Religion

The majority of islanders are Protestants, primarily Anglican and Methodist, though there are a few smaller Protestant sects. Religion remains a vital institution in society and culture. It is an important vehicle for maintaining community solidarity and providing guidelines for and reinforcing the importance of respectable behavior. Hinduism is the most common non-Christian religion, with 1.82% of the population practicing it. It is mostly followed by Indo-Kittitians and Indo-Nevisians.

According to the 2011 census, 17 percent of the population is Anglican; 16 percent Methodist; 11 percent Pentecostal; 7 percent Church of God; 6 percent Roman Catholic; 5 percent each Baptist, Moravian, Seventh-day Adventist, and Wesleyan Holiness; 4 percent other; and 2 percent each Brethren, evangelical Christian, and Hindu.

While almost all islanders identify as Christians, many older and some younger islanders believe in obeah, a form of witchcraft in which a person can be supernaturally harmed by another person for reasons ranging from a perceived wrong to simple envy. This can be considered as one of the Unique Cultural Characteristics In Saint Kitts and Nevis.