Population:
40,131 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.3% (male 5,397/female 5,138)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 13,231/female 13,196)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 1,326/female 1,843) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.6 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 29.3 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.847% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
Birth rate:
17.67 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Death rate:
8.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
Net migration rate:
-1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
Urbanization:
urban population: 32% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 130
male: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.2 years
country comparison to the world: 109
male: 70.33 years
female: 76.25 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.26 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
Nationality:
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups:
predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Religions:
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Languages:
English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Education expenditures:
9.3% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 8
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