Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	Saint Kitts
1960	2.57	6.54
1961	2.55	6.27
1962	2.55	6.06
1963	2.67	6.12
1964	2.6	6.08
1965	2.61	6.01
1966	2.62	5.78
1967	2.35	5.46
1968	2.12	5.17
1969	2	4.97
1970	1.95	4.73
1971	2.04	4.51
1972	2.03	4.16
1973	1.92	3.97
1974	1.9	3.81
1975	1.92	3.68
1976	1.75	3.59
1977	1.66	3.48
1978	1.67	3.29
1979	1.6	3.23
1980	1.55	3.26
1981	1.44	3.3
1982	1.43	3.18
1983	1.38	3.1
1984	1.4	2.88
1985	1.45	2.82
1986	1.48	2.68
1987	1.5	2.62
1988	1.56	2.62
1989	1.62	2.69
1990	1.67	2.73
1991	1.68	2.6
1992	1.76	2.43
1993	1.75	2.38
1994	1.81	2.31
1995	1.8	2.3
1996	1.75	2.26
1997	1.75	2.3
1998	1.72	2.31
1999	1.73	2.26
2000	1.77	2.13
2001	1.74	2.08
2002	1.72	2.04
2003	1.76	2
2004	1.78	1.96
2005	1.8	1.93
2006	1.85	1.9
2007	1.84	1.87
2008	1.89	1.83
2009	1.84	1.8
2010	1.87	1.76
2011	1.75	1.74
2012	1.73	1.71
2013	1.67	1.68
2014	1.69	1.67
2015	1.71	1.64
2016	1.79	1.63
2017	1.75	1.61
2018	1.73	1.59
2019	1.7	1.57
2020	1.68	1.55
2021	1.72	1.53
2022	1.55	1.51
2023	1.5	1.51
2024	1.51	1.53
2025	1.51	1.51
2026	1.51	1.5
2027	1.52	1.49
2028	1.52	1.49
2029	1.52	1.49
2030	1.53	1.48
2031	1.53	1.48
2032	1.53	1.48
2033	1.53	1.48
2034	1.53	1.48
2035	1.54	1.48
2036	1.54	1.48
2037	1.54	1.49
2038	1.54	1.49
2039	1.54	1.49
2040	1.55	1.49
2041	1.55	1.49
2042	1.55	1.49
2043	1.55	1.5
2044	1.56	1.5
2045	1.56	1.5
2046	1.56	1.5
2047	1.56	1.5
2048	1.56	1.5
2049	1.56	1.5
2050	1.56	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Saint Kitts
1960	25.2%	45.6%
1961	24.7%	45.7%
1962	24.2%	45.8%
1963	24%	46%
1964	23.8%	46.1%
1965	23.8%	46.3%
1966	23.8%	46.6%
1967	23.8%	47%
1968	23.7%	47.4%
1969	23.5%	47.7%
1970	23.3%	47.2%
1971	23.1%	45.8%
1972	23%	44.3%
1973	22.9%	42.9%
1974	22.7%	41.6%
1975	22.6%	40.5%
1976	22.4%	39.6%
1977	22.1%	38.8%
1978	21.8%	38.2%
1979	21.3%	37.6%
1980	20.8%	36.9%
1981	20.3%	36.2%
1982	19.7%	35.6%
1983	19.2%	35.1%
1984	18.8%	34.7%
1985	18.4%	34.5%
1986	18.1%	34.3%
1987	17.7%	34.2%
1988	17.5%	34.1%
1989	17.2%	34.1%
1990	17.1%	34.2%
1991	17%	34.1%
1992	17%	33.6%
1993	17.1%	32.9%
1994	17.2%	32.3%
1995	17.4%	31.7%
1996	17.6%	31.1%
1997	17.9%	30.6%
1998	18.1%	30.1%
1999	18.3%	29.7%
2000	18.5%	29.3%
2001	18.7%	28.8%
2002	18.8%	28.1%
2003	18.8%	27.4%
2004	18.8%	26.6%
2005	18.8%	26%
2006	18.7%	25.3%
2007	18.5%	24.8%
2008	18.4%	24.4%
2009	18.2%	24%
2010	18%	23.3%
2011	17.8%	22.7%
2012	17.6%	22.2%
2013	17.3%	21.7%
2014	17.1%	21.1%
2015	16.9%	20.6%
2016	16.8%	20.2%
2017	16.7%	19.9%
2018	16.6%	19.6%
2019	16.4%	19.3%
2020	16.3%	19.1%
2021	16.2%	18.8%
2022	16%	18.6%
2023	15.9%	18.3%
2024	15.7%	18.2%
2025	15.6%	18.3%
2026	15.5%	18.4%
2027	15.4%	18.2%
2028	15.4%	17.9%
2029	15.4%	17.7%
2030	15.4%	17.5%
2031	15.4%	17.2%
2032	15.3%	17%
2033	15.2%	16.8%
2034	15.2%	16.5%
2035	15.1%	16.3%
2036	15%	16.1%
2037	15%	15.9%
2038	15%	15.7%
2039	15%	15.5%
2040	14.9%	15.4%
2041	14.9%	15.2%
2042	14.9%	15.1%
2043	14.8%	15%
2044	14.8%	14.8%
2045	14.7%	14.7%
2046	14.7%	14.6%
2047	14.6%	14.5%
2048	14.6%	14.5%
2049	14.5%	14.4%
2050	14.5%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Saint Kitts
1960	32,515	1,562
1961	33,205	1,466
1962	32,070	1,373
1963	36,539	1,360
1964	36,832	1,305
1965	37,596	1,228
1966	38,858	1,103
1967	33,363	951
1968	27,243	812
1969	23,481	708
1970	22,673	611
1971	26,801	615
1972	24,958	619
1973	21,092	646
1974	19,676	670
1975	20,746	688
1976	11,667	703
1977	11,703	697
1978	9,187	654
1979	4,605	643
1980	1,537	652
1981	-3,073	684
1982	-2,559	672
1983	-6,649	664
1984	-5,623	598
1985	-4,603	574
1986	-2,561	520
1987	-1,538	486
1988	0	471
1989	2,053	476
1990	2,056	471
1991	4,639	411
1992	6,722	369
1993	4,670	373
1994	8,850	370
1995	6,280	382
1996	6,842	379
1997	7,927	405
1998	7,956	415
1999	6,919	413
2000	9,078	376
2001	6,967	369
2002	5,376	365
2003	7,007	369
2004	9,188	365
2005	9,755	361
2006	9,787	355
2007	8,192	341
2008	10,438	322
2009	8,285	300
2010	8,876	274
2011	6,685	250
2012	5,592	246
2013	3,931	227
2014	5,644	213
2015	5,683	197
2016	9,165	185
2017	8,071	169
2018	6,373	150
2019	6,977	135
2020	5,831	98
2021	5,857	-20
2022	-1,180	14
2023	-595	84

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark 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 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Saint Kitts
1985	12	290
1986	12	285
1987	12	302
1988	13	308
1989	13	316
1990	12	302
1991	12	280
1992	12	255
1993	12	225
1994	12	205
1995	12	204
1996	11	194
1997	10	194
1998	9	193
1999	9	164
2000	9	143
2001	9	131
2002	9	115
2003	8	111
2004	8	104
2005	8	102
2006	7	99
2007	7	96
2008	7	95
2009	7	93
2010	7	92
2011	6	90
2012	6	88
2013	5	82
2014	5	82
2015	5	76
2016	5	75
2017	5	74
2018	5	78
2019	4	74
2020	4	80
2021	8	111
2022	6	99
2023	4	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Saint Kitts
1960	2.5%	-
1961	2.45%	-
1962	2.38%	-
1963	2.3%	-
1964	2.21%	-
1965	2.11%	-
1966	2.01%	-
1967	1.9%	-
1968	1.81%	-
1969	1.73%	-
1970	1.66%	-
1971	1.58%	-
1972	1.49%	-
1973	1.39%	6.16%
1974	1.31%	6.03%
1975	1.23%	5.91%
1976	1.17%	5.78%
1977	1.11%	5.64%
1978	1.06%	5.48%
1979	1.03%	5.29%
1980	1%	5.06%
1981	0.98%	4.81%
1982	0.96%	4.53%
1983	0.96%	4.26%
1984	0.96%	4%
1985	0.97%	3.76%
1986	0.97%	3.56%
1987	0.97%	3.39%
1988	0.96%	3.24%
1989	0.93%	3.12%
1990	0.89%	3.03%
1991	0.84%	2.96%
1992	0.79%	2.9%
1993	0.74%	2.85%
1994	0.69%	2.8%
1995	0.65%	2.76%
1996	0.63%	2.7%
1997	0.6%	2.64%
1998	0.59%	2.56%
1999	0.57%	2.48%
2000	0.56%	2.39%
2001	0.55%	2.29%
2002	0.54%	2.2%
2003	0.52%	2.11%
2004	0.5%	2.03%
2005	0.48%	1.97%
2006	0.46%	1.92%
2007	0.45%	1.89%
2008	0.43%	1.88%
2009	0.42%	1.87%
2010	0.41%	1.88%
2011	0.41%	1.89%
2012	0.41%	1.91%
2013	0.41%	1.93%
2014	0.41%	1.95%
2015	0.41%	1.94%
2016	0.4%	1.93%
2017	0.4%	1.9%
2018	0.39%	1.86%
2019	0.38%	1.82%
2020	0.37%	1.77%
2021	0.36%	1.72%
2022	0.35%	1.68%
2023	0.34%	1.63%