How many people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
47,012
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 212 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0006%
- Median age
- 36.5 years
- Children per woman
- 1.50
- Life expectancy
- 72.6 years
- People per km²
- 181
According to UN estimates, about 47,012 people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis right now. It ranks 212th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between the Turks and Caicos Islands and American Samoa, and it is home to one in every 177,000 people on the planet.
Every year, about 530 people are born there and about 470 die. Overall, it gains about 70 people a year.
In 1950, about 47,232 people lived there. Today there are almost as many. It peaked in 1960, at about 55,810, and is still below that figure today. By 2050 it is projected to have about 44,249 people (6% fewer than today), and by 2100 about 30,239.
Half of its people are younger than 37 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.50 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 73 years (worldwide, 74). There are 181 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2026?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has about 47,012 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 46,992.
- How many people are born each day in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Very few: about 530 a year. About 470 people die each year.
- Is the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.13% a year, or about 70 people.
- What will the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 44,249.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Faroe Islands 56,679
- Greenland 55,587
- Turks and Caicos Islands 47,237
- American Samoa 45,107
- Sint Maarten 44,604
- Northern Mariana Islands 42,774
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,807
- Brazil 213,783,618
- Mexico 133,319,907
- Colombia 54,089,703
- Argentina 46,051,068
- Canada 40,567,082
- Peru 35,027,450
- Venezuela 28,673,199
- Chile 19,971,251
- Guatemala 19,055,604
- Ecuador 18,493,717
- Bolivia 12,801,731
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.