Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective:
Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups:
predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Languages:
English (official)
Religions:
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Population:
50,726 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 5,657/female 5,673)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15.7% (male 3,968/female 4,020)
25-54 years:
45.4% (male 11,707/female 11,327)
55-64 years:
8.8% (male 2,286/female 2,202)
65 years and over:
7.7% (male 1,721/female 2,165) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.6 years
female:
32.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.806% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
13.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 32% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BASSETERRE (capital) 13,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.43 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 149
male:
6.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.84 years
country comparison to the world: 97
male:
72.46 years
female:
77.26 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.095 physicians/1,000 population (2000)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved: