Key demographics
- Population
- 46.9K
- Density
- 179.8/km²
- HDI
- 0.840 (Very High)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.53
- Urban population (2025)
- 31.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 43%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 31.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 10.0 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.53
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.9 /1000
- Tourism (2020)
- 301.4K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 94.6% |
| No religion | 2.6% |
| Hinduism | 1.5% |
| Other | 1.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 92.5% |
| Mixed | 3.0% |
| European | 2.1% |
| Indian | 1.6% |
| Others | 0.5% |
| Unspecified | 0.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Kittitian or Nevisian
- Demonym (female)
- Kittitian or Nevisian
- National anthem
- O Land of Beauty!
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 80/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 4.0/1000
- Physicians (2018)
- 3.09/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 6.58/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,295
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 41.8%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2023)
- 3.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 409
- Internet users (2024)
- 76.9%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 118.9/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 46.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 11,720/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 46.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 261 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- TLD
- .kn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis features two large five-pointed white stars within a yellow-edged black diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a green and red triangle respectively.
- National anthem
- O Land of Beauty!