What is urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 14,968 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest urban population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The highest recorded value was 15,847 in 1966.

What is the lowest urban population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The lowest recorded value was 13,915 in 1991.

How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for urban population?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Urban population was 14,968 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

14,968

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

211th

of 215 countries

All-time high

15,847

in 1966

All-time low

13,915

in 1991

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 14,968 for urban population in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 15,847 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 13,915, in 1991.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	15,628	15,368	15,847	10
1970s	15,384	15,236	15,486	10
1980s	14,868	14,185	15,384	10
1990s	14,257	13,915	14,695	10
2000s	14,846	14,746	14,927	10
2010s	14,703	14,628	14,749	10
2020s	14,825	14,749	14,968	6

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

208 British Virgin Islands 22,804 compare
209 Tonga 21,948 compare
210 Faroe Islands 21,764 compare
212 Palau 14,004 compare
213 Nauru 12,025 compare
214 Tuvalu 6,212 compare

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More climate change data for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population growth 0.2% (2025)
Population, total 46,922 (2025)
Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
Urban population 31.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0122 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 50.8% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 16.9% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.8% (2025)
Marine protected areas 4.5% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Urban population in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 14,968 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest urban population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 15,847 in 1966.
What is the lowest urban population recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 13,915 in 1991.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for urban population?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.