Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Rural population share in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025 — 68.1%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 4.4 pp.

2025 68.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 25of 217
Period maximum 72.5%1960
Period minimum 64.1%1980

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1960–202562.56567.57072.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 72.5%1962: 71.5%1964: 70%1966: 68.2%1968: 66.7%1970: 65.8%1972: 65.3%1974: 64.8%1976: 64.4%1978: 64.2%1980: 64.1%1982: 64.2%1984: 64.4%1986: 64.7%1988: 65%1990: 65.4%1992: 65.7%1994: 66.1%1996: 66.5%1998: 66.9%2000: 67.2%2002: 67.6%2004: 67.9%2006: 68.2%2008: 68.4%2010: 68.7%2012: 68.8%2014: 68.8%2016: 68.7%2018: 68.6%2020: 68.5%2022: 68.4%2024: 68.2%2025: 68.1%
Change over the period: −4.4 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.1%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.1 −0.1 pp
2024 68.2 −0.1 pp
2023 68.3 −0.1 pp
2022 68.4 −0.1 pp
2021 68.5 −0.1 pp
2020 68.5 −0.1 pp
2019 68.6 −0.1 pp
2018 68.6 −0 pp
2017 68.7 −0 pp
2016 68.7 −0 pp
2015 68.7 −0 pp
2014 68.8 −0 pp
2013 68.8 −0 pp
2012 68.8 −0 pp
2011 68.8 +0.1 pp
2010 68.7 +0.1 pp
2009 68.6 +0.1 pp
2008 68.4 +0.1 pp
2007 68.3 +0.1 pp
2006 68.2 +0.1 pp
2005 68 +0.1 pp
2004 67.9 +0.2 pp
2003 67.7 +0.2 pp
2002 67.6 +0.2 pp
2001 67.4 +0.2 pp
2000 67.2 +0.2 pp
1999 67.1 +0.2 pp
1998 66.9 +0.2 pp
1997 66.7 +0.2 pp
1996 66.5 +0.2 pp
1995 66.3 +0.2 pp
1994 66.1 +0.2 pp
1993 65.9 +0.2 pp
1992 65.7 +0.2 pp
1991 65.5 +0.2 pp
1990 65.4 +0.2 pp
1989 65.2 +0.2 pp
1988 65 +0.2 pp
1987 64.9 +0.2 pp
1986 64.7 +0.2 pp
1985 64.5 +0.1 pp
1984 64.4 +0.1 pp
1983 64.3 +0.1 pp
1982 64.2 +0.1 pp
1981 64.1 +0 pp
1980 64.1 −0 pp
1979 64.1 −0.1 pp
1978 64.2 −0.1 pp
1977 64.3 −0.1 pp
1976 64.4 −0.2 pp
1975 64.6 −0.2 pp
1974 64.8 −0.2 pp
1973 65 −0.2 pp
1972 65.3 −0.3 pp
1971 65.5 −0.3 pp
1970 65.8 −0.4 pp
1969 66.2 −0.6 pp
1968 66.7 −0.7 pp
1967 67.4 −0.8 pp
1966 68.2 −0.9 pp
1965 69.1 −0.9 pp
1964 70 −0.8 pp
1963 70.8 −0.7 pp
1962 71.5 −0.6 pp
1961 72.1 −0.4 pp
1960 72.5

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.