Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Haiti vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 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 Haiti 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
	Haiti	Saint Kitts
1960	6.18	6.54
1961	6.18	6.27
1962	6.18	6.06
1963	6.17	6.12
1964	6.16	6.08
1965	6.13	6.01
1966	6.09	5.78
1967	6.05	5.46
1968	6.01	5.17
1969	5.96	4.97
1970	5.91	4.73
1971	5.88	4.51
1972	5.85	4.16
1973	5.81	3.97
1974	5.78	3.81
1975	5.75	3.68
1976	5.71	3.59
1977	5.67	3.48
1978	5.64	3.29
1979	5.59	3.23
1980	5.56	3.26
1981	5.53	3.3
1982	5.53	3.18
1983	5.51	3.1
1984	5.51	2.88
1985	5.5	2.82
1986	5.48	2.68
1987	5.47	2.62
1988	5.47	2.62
1989	5.44	2.69
1990	5.41	2.73
1991	5.32	2.6
1992	5.21	2.43
1993	5.1	2.38
1994	4.99	2.31
1995	4.88	2.3
1996	4.78	2.26
1997	4.67	2.3
1998	4.56	2.31
1999	4.45	2.26
2000	4.39	2.13
2001	4.25	2.08
2002	4.13	2.04
2003	4.05	2
2004	3.94	1.96
2005	3.84	1.93
2006	3.76	1.9
2007	3.69	1.87
2008	3.62	1.83
2009	3.57	1.8
2010	3.5	1.76
2011	3.43	1.74
2012	3.32	1.71
2013	3.22	1.68
2014	3.16	1.67
2015	3.11	1.64
2016	3.05	1.63
2017	2.99	1.61
2018	2.92	1.59
2019	2.86	1.57
2020	2.8	1.55
2021	2.75	1.53
2022	2.7	1.51
2023	2.66	1.51
2024	2.63	1.53
2025	2.59	1.51
2026	2.55	1.5
2027	2.52	1.49
2028	2.49	1.49
2029	2.46	1.49
2030	2.43	1.48
2031	2.41	1.48
2032	2.38	1.48
2033	2.35	1.48
2034	2.33	1.48
2035	2.3	1.48
2036	2.28	1.48
2037	2.26	1.49
2038	2.25	1.49
2039	2.23	1.49
2040	2.21	1.49
2041	2.19	1.49
2042	2.18	1.49
2043	2.16	1.5
2044	2.14	1.5
2045	2.13	1.5
2046	2.11	1.5
2047	2.1	1.5
2048	2.09	1.5
2049	2.07	1.5
2050	2.06	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	Saint Kitts
1960	40.6%	45.6%
1961	40.7%	45.7%
1962	40.8%	45.8%
1963	40.8%	46%
1964	40.9%	46.1%
1965	40.9%	46.3%
1966	40.9%	46.6%
1967	41%	47%
1968	41%	47.4%
1969	41%	47.7%
1970	40.9%	47.2%
1971	40.9%	45.8%
1972	40.9%	44.3%
1973	40.9%	42.9%
1974	40.9%	41.6%
1975	41%	40.5%
1976	41%	39.6%
1977	41.1%	38.8%
1978	41.1%	38.2%
1979	41.1%	37.6%
1980	41.2%	36.9%
1981	41.2%	36.2%
1982	41.3%	35.6%
1983	41.4%	35.1%
1984	41.4%	34.7%
1985	41.5%	34.5%
1986	41.6%	34.3%
1987	41.7%	34.2%
1988	41.8%	34.1%
1989	41.8%	34.1%
1990	41.9%	34.2%
1991	41.9%	34.1%
1992	41.9%	33.6%
1993	41.8%	32.9%
1994	41.7%	32.3%
1995	41.6%	31.7%
1996	41.4%	31.1%
1997	41.2%	30.6%
1998	41%	30.1%
1999	40.7%	29.7%
2000	40.4%	29.3%
2001	40.1%	28.8%
2002	39.7%	28.1%
2003	39.3%	27.4%
2004	38.9%	26.6%
2005	38.4%	26%
2006	37.9%	25.3%
2007	37.5%	24.8%
2008	37.1%	24.4%
2009	36.6%	24%
2010	36.2%	23.3%
2011	35.9%	22.7%
2012	35.5%	22.2%
2013	35.1%	21.7%
2014	34.7%	21.1%
2015	34.3%	20.6%
2016	33.9%	20.2%
2017	33.6%	19.9%
2018	33.3%	19.6%
2019	32.9%	19.3%
2020	32.6%	19.1%
2021	32.3%	18.8%
2022	31.9%	18.6%
2023	31.6%	18.3%
2024	31.2%	18.2%
2025	30.8%	18.3%
2026	30.4%	18.4%
2027	30%	18.2%
2028	29.6%	17.9%
2029	29.2%	17.7%
2030	28.8%	17.5%
2031	28.5%	17.2%
2032	28.1%	17%
2033	27.8%	16.8%
2034	27.4%	16.5%
2035	27.1%	16.3%
2036	26.8%	16.1%
2037	26.5%	15.9%
2038	26.3%	15.7%
2039	26%	15.5%
2040	25.7%	15.4%
2041	25.5%	15.2%
2042	25.2%	15.1%
2043	25%	15%
2044	24.8%	14.8%
2045	24.5%	14.7%
2046	24.3%	14.6%
2047	24.1%	14.5%
2048	23.8%	14.5%
2049	23.6%	14.4%
2050	23.4%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Saint Kitts
1960	85,368	1,562
1961	87,563	1,466
1962	89,683	1,373
1963	86,394	1,360
1964	93,987	1,305
1965	95,754	1,228
1966	96,973	1,103
1967	99,266	951
1968	101,300	812
1969	103,133	708
1970	105,208	611
1971	107,968	615
1972	110,709	619
1973	113,223	646
1974	115,941	670
1975	118,508	688
1976	120,992	703
1977	123,520	697
1978	125,885	654
1979	128,206	643
1980	130,773	652
1981	133,695	684
1982	137,214	672
1983	140,422	664
1984	144,211	598
1985	148,364	574
1986	152,288	520
1987	156,468	486
1988	160,750	471
1989	163,947	476
1990	167,420	471
1991	167,919	411
1992	168,980	369
1993	169,240	373
1994	169,260	370
1995	171,852	382
1996	173,351	379
1997	174,962	405
1998	175,687	415
1999	177,421	413
2000	180,677	376
2001	178,741	369
2002	178,126	365
2003	179,543	369
2004	174,071	365
2005	180,618	361
2006	182,866	355
2007	184,223	341
2008	185,364	322
2009	187,804	300
2010	95,965	274
2011	184,695	250
2012	183,702	246
2013	181,457	227
2014	182,009	213
2015	182,063	197
2016	180,902	185
2017	180,310	169
2018	178,632	150
2019	176,550	135
2020	169,264	98
2021	158,994	-20
2022	164,214	14
2023	167,381	84

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti 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 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	Saint Kitts
1985	991	290
1986	975	285
1987	952	302
1988	929	308
1989	900	316
1990	874	302
1991	831	280
1992	793	255
1993	747	225
1994	710	205
1995	638	204
1996	588	194
1997	551	194
1998	511	193
1999	464	164
2000	440	143
2001	428	131
2002	410	115
2003	385	111
2004	427	104
2005	355	102
2006	368	99
2007	383	96
2008	394	95
2009	397	93
2010	398	92
2011	409	90
2012	385	88
2013	380	82
2014	373	82
2015	364	76
2016	356	75
2017	351	74
2018	358	78
2019	351	74
2020	346	80
2021	385	111
2022	331	99
2023	328	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Saint Kitts
1960	29.2%	-
1961	28.8%	-
1962	28.3%	-
1963	27.9%	-
1964	27.4%	-
1965	27%	-
1966	26.5%	-
1967	26%	-
1968	25.5%	-
1969	25%	-
1970	24.5%	-
1971	23.9%	-
1972	23.4%	-
1973	22.8%	6.16%
1974	22.3%	6.03%
1975	21.7%	5.91%
1976	21.2%	5.78%
1977	20.6%	5.64%
1978	20.1%	5.48%
1979	19.6%	5.29%
1980	19.1%	5.06%
1981	18.6%	4.81%
1982	18.1%	4.53%
1983	17.6%	4.26%
1984	17.1%	4%
1985	16.6%	3.76%
1986	16.2%	3.56%
1987	15.8%	3.39%
1988	15.3%	3.24%
1989	14.9%	3.12%
1990	14.5%	3.03%
1991	14.1%	2.96%
1992	13.7%	2.9%
1993	13.2%	2.85%
1994	12.8%	2.8%
1995	12.4%	2.76%
1996	12%	2.7%
1997	11.5%	2.64%
1998	11.1%	2.56%
1999	10.7%	2.48%
2000	10.4%	2.39%
2001	10%	2.29%
2002	9.68%	2.2%
2003	9.4%	2.11%
2004	9.14%	2.03%
2005	8.91%	1.97%
2006	8.69%	1.92%
2007	8.49%	1.89%
2008	8.29%	1.88%
2009	8.11%	1.87%
2010	13.7%	1.88%
2011	7.74%	1.89%
2012	7.56%	1.91%
2013	7.38%	1.93%
2014	7.19%	1.95%
2015	6.99%	1.94%
2016	6.79%	1.93%
2017	6.61%	1.9%
2018	6.42%	1.86%
2019	6.23%	1.82%
2020	6.04%	1.77%
2021	5.85%	1.72%
2022	5.69%	1.68%
2023	5.51%	1.63%