St. Kitts and Nevis — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for St. Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2025.
Population growth for St. Kitts and Nevis was 0.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.44% in 2000. The lowest was -3.26% in 1969 (about -19.3× the latest value).
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 163 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 4067%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 31 of 42 economies; Grenada (0.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 581% in 1992. That is 622% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 214th of 216 in 1961 → 216th of 216 in 1970 → 212th of 216 in 1980 → 209th of 216 in 1990 → 101st of 217 in 2000 → 188th of 217 in 2010 → 181st of 217 in 2020 → 163rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | -0.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | -0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 0.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 0.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | -0.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.56% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.29% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 0.88% | +1.1 pp |
| 1991 | -0.18% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | -0.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | -0.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | -0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | -0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | -0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | -0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | -0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | -0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | -0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | -0.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | -0.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | -0.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | -0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | -0.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | -0.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | -0.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | -0.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | -0.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | -0.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 1971 | -0.9% | +1.6 pp |
| 1970 | -2.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1969 | -3.26% | -0.4 pp |
| 1968 | -2.84% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | -2.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | -2.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1965 | -2.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | -2.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1963 | -1.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | -1.59% | -0.7 pp |
| 1961 | -0.86% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s Population growth in 1962?
-1.59% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Kitts and Nevis’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +119.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.17%; 2024: 0.18%; 2023: 0.1%; 2022: -0.12%; 2021: -0.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.