Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Population: 42,696 (July 2005 est.)
11,181 on Nevis, and 31,515 on Saint Kitts.
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.5% (male 6,723; female 5,036)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 13,757; female 13,718)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 1,433; female 2,030) (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.5% (2006 est.)
Birth rate: 18.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate: 8.33 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.4 years
male: 69.56 years
female: 75.42 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.31 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups: (2000 est. World Statesmen)
- Black (Predominant) 90.4%
- Mulatto 5.0%
- East Indian (Asian Indian) 3.0%
- White 1.0% (includes British, & Portuguese)
- Other 0.6%
Religions: Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic, Rastafarian
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
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