Population 42,291 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 33% (male 7,217; female 6,860)
15-64 years: 61% (male 12,860; female 12,748)
65 years and over: 6% (male 1,058; female 1,548) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.23% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.87 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.51 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -2.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 17.89 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.58 years
male: 64.52 years
female: 70.82 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.45 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian

Ethnic groups black

Religions Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic

Languages English

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Kitts and Nevis People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Kitts and Nevis People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.