Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 5,999; female 5,746)
15-64 years:
61% (male 11,770; female 11,838)
65 years and over:
9% (male 1,431; female 2,035) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.22% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.06 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.38 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -11.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 16.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.73 years
male:
67.95 years
female:
73.68 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.43 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective:
Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups: predominantly black some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Religions: Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
98% (1980 est.)