Saint Kitts and Nevis Demographics Profile 2008

Population

39,817 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.7% (male 5,439/female 5,186)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 13,018/female 12,968)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 1,334/female 1,872) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 28.4 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 29.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.723% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

17.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.19 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.94 years
male: 70.08 years
female: 75.98 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.28 children born/woman (2008 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: 97.8%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)

Education expenditures

9.3% of GDP (2005)