The latest officially reported population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,843 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Kitts and Nevis' population is 47,017 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 1,492 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis is ranked the 189th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Kitts and Nevis has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
- Since 2006, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis has increased from 46.6K people to 47K (0.96% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).
Saint Kitts and Nevis vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Saint Kitts
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2100 | 30,378 | 74,700,585 |
| 2099 | 30,623 | 74,831,175 |
| 2098 | 30,867 | 74,950,267 |
| 2097 | 31,107 | 75,064,397 |
| 2096 | 31,357 | 75,176,691 |
| 2095 | 31,609 | 75,287,063 |
| 2094 | 31,862 | 75,383,856 |
| 2093 | 32,117 | 75,482,205 |
| 2092 | 32,384 | 75,575,769 |
| 2091 | 32,643 | 75,666,091 |
| 2090 | 32,909 | 75,753,129 |
| 2089 | 33,176 | 75,835,723 |
| 2088 | 33,460 | 75,907,614 |
| 2087 | 33,730 | 75,978,712 |
| 2086 | 34,023 | 76,046,742 |
| 2085 | 34,300 | 76,105,680 |
| 2084 | 34,589 | 76,156,223 |
| 2083 | 34,885 | 76,205,894 |
| 2082 | 35,174 | 76,246,844 |
| 2081 | 35,474 | 76,274,040 |
| 2080 | 35,769 | 76,306,205 |
| 2079 | 36,073 | 76,334,949 |
| 2078 | 36,385 | 76,353,484 |
| 2077 | 36,689 | 76,371,123 |
| 2076 | 37,002 | 76,373,520 |
| 2075 | 37,312 | 76,386,071 |
| 2074 | 37,631 | 76,397,426 |
| 2073 | 37,927 | 76,406,554 |
| 2072 | 38,237 | 76,398,941 |
| 2071 | 38,544 | 76,388,223 |
| 2070 | 38,855 | 76,378,505 |
| 2069 | 39,151 | 76,371,827 |
| 2068 | 39,455 | 76,370,973 |
| 2067 | 39,756 | 76,363,548 |
| 2066 | 40,050 | 76,356,638 |
| 2065 | 40,346 | 76,355,841 |
| 2064 | 40,631 | 76,352,770 |
| 2063 | 40,905 | 76,353,175 |
| 2062 | 41,180 | 76,346,535 |
| 2061 | 41,445 | 76,344,206 |
| 2060 | 41,707 | 76,344,725 |
| 2059 | 41,987 | 76,345,215 |
| 2058 | 42,278 | 76,326,961 |
| 2057 | 42,562 | 76,307,006 |
| 2056 | 42,826 | 76,274,247 |
| 2055 | 43,110 | 76,235,304 |
| 2054 | 43,378 | 76,167,710 |
| 2053 | 43,647 | 76,094,051 |
| 2052 | 43,906 | 76,001,979 |
| 2051 | 44,163 | 75,895,690 |
| 2050 | 44,410 | 75,777,445 |
| 2049 | 44,628 | 75,646,044 |
| 2048 | 44,846 | 75,499,380 |
| 2047 | 45,080 | 75,338,951 |
| 2046 | 45,297 | 75,171,300 |
| 2045 | 45,514 | 74,993,186 |
| 2044 | 45,716 | 74,807,530 |
| 2043 | 45,931 | 74,607,485 |
| 2042 | 46,113 | 74,407,783 |
| 2041 | 46,276 | 74,203,292 |
| 2040 | 46,428 | 73,994,525 |
| 2039 | 46,576 | 73,782,112 |
| 2038 | 46,699 | 73,559,085 |
| 2037 | 46,809 | 73,335,723 |
| 2036 | 46,920 | 73,101,646 |
| 2035 | 47,017 | 72,850,722 |
| 2034 | 47,089 | 72,597,177 |
| 2033 | 47,128 | 72,322,802 |
| 2032 | 47,163 | 72,046,316 |
| 2031 | 47,179 | 71,757,868 |
| 2030 | 47,169 | 71,442,811 |
| 2029 | 47,144 | 71,123,782 |
| 2028 | 47,124 | 70,783,199 |
| 2027 | 47,063 | 70,421,923 |
| 2026 | 47,000 | 70,055,911 |
| 2025 | 46,923 | 69,658,188 |
| 2024 | 46,843 | 69,226,000 |
| 2023 | 46,758 | 68,492,000 |
| 2022 | 46,709 | 67,604,000 |
| 2021 | 46,763 | 66,984,000 |
| 2020 | 46,870 | 66,744,000 |
| 2019 | 46,952 | 66,631,000 |
| 2018 | 47,008 | 66,289,000 |
| 2017 | 47,050 | 65,966,000 |
| 2016 | 47,075 | 65,607,000 |
| 2015 | 47,087 | 65,088,000 |
| 2014 | 47,089 | 64,620,000 |
| 2013 | 47,069 | 64,139,000 |
| 2012 | 47,033 | 63,711,000 |
| 2011 | 46,886 | 63,258,810 |
| 2010 | 46,846 | 62,766,365 |
| 2009 | 46,916 | 62,276,270 |
| 2008 | 46,835 | 61,806,995 |
| 2007 | 46,706 | 61,322,463 |
| 2006 | 46,569 | 60,846,820 |
| 2005 | 46,437 | 60,401,206 |
| 2004 | 46,315 | 59,987,905 |
| 2003 | 46,176 | 59,647,577 |
| 2002 | 46,020 | 59,370,479 |
| 2001 | 45,761 | 59,119,673 |
| 2000 | 45,248 | 58,892,514 |
| 1999 | 44,601 | 58,682,466 |
| 1998 | 43,998 | 58,487,141 |
| 1997 | 43,428 | 58,316,954 |
| 1996 | 42,877 | 58,166,950 |
| 1995 | 42,326 | 58,019,030 |
| 1994 | 41,776 | 57,865,745 |
| 1993 | 41,242 | 57,718,614 |
| 1992 | 40,715 | 57,580,402 |
| 1991 | 40,358 | 57,424,897 |
| 1990 | 40,432 | 57,247,586 |
| 1989 | 40,758 | 57,076,711 |
| 1988 | 41,062 | 56,928,327 |
| 1987 | 41,348 | 56,802,050 |
| 1986 | 41,618 | 56,681,396 |
| 1985 | 41,874 | 56,550,268 |
| 1984 | 42,113 | 56,422,072 |
| 1983 | 42,334 | 56,332,848 |
| 1982 | 42,532 | 56,313,641 |
| 1981 | 42,698 | 56,333,829 |
| 1980 | 42,850 | 56,314,216 |
| 1979 | 43,033 | 56,246,951 |
| 1978 | 43,217 | 56,196,504 |
| 1977 | 43,358 | 56,193,492 |
| 1976 | 43,482 | 56,211,968 |
| 1975 | 43,606 | 56,225,800 |
| 1974 | 43,738 | 56,229,974 |
| 1973 | 43,880 | 56,194,527 |
| 1972 | 44,033 | 56,086,065 |
| 1971 | 44,206 | 55,896,223 |
| 1970 | 44,606 | 55,663,250 |
| 1969 | 45,731 | 55,441,750 |
| 1968 | 47,245 | 55,211,700 |
| 1967 | 48,605 | 54,943,600 |
| 1966 | 49,898 | 54,648,500 |
| 1965 | 51,139 | 54,348,050 |
| 1964 | 52,326 | 54,000,000 |
| 1963 | 53,441 | 53,650,000 |
| 1962 | 54,461 | 53,250,000 |
| 1961 | 55,334 | 52,800,000 |
| 1960 | 55,810 | 52,400,000 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis increased by 506 people (a 1.09% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Kitts and Nevis lost 58 people (a 0.12% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).
Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th most populous country in 2006 and is 189th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Saint Kitts and Nevis' population will shrink by 5.54% to 44,410 people and will still be ranked 189th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.4K people by 2100.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saint Kitts
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2100 | -0.8% | -0.17% |
| 2099 | -0.79% | -0.16% |
| 2098 | -0.77% | -0.15% |
| 2097 | -0.8% | -0.15% |
| 2096 | -0.8% | -0.15% |
| 2095 | -0.79% | -0.13% |
| 2094 | -0.79% | -0.13% |
| 2093 | -0.83% | -0.12% |
| 2092 | -0.79% | -0.12% |
| 2091 | -0.81% | -0.11% |
| 2090 | -0.81% | -0.11% |
| 2089 | -0.85% | -0.09% |
| 2088 | -0.8% | -0.09% |
| 2087 | -0.86% | -0.09% |
| 2086 | -0.81% | -0.08% |
| 2085 | -0.84% | -0.07% |
| 2084 | -0.85% | -0.07% |
| 2083 | -0.82% | -0.05% |
| 2082 | -0.85% | -0.04% |
| 2081 | -0.83% | -0.04% |
| 2080 | -0.84% | -0.04% |
| 2079 | -0.86% | -0.02% |
| 2078 | -0.83% | -0.02% |
| 2077 | -0.85% | -0.003% |
| 2076 | -0.83% | -0.02% |
| 2075 | -0.85% | -0.01% |
| 2074 | -0.78% | -0.01% |
| 2073 | -0.81% | 0.01% |
| 2072 | -0.8% | 0.01% |
| 2071 | -0.8% | 0.01% |
| 2070 | -0.76% | 0.009% |
| 2069 | -0.77% | 0.001% |
| 2068 | -0.76% | 0.01% |
| 2067 | -0.73% | 0.009% |
| 2066 | -0.73% | 0.001% |
| 2065 | -0.7% | 0.004% |
| 2064 | -0.67% | -0% |
| 2063 | -0.67% | 0.009% |
| 2062 | -0.64% | 0.003% |
| 2061 | -0.63% | -0.001% |
| 2060 | -0.67% | -0.001% |
| 2059 | -0.69% | 0.02% |
| 2058 | -0.67% | 0.03% |
| 2057 | -0.62% | 0.04% |
| 2056 | -0.66% | 0.05% |
| 2055 | -0.62% | 0.09% |
| 2054 | -0.62% | 0.1% |
| 2053 | -0.59% | 0.12% |
| 2052 | -0.58% | 0.14% |
| 2051 | -0.56% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | -0.49% | 0.17% |
| 2049 | -0.49% | 0.19% |
| 2048 | -0.52% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | -0.48% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | -0.48% | 0.24% |
| 2045 | -0.44% | 0.25% |
| 2044 | -0.47% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | -0.4% | 0.27% |
| 2042 | -0.35% | 0.28% |
| 2041 | -0.33% | 0.28% |
| 2040 | -0.32% | 0.29% |
| 2039 | -0.26% | 0.3% |
| 2038 | -0.24% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | -0.23% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | -0.21% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | -0.15% | 0.35% |
| 2034 | -0.08% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | -0.07% | 0.38% |
| 2032 | -0.03% | 0.4% |
| 2031 | 0.02% | 0.44% |
| 2030 | 0.05% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 0.04% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 0.13% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 0.13% | 0.52% |
| 2026 | 0.16% | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 0.17% | 0.62% |
| 2024 | 0.18% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | 1.31% |
| 2022 | -0.12% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | -0.23% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | -0.17% | 0.17% |
| 2019 | -0.12% | 0.52% |
| 2018 | -0.09% | 0.49% |
| 2017 | -0.05% | 0.55% |
| 2016 | -0.03% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.004% | 0.72% |
| 2014 | 0.04% | 0.75% |
| 2013 | 0.08% | 0.67% |
| 2012 | 0.31% | 0.71% |
| 2011 | 0.09% | 0.78% |
| 2010 | -0.15% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 0.17% | 0.76% |
| 2008 | 0.28% | 0.79% |
| 2007 | 0.29% | 0.78% |
| 2006 | 0.28% | 0.74% |
| 2005 | 0.26% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| 2002 | 0.57% | 0.42% |
| 2001 | 1.13% | 0.39% |
| 2000 | 1.45% | 0.36% |
| 1999 | 1.37% | 0.33% |
| 1998 | 1.31% | 0.29% |
| 1997 | 1.29% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 1.32% | 0.26% |
| 1994 | 1.29% | 0.25% |
| 1993 | 1.29% | 0.24% |
| 1992 | 0.88% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | -0.18% | 0.31% |
| 1990 | -0.8% | 0.3% |
| 1989 | -0.74% | 0.26% |
| 1988 | -0.69% | 0.22% |
| 1987 | -0.65% | 0.21% |
| 1986 | -0.61% | 0.23% |
| 1985 | -0.57% | 0.23% |
| 1984 | -0.52% | 0.16% |
| 1983 | -0.47% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | -0.39% | -0.04% |
| 1981 | -0.35% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | -0.43% | 0.12% |
| 1979 | -0.43% | 0.09% |
| 1978 | -0.33% | 0.005% |
| 1977 | -0.29% | -0.03% |
| 1976 | -0.28% | -0.02% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | -0.007% |
| 1974 | -0.32% | 0.06% |
| 1973 | -0.35% | 0.19% |
| 1972 | -0.39% | 0.34% |
| 1971 | -0.9% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | -2.46% | 0.4% |
| 1969 | -3.2% | 0.42% |
| 1968 | -2.8% | 0.49% |
| 1967 | -2.59% | 0.54% |
| 1966 | -2.43% | 0.55% |
| 1965 | -2.27% | 0.64% |
| 1964 | -2.09% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | -1.87% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | -1.58% | 0.85% |
| 1961 | -0.85% | 0.76% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis grew by 0.18%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.
Live population counters
|
Saint Kitts
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
47017
|
70154914
|
| Population rank | 189/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0006% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
4.29 days
|
43 seconds
|
| One birth every |
16 hours
|
45.9 seconds
|
| One death every |
18.8 hours
|
48.4 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | +85 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.18% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 97/197 |
| One migration net change every |
2.9 weeks
|
1.35 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | +18 | +389,911 |
| Net migration rank | 75/196 | 4/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 7,958 | 11,845,479 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 181/195 | 4/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 17% | 17.1% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 37/195 | 36/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saint Kitts
|
United Kingdom
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 18 | - | 389,911 |
| 2024 | - | -7 | - | 417,114 |
| 2023 | 84 | 0 | 34,589 | 445,523 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 39,751 | 487,029 |
| 2021 | -20 | -92 | 30,612 | 462,967 |
| 2020 | 98 | -202 | -4,272 | 144,221 |
| 2019 | 135 | -202 | 108,342 | 232,727 |
| 2018 | 150 | -202 | 119,321 | 259,744 |
| 2017 | 169 | -202 | 145,125 | 272,311 |
| 2016 | 185 | -202 | 177,139 | 324,649 |
| 2015 | 197 | -202 | 175,738 | 347,839 |
| 2014 | 213 | -202 | 206,784 | 306,091 |
| 2013 | 227 | -202 | 198,830 | 237,272 |
| 2012 | 246 | -202 | 248,473 | 172,088 |
| 2011 | 250 | 0 | 259,361 | 228,773 |
| 2010 | 274 | -449 | 251,066 | 274,811 |
| 2009 | 300 | -263 | 230,422 | 249,639 |
| 2008 | 322 | -197 | 216,325 | 263,390 |
| 2007 | 341 | -200 | 196,232 | 309,385 |
| 2006 | 355 | -221 | 176,455 | 288,923 |
| 2005 | 361 | -234 | 144,963 | 308,279 |
| 2004 | 365 | -237 | 131,974 | 276,077 |
| 2003 | 369 | -224 | 89,471 | 211,846 |
| 2002 | 365 | -210 | 65,308 | 203,577 |
| 2001 | 369 | -7 | 65,032 | 175,133 |
| 2000 | 376 | 291 | 70,671 | 153,917 |
| 1999 | 413 | 213 | 64,551 | 152,653 |
| 1998 | 415 | 170 | 87,730 | 125,541 |
| 1997 | 405 | 157 | 99,138 | 59,723 |
| 1996 | 379 | 168 | 98,884 | 54,964 |
| 1995 | 382 | 162 | 87,028 | 61,385 |
| 1994 | 370 | 170 | 127,304 | 45,339 |
| 1993 | 373 | 160 | 103,893 | 27,403 |
| 1992 | 369 | 158 | 149,709 | 17,846 |
| 1991 | 411 | -217 | 143,562 | 27,601 |
| 1990 | 471 | -812 | 154,569 | 57,132 |
| 1989 | 476 | -788 | 119,861 | 49,586 |
| 1988 | 471 | -766 | 136,628 | 13,952 |
| 1987 | 486 | -767 | 136,325 | 8,266 |
| 1986 | 520 | -783 | 90,690 | 41,836 |
| 1985 | 574 | -821 | 79,170 | 83,164 |
| 1984 | 598 | -828 | 84,633 | 71,107 |
| 1983 | 664 | -880 | 61,966 | 27,063 |
| 1982 | 672 | -858 | 56,314 | -61,152 |
| 1981 | 684 | -832 | 73,234 | -83,876 |
| 1980 | 652 | -798 | 95,734 | -25,187 |
| 1979 | 643 | -856 | 61,872 | 11,255 |
| 1978 | 654 | -817 | 16,859 | 3,783 |
| 1977 | 697 | -820 | 0 | -21,636 |
| 1976 | 703 | -823 | -5,621 | -19,135 |
| 1975 | 688 | -813 | 33,735 | -40,241 |
| 1974 | 670 | -810 | 67,476 | -65,710 |
| 1973 | 646 | -794 | 112,389 | -33,840 |
| 1972 | 619 | -782 | 162,650 | -1,406 |
| 1971 | 615 | -797 | 257,123 | 1,175 |
| 1970 | 611 | -1,227 | 244,918 | -15,254 |
| 1969 | 708 | -2,340 | 260,577 | -60,655 |
| 1968 | 812 | -2,208 | 292,622 | -38,852 |
| 1967 | 951 | -2,270 | 346,145 | -39,659 |
| 1966 | 1,103 | -2,366 | 333,356 | -27,935 |
| 1965 | 1,228 | -2,447 | 364,132 | -24,955 |
| 1964 | 1,305 | -2,465 | 405,000 | -23,885 |
| 1963 | 1,360 | -2,435 | 337,995 | 8,271 |
| 1962 | 1,373 | -2,331 | 340,800 | 76,443 |
| 1961 | 1,466 | -2,256 | 311,519 | 52,295 |
| 1960 | 1,562 | -1,725 | 314,400 | 19,953 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 44.9% of the population change in Saint Kitts and Nevis is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225 people) and 55.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,506 people). In the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).
As of 2024, 7,958 residents or 17% of the population were not native-born in Saint Kitts and Nevis, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.
Biggest cities by population
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 12.9K |
| Cayon | 3K |
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Cardiff | 384K |
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Population differences between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United Kingdom
|
Saint Kitts
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.6 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 37.2 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 468 ppl/mi² | 750 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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