St. Kitts and Nevis: Urban population

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' urban population rose 0.5% on 2024 (from 14,894 to 14,968).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 0.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.9% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.6% in 1969. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 22.77 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 213th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2025 ranking

• British Virgin Islands — 210th of 217: 22,804
• Tonga — 211th of 217: 21,948
• Faroe Islands — 212th of 217: 21,764
• Palau — 214th of 217: 14,004
• Naoero — 215th of 217: 12,025
• Tuvalu — 216th of 217: 6,212

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Urban population in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 22,924 (2025)
• Argentina — 42.34 million (2025)
• Aruba — 67,173 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 327,790 (2025)
• Barbados — 168,725 (2025)
• Belize — 175,776 (2025)
• Bolivia — 9 million (2025)
• Brazil — 187.65 million (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 22,804 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 75,844 (2025)
• Chile — 17.71 million (2025)
• Colombia — 42.09 million (2025)

More environment data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• Rural population — 31,954 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 68.1% (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 31.9% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 4 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 675 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 679 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.02% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.5% (2025)
• Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 4.8 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's urban population?

14,968 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 2.6% from 15,368 in 1960. The highest value was 15,847 in 1966 and the lowest 13,915 in 1991.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

213th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in urban population unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' urban population rose 0.5% on 2024 (from 14,894 to 14,968). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 0.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.URB.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Wo… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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