Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Australia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Australia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Australia	Saint Kitts
1960	3.45	6.54
1961	3.54	6.27
1962	3.44	6.06
1963	3.33	6.12
1964	3.15	6.08
1965	2.98	6.01
1966	2.88	5.78
1967	2.85	5.46
1968	2.89	5.17
1969	2.89	4.97
1970	2.86	4.73
1971	2.96	4.51
1972	2.74	4.16
1973	2.49	3.97
1974	2.4	3.81
1975	2.15	3.68
1976	2.06	3.59
1977	2.01	3.48
1978	1.95	3.29
1979	1.91	3.23
1980	1.89	3.26
1981	1.94	3.3
1982	1.93	3.18
1983	1.92	3.1
1984	1.84	2.88
1985	1.92	2.82
1986	1.87	2.68
1987	1.85	2.62
1988	1.83	2.62
1989	1.84	2.69
1990	1.9	2.73
1991	1.85	2.6
1992	1.89	2.43
1993	1.86	2.38
1994	1.84	2.31
1995	1.82	2.3
1996	1.8	2.26
1997	1.78	2.3
1998	1.76	2.31
1999	1.76	2.26
2000	1.76	2.13
2001	1.74	2.08
2002	1.76	2.04
2003	1.75	2
2004	1.77	1.96
2005	1.81	1.93
2006	1.91	1.9
2007	1.96	1.87
2008	1.98	1.83
2009	1.97	1.8
2010	1.93	1.76
2011	1.93	1.74
2012	1.92	1.71
2013	1.86	1.68
2014	1.83	1.67
2015	1.81	1.64
2016	1.75	1.63
2017	1.74	1.61
2018	1.74	1.59
2019	1.66	1.57
2020	1.58	1.55
2021	1.7	1.53
2022	1.63	1.51
2023	1.5	1.51
2024	1.5	1.53
2025	1.5	1.51
2026	1.5	1.5
2027	1.5	1.49
2028	1.51	1.49
2029	1.5	1.49
2030	1.51	1.48
2031	1.5	1.48
2032	1.5	1.48
2033	1.5	1.48
2034	1.5	1.48
2035	1.5	1.48
2036	1.5	1.48
2037	1.5	1.49
2038	1.5	1.49
2039	1.5	1.49
2040	1.5	1.49
2041	1.5	1.49
2042	1.5	1.49
2043	1.5	1.5
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.5	1.5
2047	1.5	1.5
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Saint Kitts
1960	30.2%	45.6%
1961	30.2%	45.7%
1962	30.1%	45.8%
1963	29.9%	46%
1964	29.8%	46.1%
1965	29.6%	46.3%
1966	29.5%	46.6%
1967	29.3%	47%
1968	29.1%	47.4%
1969	28.9%	47.7%
1970	28.8%	47.2%
1971	28.7%	45.8%
1972	28.5%	44.3%
1973	28.2%	42.9%
1974	27.9%	41.6%
1975	27.5%	40.5%
1976	27%	39.6%
1977	26.5%	38.8%
1978	26.1%	38.2%
1979	25.6%	37.6%
1980	25.3%	36.9%
1981	25%	36.2%
1982	24.7%	35.6%
1983	24.4%	35.1%
1984	24%	34.7%
1985	23.6%	34.5%
1986	23.1%	34.3%
1987	22.7%	34.2%
1988	22.4%	34.1%
1989	22.2%	34.1%
1990	22%	34.2%
1991	21.9%	34.1%
1992	21.8%	33.6%
1993	21.7%	32.9%
1994	21.7%	32.3%
1995	21.5%	31.7%
1996	21.4%	31.1%
1997	21.2%	30.6%
1998	21.1%	30.1%
1999	20.9%	29.7%
2000	20.8%	29.3%
2001	20.6%	28.8%
2002	20.4%	28.1%
2003	20.2%	27.4%
2004	20%	26.6%
2005	19.8%	26%
2006	19.6%	25.3%
2007	19.4%	24.8%
2008	19.3%	24.4%
2009	19.2%	24%
2010	19.1%	23.3%
2011	19%	22.7%
2012	18.9%	22.2%
2013	18.9%	21.7%
2014	18.9%	21.1%
2015	18.9%	20.6%
2016	18.9%	20.2%
2017	18.8%	19.9%
2018	18.8%	19.6%
2019	18.7%	19.3%
2020	18.6%	19.1%
2021	18.4%	18.8%
2022	18.2%	18.6%
2023	18%	18.3%
2024	17.8%	18.2%
2025	17.7%	18.3%
2026	17.5%	18.4%
2027	17.4%	18.2%
2028	17.2%	17.9%
2029	17%	17.7%
2030	16.9%	17.5%
2031	16.7%	17.2%
2032	16.6%	17%
2033	16.5%	16.8%
2034	16.4%	16.5%
2035	16.3%	16.3%
2036	16.2%	16.1%
2037	16.1%	15.9%
2038	16%	15.7%
2039	15.9%	15.5%
2040	15.9%	15.4%
2041	15.8%	15.2%
2042	15.8%	15.1%
2043	15.7%	15%
2044	15.7%	14.8%
2045	15.7%	14.7%
2046	15.7%	14.6%
2047	15.7%	14.5%
2048	15.7%	14.5%
2049	15.7%	14.4%
2050	15.7%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 22% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Australia	Saint Kitts
1960	141,816	1,562
1961	150,955	1,466
1962	143,943	1,373
1963	140,161	1,360
1964	128,420	1,305
1965	122,990	1,228
1966	126,996	1,103
1967	126,249	951
1968	132,099	812
1969	143,477	708
1970	145,081	611
1971	165,593	615
1972	155,488	619
1973	136,476	646
1974	128,996	670
1975	123,648	688
1976	115,070	703
1977	117,793	697
1978	116,299	654
1979	116,112	643
1980	117,536	652
1981	125,356	684
1982	126,030	672
1983	130,844	664
1984	123,077	598
1985	143,674	574
1986	123,342	520
1987	128,484	486
1988	127,298	471
1989	127,789	476
1990	143,347	471
1991	138,273	411
1992	139,829	369
1993	137,551	373
1994	131,761	370
1995	131,436	382
1996	125,751	379
1997	121,592	405
1998	120,949	415
1999	118,517	413
2000	119,882	376
2001	117,575	369
2002	116,971	365
2003	118,325	369
2004	115,610	365
2005	129,132	361
2006	132,931	355
2007	154,124	341
2008	155,119	322
2009	160,518	300
2010	158,628	274
2011	156,380	250
2012	161,408	246
2013	159,584	227
2014	154,940	213
2015	150,041	197
2016	152,403	185
2017	150,015	169
2018	157,269	150
2019	136,808	135
2020	133,376	98
2021	138,701	-20
2022	111,862	14
2023	103,945	84

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Saint Kitts
1985	9	290
1986	8	285
1987	9	302
1988	9	308
1989	9	316
1990	9	302
1991	9	280
1992	9	255
1993	9	225
1994	9	205
1995	9	204
1996	8	194
1997	8	194
1998	7	193
1999	7	164
2000	7	143
2001	6	131
2002	6	115
2003	5	111
2004	5	104
2005	5	102
2006	5	99
2007	5	96
2008	5	95
2009	5	93
2010	5	92
2011	6	90
2012	6	88
2013	6	82
2014	6	82
2015	6	76
2016	6	75
2017	6	74
2018	5	78
2019	5	74
2020	5	80
2021	4	111
2022	4	99
2023	2	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Australia	Saint Kitts
1960	2.49%	-
1961	2.43%	-
1962	2.37%	-
1963	2.32%	-
1964	2.27%	-
1965	2.24%	-
1966	2.21%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.19%	-
1969	2.18%	-
1970	2.15%	-
1971	2.1%	-
1972	2.03%	-
1973	1.94%	6.16%
1974	1.84%	6.03%
1975	1.73%	5.91%
1976	1.62%	5.78%
1977	1.52%	5.64%
1978	1.44%	5.48%
1979	1.36%	5.29%
1980	1.3%	5.06%
1981	1.26%	4.81%
1982	1.22%	4.53%
1983	1.19%	4.26%
1984	1.16%	4%
1985	1.13%	3.76%
1986	1.1%	3.56%
1987	1.06%	3.39%
1988	1.02%	3.24%
1989	0.97%	3.12%
1990	0.92%	3.03%
1991	0.87%	2.96%
1992	0.82%	2.9%
1993	0.77%	2.85%
1994	0.73%	2.8%
1995	0.7%	2.76%
1996	0.68%	2.7%
1997	0.66%	2.64%
1998	0.64%	2.56%
1999	0.63%	2.48%
2000	0.62%	2.39%
2001	0.61%	2.29%
2002	0.6%	2.2%
2003	0.59%	2.11%
2004	0.58%	2.03%
2005	0.57%	1.97%
2006	0.56%	1.92%
2007	0.54%	1.89%
2008	0.52%	1.88%
2009	0.5%	1.87%
2010	0.48%	1.88%
2011	0.45%	1.89%
2012	0.43%	1.91%
2013	0.41%	1.93%
2014	0.4%	1.95%
2015	0.39%	1.94%
2016	0.38%	1.93%
2017	0.38%	1.9%
2018	0.38%	1.86%
2019	0.38%	1.82%
2020	0.38%	1.77%
2021	0.37%	1.72%
2022	0.37%	1.68%
2023	0.37%	1.63%