790s 17,438 people 17,438 people 17,438 people 1
1800s 17,202 people 17,202 people 17,202 people 10
1810s 17,208 people 17,202 people 17,261 people 10
1820s 18,623 people 17,380 people 20,058 people 10
1830s 22,054 people 20,402 people 23,782 people 10
1840s 26,150 people 24,191 people 28,199 people 10
1850s 31,147 people 28,683 people 33,728 people 10
1860s 37,152 people 34,330 people 40,050 people 10
1870s 42,765 people 40,634 people 44,829 people 10
1880s 47,323 people 45,286 people 49,293 people 10
1890s 49,110 people 48,411 people 49,605 people 10
1900s 47,021 people 45,744 people 48,203 people 10
1910s 42,763 people 40,153 people 45,331 people 10
1920s 39,014 people 38,553 people 39,746 people 10
1930s 39,369 people 38,573 people 40,382 people 10
1940s 43,515 people 40,766 people 46,554 people 10
1950s 51,598 people 47,254 people 55,492 people 10
1960s 51,420 people 45,750 people 55,834 people 10
1970s 43,736 people 43,053 people 44,632 people 10
1980s 41,939 people 40,777 people 42,866 people 10
1990s 42,199 people 40,382 people 44,625 people 10
2000s 46,322 people 45,272 people 46,941 people 10
2010s 47,034 people 46,871 people 47,112 people 10
2020s 46,799 people 46,732 people 46,896 people 4

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 209 Greenland 55,951 people compare
  2. 210 Faroe Islands 54,738 people compare
  3. 211 American Samoa 47,544 people compare
  4. 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,221 people compare
  5. 214 Northern Mariana Islands 45,166 people compare
  6. 215 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,775 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Population in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,783 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 55,834 people in 1960.
What is the lowest population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 67 people in 1000.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for population?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 212th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.