Saint Kitts and Nevis - Demographics

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

African descent 75.1%, Afro-European 12.3%, mulatto 5.3%, East Indian and Afro-East Indian 5%, Other 3.3%, South Asian ethnic groups 3%

As of July 2000, there were 42,696 inhabitants; their average life expectancy was 72.4 years. Emigration has historically been very high, and high levels of such in the country has resulted in a continuous decrease in the country's population by about 25% since its peak of about 51,100 in 1960.

Emigration from St. Kitts & Nevis to the United States:

• 1986–1990: 3,513
• 1991–1995: 2,730
• 1996–2000: 2,101
• 2001–2005: 1,756
• 2006–2010: 1,817

Emigration from St. Kitts & Nevis to the United Kingdom:

• The 2001 Census showed 7,091 Saint Kitts and Nevis born people in the UK, with almost 20,000 of direct descent.

Largest cities or towns of Saint Kitts and Nevis http://www.geonames.org/KN/largest-cities-in-saint-kitts-and-nevis.html; http://www.geohive.com/cntry/stkitts.aspx; http://www.sknvibes.com/politics/elections_results_new.cfm
	Rank	City name	Parish	Pop.	Rank	City name	Parish	Pop.
Basseterre Sandy Point Town	1	Basseterre	Saint George Basseterre	15,500	11	Tabernacle	Saint John Capesterre	1,028	Monkey Hill-St. Peter's Cayon
	2	Sandy Point Town	Saint Anne Sandy Point	3,140	12	Molyneux	Christ Church Nichola Town	1,000
	3	Monkey Hill-St. Peter's	Saint Peter Basseterre	2,654	13	Half Way Tree	Saint Thomas Middle Island	821
	4	Cayon	Saint Mary Cayon	2,500	14	Mansion	Christ Church Nichola Town	720
	5	Charlestown	Saint Paul Charlestown	1,650	15	Boyds-West Farm	Trinity Palmetto Point	709
	6	Old Road Town	Saint Thomas Middle Island	1,647	16	Middle Island-Lambert's	Saint Thomas Middle Island	657
	7	Gingerland	Saint George Gingerland	1,576	17	Challenger's-Stone Fort	Trinity Palmetto Point	653
	8	Saddlers	Saint John Capesterre	1,205	18	Newton Ground	Saint Paul Capesterre	608
	9	Saint Paul's	Saint Paul Capesterre	1,196	19	Dieppe Bay Town	Saint John Capesterre	592
	10	Conaree	Saint Peter Basseterre	1,076	20	Newcastle	Saint James Windward	531