The latest officially reported population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,843 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Kitts and Nevis' population is 46,977 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.
Population statistics:
- South Korea's population is 1,101 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis is ranked the 189th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
- The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis vs 0.63% for South Korea.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Kitts and Nevis has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
- Since 2005, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis has increased from 46.4K people to 47K (1.16% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 21% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 38.1% in South Korea.
Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
46977
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51700480
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| Population rank | 189/197 | 31/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0006% | 0.63% |
| One net population change |
4.29 days
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13.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
16 hours
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2.26 minutes
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| One death every |
18.8 hours
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1.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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6.92 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7 | +75,963 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +105 |
| Annual growth/decline | +85 | +38,446 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.18% | +0.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 154/197 | 159/197 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 55,810 | 25,012,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 55,334 | 25,765,673 | -0.85% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 54,461 | 26,513,030 | -1.58% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 53,441 | 27,261,747 | -1.87% | 2.82% |
| 1964 | 52,326 | 27,984,155 | -2.09% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 51,139 | 28,704,674 | -2.27% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 49,898 | 29,435,571 | -2.43% | 2.55% |
| 1967 | 48,605 | 30,130,983 | -2.59% | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 47,245 | 30,838,302 | -2.8% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 45,731 | 31,544,266 | -3.2% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 44,606 | 32,240,827 | -2.46% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 44,206 | 32,882,704 | -0.9% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 44,033 | 33,505,406 | -0.39% | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 43,880 | 34,103,149 | -0.35% | 1.78% |
| 1974 | 43,738 | 34,692,266 | -0.32% | 1.73% |
| 1975 | 43,606 | 35,280,725 | -0.3% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 43,482 | 35,848,523 | -0.28% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 43,358 | 36,411,795 | -0.29% | 1.57% |
| 1978 | 43,217 | 36,969,185 | -0.33% | 1.53% |
| 1979 | 43,033 | 37,534,236 | -0.43% | 1.53% |
| 1980 | 42,850 | 38,123,775 | -0.43% | 1.57% |
| 1981 | 42,698 | 38,723,248 | -0.35% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 42,532 | 39,326,352 | -0.39% | 1.56% |
| 1983 | 42,334 | 39,910,403 | -0.47% | 1.49% |
| 1984 | 42,113 | 40,405,956 | -0.52% | 1.24% |
| 1985 | 41,874 | 40,805,744 | -0.57% | 0.99% |
| 1986 | 41,618 | 41,213,674 | -0.61% | 1% |
| 1987 | 41,348 | 41,621,690 | -0.65% | 0.99% |
| 1988 | 41,062 | 42,031,247 | -0.69% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 40,758 | 42,449,038 | -0.74% | 0.99% |
| 1990 | 40,432 | 42,869,283 | -0.8% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 40,358 | 43,295,704 | -0.18% | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 40,715 | 43,747,962 | 0.88% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 41,242 | 44,194,628 | 1.29% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 41,776 | 44,641,540 | 1.29% | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 42,326 | 45,092,991 | 1.32% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 42,877 | 45,524,681 | 1.3% | 0.96% |
| 1997 | 43,428 | 45,953,580 | 1.29% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 43,998 | 46,286,503 | 1.31% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 44,601 | 46,616,677 | 1.37% | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 45,248 | 47,008,111 | 1.45% | 0.84% |
| 2001 | 45,761 | 47,370,164 | 1.13% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | 46,020 | 47,644,736 | 0.57% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 46,176 | 47,892,330 | 0.34% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 46,315 | 48,082,519 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 46,437 | 48,184,561 | 0.26% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 46,569 | 48,438,292 | 0.28% | 0.53% |
| 2007 | 46,706 | 48,683,638 | 0.29% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 46,835 | 49,054,708 | 0.28% | 0.76% |
| 2009 | 46,916 | 49,307,835 | 0.17% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 46,846 | 49,554,112 | -0.15% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 46,886 | 49,936,638 | 0.09% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 47,033 | 50,199,853 | 0.31% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 47,069 | 50,428,893 | 0.08% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 47,089 | 50,746,659 | 0.04% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 47,087 | 51,014,947 | -0.004% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | 47,075 | 51,217,803 | -0.03% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 47,050 | 51,361,911 | -0.05% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 47,008 | 51,585,058 | -0.09% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | 46,952 | 51,764,822 | -0.12% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 46,870 | 51,836,239 | -0.17% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 46,763 | 51,769,539 | -0.23% | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 46,709 | 51,672,569 | -0.12% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 46,758 | 51,712,619 | 0.1% | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 46,843 | 51,751,065 | 0.18% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 46,920 | 51,700,480 | 0.17% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 46,992 | 51,633,793 | 0.15% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 47,049 | 51,552,198 | 0.12% | -0.16% |
| 2028 | 47,093 | 51,456,707 | 0.09% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 47,112 | 51,347,230 | 0.04% | -0.21% |
| 2030 | 47,132 | 51,221,713 | 0.04% | -0.24% |
| 2031 | 47,125 | 51,081,220 | -0.01% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 47,105 | 50,924,233 | -0.04% | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 47,066 | 50,747,132 | -0.08% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 47,007 | 50,549,508 | -0.13% | -0.39% |
| 2035 | 46,930 | 50,333,286 | -0.16% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 46,825 | 50,098,951 | -0.23% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 46,717 | 49,845,669 | -0.23% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 46,594 | 49,573,234 | -0.26% | -0.55% |
| 2039 | 46,463 | 49,283,770 | -0.28% | -0.58% |
| 2040 | 46,315 | 48,980,369 | -0.32% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 46,154 | 48,661,905 | -0.35% | -0.65% |
| 2042 | 45,983 | 48,331,004 | -0.37% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 45,783 | 47,990,085 | -0.43% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 45,579 | 47,634,183 | -0.45% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 45,362 | 47,263,526 | -0.48% | -0.78% |
| 2046 | 45,147 | 46,881,228 | -0.47% | -0.81% |
| 2047 | 44,925 | 46,482,133 | -0.49% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 44,699 | 46,063,595 | -0.51% | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 44,478 | 45,626,805 | -0.49% | -0.95% |
| 2050 | 44,251 | 45,172,356 | -0.51% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis increased by 650 people (a 1.4% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Kitts and Nevis lost -110 (a 0.23% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).
Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th most populous country in 2005 and is 189th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Saint Kitts and Nevis' population will shrink by 5.8% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Korea
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| Life expectancy | 72.4 years | 84.5 years |
| Average age | 37.2 years | 44.8 years |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 46.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 0.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 467 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
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