Fertility & birth rates in Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Grenada vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

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Grenada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Year	Fertility rate
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2023	1.49	1.51
2022	1.5	1.51
2021	1.52	1.53
2020	1.53	1.55
2019	1.54	1.57
2018	1.53	1.59
2017	1.44	1.61
2016	1.62	1.63
2015	1.72	1.64
2014	1.8	1.67
2013	1.91	1.68
2012	1.97	1.71
2011	2.01	1.74
2010	2.04	1.76
2009	2.08	1.8
2008	2.12	1.83
2007	2.15	1.87
2006	2.19	1.9
2005	2.24	1.93
2004	2.29	1.96
2003	2.33	2
2002	2.38	2.04
2001	2.42	2.08
2000	2.44	2.13
1999	2.39	2.26
1998	2.49	2.31
1997	2.8	2.3
1996	2.85	2.26
1995	2.82	2.3
1994	2.79	2.31
1993	2.81	2.38
1992	2.97	2.43
1991	3.11	2.6
1990	3.06	2.73
1989	3.23	2.69
1988	3.19	2.62
1987	3.58	2.62
1986	3.58	2.68
1985	3.48	2.82
1984	3.22	2.88
1983	3.31	3.1
1982	3.15	3.18
1981	2.99	3.3
1980	3.3	3.26
1979	3.34	3.23
1978	3.35	3.29
1977	3.46	3.48
1976	3.6	3.59
1975	3.75	3.68
1974	3.92	3.81
1973	4.05	3.97
1972	4.18	4.16
1971	4.31	4.51
1970	4.46	4.73
1969	4.69	4.97
1968	4.84	5.17
1967	5.04	5.46
1966	5.3	5.78
1965	5.6	6.01
1964	5.91	6.08
1963	6.2	6.12
1962	6.44	6.06
1961	6.63	6.27
1960	6.74	6.54

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Grenada was 1.49 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 Grenada vs Saint Kitts and Nevis population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Grenada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Year	Natural population change
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2023	334	84
2022	371	14
2021	343	-20
2020	433	98
2019	462	135
2018	470	150
2017	402	169
2016	579	185
2015	684	197
2014	772	213
2013	878	227
2012	925	246
2011	954	250
2010	989	274
2009	1,024	300
2008	1,046	322
2007	1,059	341
2006	1,068	355
2005	1,075	361
2004	1,034	365
2003	1,074	369
2002	1,077	365
2001	1,082	369
2000	1,105	376
1999	1,092	413
1998	1,204	415
1997	1,480	405
1996	1,559	379
1995	1,580	382
1994	1,596	370
1993	1,641	373
1992	1,811	369
1991	1,953	411
1990	1,931	471
1989	2,084	476
1988	2,044	471
1987	2,345	486
1986	2,324	520
1985	2,215	574
1984	1,975	598
1983	1,817	664
1982	1,798	672
1981	1,625	684
1980	1,840	652
1979	1,871	643
1978	1,882	654
1977	1,974	697
1976	2,092	703
1975	2,224	688
1974	2,360	670
1973	2,464	646
1972	2,578	619
1971	2,705	615
1970	2,793	611
1969	2,948	708
1968	3,040	812
1967	3,158	951
1966	3,278	1,103
1965	3,399	1,228
1964	3,508	1,305
1963	3,601	1,360
1962	3,674	1,373
1961	3,703	1,466
1960	3,678	1,562

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.29% in Grenada and +0.18% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.42% in Grenada and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Birth rate in Grenada vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

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Grenada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2023	11.7	11.7
2022	11.9	12
2021	12.1	12.3
2020	12.3	12.6
2019	12.5	12.9
2018	12.4	13.1
2017	11.6	13.4
2016	13.1	13.6
2015	13.9	13.7
2014	14.5	14
2013	15.4	14.1
2012	15.8	14.4
2011	16	14.7
2010	16.3	14.9
2009	16.5	15.3
2008	16.7	15.6
2007	16.8	15.9
2006	16.9	16.1
2005	17	16.3
2004	17.1	16.5
2003	17.1	16.8
2002	17.2	16.9
2001	17.3	17.3
2000	17.5	17.7
1999	17.4	18.9
1998	18.5	19.5
1997	21.2	19.5
1996	22.1	19.3
1995	22.4	19.7
1994	22.8	19.7
1993	23.4	20.2
1992	25.3	20.6
1991	26.9	22.1
1990	26.9	23.7
1989	28.6	23.7
1988	28.4	23.4
1987	31.7	23.6
1986	31.7	24.3
1985	30.7	25.5
1984	28.3	26.1
1983	28.6	27.7
1982	26.7	28
1981	24.8	28.4
1980	26.9	27.6
1979	26.9	27.1
1978	26.6	27.2
1977	27.1	28
1976	28	28
1975	29	27.6
1974	30.2	27.1
1973	31.2	26.5
1972	32.3	25.9
1971	33.7	25.9
1970	34.7	25.8
1969	36.4	27.7
1968	37.4	29.4
1967	38.9	31.9
1966	40.6	34.5
1965	42.4	36.7
1964	44.1	37.9
1963	45.7	38.8
1962	47	38.9
1961	48.1	40.7
1960	48.8	42.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.7 in Grenada and 11.7 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, compared with 48.8 and 42.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Grenada

Factual

UN forecast

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2100	11.5%	12.8%
2099	11.5%	12.8%
2098	11.5%	12.8%
2097	11.5%	12.8%
2096	11.5%	12.8%
2095	11.5%	12.9%
2094	11.5%	12.9%
2093	11.5%	12.9%
2092	11.5%	12.9%
2091	11.5%	12.9%
2090	11.5%	12.9%
2089	11.5%	12.9%
2088	11.6%	12.9%
2087	11.6%	13%
2086	11.6%	13%
2085	11.6%	13%
2084	11.6%	13%
2083	11.6%	13%
2082	11.6%	13%
2081	11.6%	13%
2080	11.6%	13%
2079	11.7%	13%
2078	11.7%	13%
2077	11.7%	13%
2076	11.7%	13%
2075	11.7%	13.1%
2074	11.8%	13.1%
2073	11.8%	13.1%
2072	11.8%	13.1%
2071	11.9%	13.2%
2070	11.9%	13.2%
2069	12%	13.2%
2068	12%	13.3%
2067	12.1%	13.3%
2066	12.2%	13.4%
2065	12.3%	13.4%
2064	12.3%	13.5%
2063	12.4%	13.5%
2062	12.5%	13.6%
2061	12.6%	13.6%
2060	12.7%	13.7%
2059	12.8%	13.7%
2058	13%	13.8%
2057	13.1%	13.9%
2056	13.2%	13.9%
2055	13.3%	14%
2054	13.4%	14.1%
2053	13.5%	14.1%
2052	13.6%	14.2%
2051	13.7%	14.3%
2050	13.9%	14.4%
2049	14%	14.4%
2048	14.1%	14.5%
2047	14.2%	14.6%
2046	14.3%	14.7%
2045	14.4%	14.8%
2044	14.6%	14.9%
2043	14.7%	15%
2042	14.8%	15.1%
2041	15%	15.3%
2040	15.1%	15.5%
2039	15.3%	15.6%
2038	15.5%	15.8%
2037	15.7%	16%
2036	15.9%	16.2%
2035	16.1%	16.4%
2034	16.3%	16.6%
2033	16.5%	16.9%
2032	16.6%	17.1%
2031	16.8%	17.4%
2030	17.1%	17.6%
2029	17.5%	17.8%
2028	17.9%	18.1%
2027	18.3%	18.3%
2026	18.8%	18.5%
2025	19.2%	18.2%
2024	19.4%	18.2%
2023	19.8%	18.3%
2022	20.2%	18.6%
2021	20.6%	18.8%
2020	20.9%	19.1%
2019	21.2%	19.3%
2018	21.5%	19.6%
2017	21.8%	19.9%
2016	22.1%	20.2%
2015	22.4%	20.6%
2014	22.7%	21.1%
2013	23%	21.7%
2012	23.3%	22.2%
2011	23.6%	22.7%
2010	24%	23.3%
2009	24.6%	24%
2008	25.2%	24.4%
2007	25.9%	24.8%
2006	26.7%	25.3%
2005	27.7%	26%
2004	28.7%	26.6%
2003	29.8%	27.4%
2002	31%	28.1%
2001	32.1%	28.8%
2000	32.9%	29.3%
1999	33.3%	29.7%
1998	33.5%	30.1%
1997	33.6%	30.6%
1996	33.6%	31.1%
1995	33.5%	31.7%
1994	33.3%	32.3%
1993	33.1%	32.9%
1992	32.9%	33.6%
1991	32.8%	34.1%
1990	32.8%	34.2%
1989	33%	34.1%
1988	33.2%	34.1%
1987	33.6%	34.2%
1986	34.1%	34.3%
1985	34.8%	34.5%
1984	35.6%	34.7%
1983	36.5%	35.1%
1982	37.5%	35.6%
1981	38.6%	36.2%
1980	39.4%	36.9%
1979	40%	37.6%
1978	40.8%	38.2%
1977	41.5%	38.8%
1976	42.3%	39.6%
1975	43.1%	40.5%
1974	43.9%	41.6%
1973	44.7%	42.9%
1972	45.5%	44.3%
1971	46.2%	45.8%
1970	46.8%	47.2%
1969	47.2%	47.7%
1968	47.5%	47.4%
1967	47.6%	47%
1966	47.5%	46.6%
1965	47%	46.3%
1964	46.9%	46.1%
1963	47.1%	46%
1962	47.2%	45.8%
1961	47.2%	45.7%
1960	47.3%	45.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.4% of the population in Grenada and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 32.8% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Grenada and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Grenada vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Grenada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2023	48	74
2022	50	99
2021	52	111
2020	51	80
2019	48	74
2018	46	78
2017	45	74
2016	44	75
2015	46	76
2014	45	82
2013	44	82
2012	44	88
2011	44	90
2010	43	92
2009	41	93
2008	41	95
2007	40	96
2006	39	99
2005	40	102
2004	48	104
2003	42	111
2002	42	115
2001	45	131
2000	46	143
1999	48	164
1998	50	193
1997	50	194
1996	51	194
1995	54	204
1994	55	205
1993	53	225
1992	56	255
1991	59	280
1990	61	302
1989	64	316
1988	61	308
1987	68	302
1986	68	285
1985	71	290

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 48 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Under-five mortality rates

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Grenada

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Grenada	Saint Kitts
2023	1.83%	1.63%
2022	1.85%	1.68%
2021	1.87%	1.72%
2020	1.87%	1.77%
2019	1.85%	1.82%
2018	1.83%	1.86%
2017	1.81%	1.9%
2016	1.79%	1.93%
2015	1.75%	1.94%
2014	1.72%	1.95%
2013	1.68%	1.93%
2012	1.64%	1.91%
2011	1.6%	1.89%
2010	1.57%	1.88%
2009	1.54%	1.87%
2008	1.51%	1.88%
2007	1.5%	1.89%
2006	1.49%	1.92%
2005	1.48%	1.97%
2004	1.49%	2.03%
2003	1.49%	2.11%
2002	1.5%	2.2%
2001	1.52%	2.29%
2000	1.55%	2.39%
1999	1.58%	2.48%
1998	1.62%	2.56%
1997	1.67%	2.64%
1996	1.73%	2.7%
1995	1.79%	2.76%
1994	1.87%	2.8%
1993	1.95%	2.85%
1992	2.04%	2.9%
1991	2.13%	2.96%
1990	2.24%	3.03%
1989	2.35%	3.12%
1988	2.46%	3.24%
1987	2.58%	3.39%
1986	2.71%	3.56%
1985	2.85%	3.76%
1984	2.99%	4%
1983	3.15%	4.26%
1982	3.3%	4.53%
1981	3.46%	4.81%
1980	3.62%	5.06%
1979	3.77%	5.29%
1978	3.9%	5.48%
1977	4.03%	5.64%
1976	4.15%	5.78%
1975	4.25%	5.91%
1974	4.36%	6.03%
1973	4.47%	6.16%
1972	4.58%	-
1971	4.71%	-
1970	4.87%	-
1969	5.06%	-
1968	5.3%	-
1967	5.59%	-
1966	5.95%	-
1965	6.39%	-
1964	6.91%	-
1963	7.5%	-
1962	8.15%	-
1961	8.83%	-
1960	9.5%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Grenada and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.