Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Gabon was 3.65 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 Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Kitts
1960	4.42	6.54
1961	4.5	6.27
1962	4.59	6.06
1963	4.65	6.12
1964	4.71	6.08
1965	4.79	6.01
1966	4.86	5.78
1967	4.92	5.46
1968	4.98	5.17
1969	5.05	4.97
1970	5.1	4.73
1971	5.16	4.51
1972	5.24	4.16
1973	5.29	3.97
1974	5.33	3.81
1975	5.39	3.68
1976	5.46	3.59
1977	5.52	3.48
1978	5.57	3.29
1979	5.61	3.23
1980	5.66	3.26
1981	5.73	3.3
1982	5.74	3.18
1983	5.76	3.1
1984	5.73	2.88
1985	5.71	2.82
1986	5.69	2.68
1987	5.67	2.62
1988	5.62	2.62
1989	5.55	2.69
1990	5.46	2.73
1991	5.37	2.6
1992	5.29	2.43
1993	5.19	2.38
1994	5.04	2.31
1995	4.88	2.3
1996	4.74	2.26
1997	4.66	2.3
1998	4.58	2.31
1999	4.5	2.26
2000	4.47	2.13
2001	4.42	2.08
2002	4.36	2.04
2003	4.3	2
2004	4.25	1.96
2005	4.21	1.93
2006	4.17	1.9
2007	4.14	1.87
2008	4.12	1.83
2009	4.14	1.8
2010	4.15	1.76
2011	4.15	1.74
2012	4.09	1.71
2013	4.02	1.68
2014	3.95	1.67
2015	3.92	1.64
2016	3.92	1.63
2017	3.91	1.61
2018	3.91	1.59
2019	3.88	1.57
2020	3.83	1.55
2021	3.78	1.53
2022	3.71	1.51
2023	3.65	1.51
2024	3.59	1.53
2025	3.54	1.51
2026	3.49	1.5
2027	3.43	1.49
2028	3.37	1.49
2029	3.33	1.49
2030	3.29	1.48
2031	3.24	1.48
2032	3.2	1.48
2033	3.16	1.48
2034	3.12	1.48
2035	3.08	1.48
2036	3.04	1.48
2037	3.01	1.49
2038	2.97	1.49
2039	2.94	1.49
2040	2.91	1.49
2041	2.88	1.49
2042	2.84	1.49
2043	2.81	1.5
2044	2.78	1.5
2045	2.75	1.5
2046	2.73	1.5
2047	2.7	1.5
2048	2.67	1.5
2049	2.64	1.5
2050	2.62	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Saint Kitts
1960	31.4%	45.6%
1961	31.8%	45.7%
1962	32.2%	45.8%
1963	32.6%	46%
1964	33%	46.1%
1965	33.5%	46.3%
1966	33.9%	46.6%
1967	34.3%	47%
1968	34.7%	47.4%
1969	35.1%	47.7%
1970	35.4%	47.2%
1971	35.8%	45.8%
1972	36.3%	44.3%
1973	36.7%	42.9%
1974	37.1%	41.6%
1975	37.6%	40.5%
1976	38%	39.6%
1977	38.4%	38.8%
1978	38.8%	38.2%
1979	39.2%	37.6%
1980	39.6%	36.9%
1981	39.9%	36.2%
1982	40.3%	35.6%
1983	40.7%	35.1%
1984	41%	34.7%
1985	41.4%	34.5%
1986	41.6%	34.3%
1987	41.9%	34.2%
1988	42.1%	34.1%
1989	42.3%	34.1%
1990	42.4%	34.2%
1991	42.5%	34.1%
1992	42.5%	33.6%
1993	42.5%	32.9%
1994	42.4%	32.3%
1995	42.3%	31.7%
1996	42%	31.1%
1997	41.8%	30.6%
1998	41.5%	30.1%
1999	41.2%	29.7%
2000	40.8%	29.3%
2001	40.5%	28.8%
2002	40.1%	28.1%
2003	39.7%	27.4%
2004	39.4%	26.6%
2005	39%	26%
2006	38.6%	25.3%
2007	38.2%	24.8%
2008	37.9%	24.4%
2009	37.6%	24%
2010	37.3%	23.3%
2011	37.1%	22.7%
2012	37%	22.2%
2013	36.8%	21.7%
2014	36.7%	21.1%
2015	36.6%	20.6%
2016	36.6%	20.2%
2017	36.6%	19.9%
2018	36.7%	19.6%
2019	36.8%	19.3%
2020	36.8%	19.1%
2021	36.8%	18.8%
2022	36.8%	18.6%
2023	36.7%	18.3%
2024	36.5%	18.2%
2025	36.2%	18.3%
2026	35.9%	18.4%
2027	35.6%	18.2%
2028	35.3%	17.9%
2029	34.9%	17.7%
2030	34.6%	17.5%
2031	34.2%	17.2%
2032	33.8%	17%
2033	33.4%	16.8%
2034	33%	16.5%
2035	32.7%	16.3%
2036	32.3%	16.1%
2037	32%	15.9%
2038	31.8%	15.7%
2039	31.5%	15.5%
2040	31.3%	15.4%
2041	31.1%	15.2%
2042	31%	15.1%
2043	30.8%	15%
2044	30.6%	14.8%
2045	30.5%	14.7%
2046	30.3%	14.6%
2047	30.2%	14.5%
2048	30%	14.5%
2049	29.8%	14.4%
2050	29.6%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Kitts
1960	5,732	1,562
1961	6,161	1,466
1962	6,609	1,373
1963	7,001	1,360
1964	7,402	1,305
1965	7,902	1,228
1966	8,410	1,103
1967	8,883	951
1968	9,417	812
1969	9,969	708
1970	10,635	611
1971	11,357	615
1972	12,095	619
1973	12,731	646
1974	13,381	670
1975	14,162	688
1976	14,998	703
1977	15,842	697
1978	16,714	654
1979	17,553	643
1980	18,503	652
1981	19,528	684
1982	20,292	672
1983	21,162	664
1984	21,851	598
1985	22,617	574
1986	23,362	520
1987	24,212	486
1988	24,888	471
1989	25,359	476
1990	25,858	471
1991	26,334	411
1992	26,810	369
1993	27,235	373
1994	27,271	370
1995	27,290	382
1996	27,450	379
1997	28,053	405
1998	28,697	415
1999	29,330	413
2000	30,210	376
2001	30,941	369
2002	31,777	365
2003	32,633	369
2004	33,615	365
2005	34,766	361
2006	35,984	355
2007	37,394	341
2008	39,002	322
2009	41,037	300
2010	43,061	274
2011	44,922	250
2012	45,941	246
2013	46,829	227
2014	47,704	213
2015	48,876	197
2016	50,321	185
2017	51,455	169
2018	52,476	150
2019	53,185	135
2020	52,745	98
2021	52,611	-20
2022	52,944	14
2023	53,167	84

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon 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 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Saint Kitts
1985	373	290
1986	369	285
1987	366	302
1988	367	308
1989	366	316
1990	368	302
1991	369	280
1992	371	255
1993	364	225
1994	357	205
1995	341	204
1996	321	194
1997	290	194
1998	258	193
1999	216	164
2000	178	143
2001	160	131
2002	151	115
2003	134	111
2004	142	104
2005	175	102
2006	186	99
2007	173	96
2008	158	95
2009	158	93
2010	144	92
2011	149	90
2012	173	88
2013	235	82
2014	273	82
2015	239	76
2016	215	75
2017	184	74
2018	176	78
2019	179	74
2020	194	80
2021	249	111
2022	216	99
2023	233	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Saint Kitts
1960	21.9%	-
1961	21.2%	-
1962	20.5%	-
1963	19.8%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.6%	-
1966	17.9%	-
1967	17.4%	-
1968	16.8%	-
1969	16.2%	-
1970	15.7%	-
1971	15.2%	-
1972	14.7%	-
1973	14.2%	6.16%
1974	13.7%	6.03%
1975	13.3%	5.91%
1976	12.8%	5.78%
1977	12.4%	5.64%
1978	12%	5.48%
1979	11.6%	5.29%
1980	11.2%	5.06%
1981	10.8%	4.81%
1982	10.5%	4.53%
1983	10.1%	4.26%
1984	9.81%	4%
1985	9.52%	3.76%
1986	9.26%	3.56%
1987	9.03%	3.39%
1988	8.82%	3.24%
1989	8.64%	3.12%
1990	8.49%	3.03%
1991	8.35%	2.96%
1992	8.24%	2.9%
1993	8.14%	2.85%
1994	8.06%	2.8%
1995	7.98%	2.76%
1996	7.89%	2.7%
1997	7.79%	2.64%
1998	7.67%	2.56%
1999	7.53%	2.48%
2000	7.37%	2.39%
2001	7.19%	2.29%
2002	7.01%	2.2%
2003	6.81%	2.11%
2004	6.6%	2.03%
2005	6.39%	1.97%
2006	6.21%	1.92%
2007	5.99%	1.89%
2008	5.77%	1.88%
2009	5.57%	1.87%
2010	5.35%	1.88%
2011	5.14%	1.89%
2012	4.94%	1.91%
2013	4.73%	1.93%
2014	4.57%	1.95%
2015	4.42%	1.94%
2016	4.24%	1.93%
2017	4.1%	1.9%
2018	3.96%	1.86%
2019	3.8%	1.82%
2020	3.62%	1.77%
2021	3.52%	1.72%
2022	3.41%	1.68%
2023	3.32%	1.63%