St. Kitts and Nevis — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for St. Kitts and Nevis, 1960–2025.
Urban population for St. Kitts and Nevis was 31.90% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 35.90% in 1980. The lowest was 27.54% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 193 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 39 of 42 economies; St. Lucia (29.10%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 131st of 217 in 1960 → 129th of 217 in 1970 → 136th of 217 in 1980 → 158th of 217 in 1990 → 170th of 217 in 2000 → 180th of 217 in 2010 → 188th of 217 in 2020 → 193rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 31.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 31.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 31.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 31.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 31.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 31.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 31.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 31.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 31.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 31.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 31.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 31.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 31.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 31.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 31.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 32.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 32.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 32.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 32.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 32.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 33.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 33.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 33.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 33.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 33.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 34.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 34.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 34.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 34.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 34.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 34.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 35.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 35.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 35.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 35.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 35.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 35.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 35.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 35.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 35.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 35.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 35.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 35.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 35.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 34.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 34.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 34.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 34.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 33.85% | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 33.29% | +0.7 pp |
| 1967 | 32.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 31.76% | +0.9 pp |
| 1965 | 30.88% | +0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 30.01% | +0.8 pp |
| 1963 | 29.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 28.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 27.89% | +0.4 pp |
| 1960 | 27.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s Urban population in 1961?
27.89% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Kitts and Nevis’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +15.8% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 31.9%; 2024: 31.8%; 2023: 31.7%; 2022: 31.62%; 2021: 31.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.