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People of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population:39,349 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 27.2% (male 5,472/female 5,218)
15-64 years: 64.9% (male 12,779/female 12,752)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 1,300/female 1,828) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 28.1 years
male: 27.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.623% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:17.89 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.16 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-3.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.002 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.711 male(s)/female
total population: 0.988 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 13.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 72.66 years
male: 69.81 years
female: 75.69 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.29 children born/woman (2007 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.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis Quickstats

  • Population: 39,349 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 261 sq km
  • Density: 164 /km² (64th)
  • GDP (total): $339 million (213th)
  • GDP (per capita): $14,649 (47th)
  • Literacy: 97.8%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 869

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