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Population in Saint Kitts and Nevis compared to Suriname: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,843 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Kitts and Nevis' population is 46,977 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Suriname's population is 13.7 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis is ranked the 189th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Saint Kitts and Nevis has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2005, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis has increased from 46.4K people to 47K (1.16% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
  • Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Suriname: live population counter

Saint Kitts Suriname
Current population
46977
644193
Population rank 189/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.0006% 0.008%
One net population change
4.29 days
1.58 hours
One birth every
16 hours
48.3 minutes
One death every
18.8 hours
2.1 hours
One migration net change every
1.86 months
7.51 hours
Annual migration change -7 -1,166
Daily growth/decline +0 +15
Annual growth/decline +85 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.18% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 110/197

Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Population

Growth rate
Suriname
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Saint Kitts Suriname Saint Kitts Suriname
1960 55,810 263,918 - -
1961 55,334 272,791 -0.85% 3.36%
1962 54,461 283,912 -1.58% 4.08%
1963 53,441 297,034 -1.87% 4.62%
1964 52,326 309,041 -2.09% 4.04%
1965 51,139 320,000 -2.27% 3.55%
1966 49,898 331,135 -2.43% 3.48%
1967 48,605 342,679 -2.59% 3.49%
1968 47,245 354,616 -2.8% 3.48%
1969 45,731 366,906 -3.2% 3.47%
1970 44,606 379,442 -2.46% 3.42%
1971 44,206 391,932 -0.9% 3.29%
1972 44,033 397,413 -0.39% 1.4%
1973 43,880 395,772 -0.35% -0.41%
1974 43,738 393,676 -0.32% -0.53%
1975 43,606 391,170 -0.3% -0.64%
1976 43,482 388,289 -0.28% -0.74%
1977 43,358 385,067 -0.29% -0.83%
1978 43,217 381,502 -0.33% -0.93%
1979 43,033 377,602 -0.43% -1.02%
1980 42,850 375,377 -0.43% -0.59%
1981 42,698 375,459 -0.35% 0.02%
1982 42,532 376,555 -0.39% 0.29%
1983 42,334 378,746 -0.47% 0.58%
1984 42,113 382,193 -0.52% 0.91%
1985 41,874 386,972 -0.57% 1.25%
1986 41,618 392,330 -0.61% 1.38%
1987 41,348 396,911 -0.65% 1.17%
1988 41,062 402,227 -0.69% 1.34%
1989 40,758 408,409 -0.74% 1.54%
1990 40,432 412,493 -0.8% 1%
1991 40,358 415,013 -0.18% 0.61%
1992 40,715 417,589 0.88% 0.62%
1993 41,242 419,352 1.29% 0.42%
1994 41,776 422,375 1.29% 0.72%
1995 42,326 429,606 1.32% 1.71%
1996 42,877 438,830 1.3% 2.15%
1997 43,428 448,067 1.29% 2.1%
1998 43,998 457,406 1.31% 2.08%
1999 44,601 466,916 1.37% 2.08%
2000 45,248 476,643 1.45% 2.08%
2001 45,761 486,560 1.13% 2.08%
2002 46,020 496,551 0.57% 2.05%
2003 46,176 506,414 0.34% 1.99%
2004 46,315 513,923 0.3% 1.48%
2005 46,437 519,313 0.26% 1.05%
2006 46,569 524,997 0.28% 1.09%
2007 46,706 531,016 0.29% 1.15%
2008 46,835 537,245 0.28% 1.17%
2009 46,916 543,568 0.17% 1.18%
2010 46,846 549,923 -0.15% 1.17%
2011 46,886 556,269 0.09% 1.15%
2012 47,033 562,633 0.31% 1.14%
2013 47,069 569,020 0.08% 1.14%
2014 47,089 575,373 0.04% 1.12%
2015 47,087 581,627 -0.004% 1.09%
2016 47,075 587,757 -0.03% 1.05%
2017 47,050 593,713 -0.05% 1.01%
2018 47,008 599,513 -0.09% 0.98%
2019 46,952 605,768 -0.12% 1.04%
2020 46,870 612,317 -0.17% 1.08%
2021 46,763 617,896 -0.23% 0.91%
2022 46,709 623,164 -0.12% 0.85%
2023 46,758 628,886 0.1% 0.92%
2024 46,843 634,431 0.18% 0.88%
2025 46,920 639,852 0.17% 0.85%
2026 46,992 645,257 0.15% 0.84%
2027 47,049 650,564 0.12% 0.82%
2028 47,093 655,783 0.09% 0.8%
2029 47,112 660,793 0.04% 0.76%
2030 47,132 665,650 0.04% 0.74%
2031 47,125 670,421 -0.01% 0.72%
2032 47,105 675,070 -0.04% 0.69%
2033 47,066 679,573 -0.08% 0.67%
2034 47,007 683,911 -0.13% 0.64%
2035 46,930 688,189 -0.16% 0.63%
2036 46,825 692,343 -0.23% 0.6%
2037 46,717 696,213 -0.23% 0.56%
2038 46,594 699,908 -0.26% 0.53%
2039 46,463 703,569 -0.28% 0.52%
2040 46,315 707,156 -0.32% 0.51%
2041 46,154 710,619 -0.35% 0.49%
2042 45,983 713,900 -0.37% 0.46%
2043 45,783 716,999 -0.43% 0.43%
2044 45,579 719,920 -0.45% 0.41%
2045 45,362 722,759 -0.48% 0.39%
2046 45,147 725,322 -0.47% 0.35%
2047 44,925 727,726 -0.49% 0.33%
2048 44,699 730,038 -0.51% 0.32%
2049 44,478 732,021 -0.49% 0.27%
2050 44,251 733,898 -0.51% 0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis increased by 650 people (a 1.4% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Kitts and Nevis lost -110 (a 0.23% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th most populous country in 2005 and is 189th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Biggest cities by population

Saint Kitts
City Population
Basseterre 13.2K
Cayon 3K

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