Short facts about people of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population:

38,756 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  29.84% (male 5,909; female 5,654) 15-64 years:  61.37% (male 11,870; female 11,915) 65 years and over:  8.79% (male 1,406; female 2,002) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.11% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.78 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-10.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.7 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.01 years male:  68.22 years female:  73.97 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.41 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective:  Kittitian, Nevisian

Ethnic groups:

predominantly black some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese

Religions:

Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic

Languages:

English

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over has ever attended school total population:  97% male:  97% female:  98% (1980 est.)

Source: World Factbook