Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Haiti vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Haiti vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	6.18	2.69
1961	6.18	2.78
1962	6.18	2.86
1963	6.17	2.88
1964	6.16	2.93
1965	6.13	2.86
1966	6.09	2.78
1967	6.05	2.68
1968	6.01	2.6
1969	5.96	2.51
1970	5.91	2.44
1971	5.88	2.41
1972	5.85	2.2
1973	5.81	2.04
1974	5.78	1.92
1975	5.75	1.81
1976	5.71	1.74
1977	5.67	1.69
1978	5.64	1.75
1979	5.59	1.86
1980	5.56	1.9
1981	5.53	1.82
1982	5.53	1.78
1983	5.51	1.77
1984	5.51	1.77
1985	5.5	1.79
1986	5.48	1.78
1987	5.47	1.81
1988	5.47	1.82
1989	5.44	1.79
1990	5.41	1.83
1991	5.32	1.82
1992	5.21	1.79
1993	5.1	1.76
1994	4.99	1.74
1995	4.88	1.71
1996	4.78	1.73
1997	4.67	1.72
1998	4.56	1.71
1999	4.45	1.68
2000	4.39	1.64
2001	4.25	1.63
2002	4.13	1.63
2003	4.05	1.7
2004	3.94	1.75
2005	3.84	1.76
2006	3.76	1.82
2007	3.69	1.86
2008	3.62	1.91
2009	3.57	1.89
2010	3.5	1.92
2011	3.43	1.91
2012	3.32	1.92
2013	3.22	1.83
2014	3.16	1.81
2015	3.11	1.8
2016	3.05	1.79
2017	2.99	1.74
2018	2.92	1.68
2019	2.86	1.63
2020	2.8	1.57
2021	2.75	1.58
2022	2.7	1.56
2023	2.66	1.56
2024	2.63	1.55
2025	2.59	1.54
2026	2.55	1.53
2027	2.52	1.53
2028	2.49	1.53
2029	2.46	1.52
2030	2.43	1.52
2031	2.41	1.52
2032	2.38	1.53
2033	2.35	1.53
2034	2.33	1.53
2035	2.3	1.53
2036	2.28	1.53
2037	2.26	1.53
2038	2.25	1.53
2039	2.23	1.53
2040	2.21	1.53
2041	2.19	1.54
2042	2.18	1.54
2043	2.16	1.54
2044	2.14	1.54
2045	2.13	1.54
2046	2.11	1.54
2047	2.1	1.54
2048	2.09	1.54
2049	2.07	1.55
2050	2.06	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	United Kingdom
1960	40.6%	23.3%
1961	40.7%	23.3%
1962	40.8%	23.2%
1963	40.8%	23.2%
1964	40.9%	23.3%
1965	40.9%	23.4%
1966	40.9%	23.5%
1967	41%	23.7%
1968	41%	23.9%
1969	41%	24%
1970	40.9%	24.1%
1971	40.9%	24.1%
1972	40.9%	24%
1973	40.9%	23.9%
1974	40.9%	23.6%
1975	41%	23.3%
1976	41%	22.9%
1977	41.1%	22.4%
1978	41.1%	21.9%
1979	41.1%	21.4%
1980	41.2%	21%
1981	41.2%	20.6%
1982	41.3%	20.2%
1983	41.4%	19.8%
1984	41.4%	19.5%
1985	41.5%	19.3%
1986	41.6%	19.1%
1987	41.7%	18.9%
1988	41.8%	18.9%
1989	41.8%	19.1%
1990	41.9%	19.1%
1991	41.9%	19.3%
1992	41.9%	19.4%
1993	41.8%	19.5%
1994	41.7%	19.6%
1995	41.6%	19.5%
1996	41.4%	19.4%
1997	41.2%	19.3%
1998	41%	19.3%
1999	40.7%	19.2%
2000	40.4%	18.9%
2001	40.1%	18.7%
2002	39.7%	18.5%
2003	39.3%	18.4%
2004	38.9%	18.3%
2005	38.4%	18.2%
2006	37.9%	18%
2007	37.5%	17.9%
2008	37.1%	17.8%
2009	36.6%	17.8%
2010	36.2%	17.8%
2011	35.9%	17.7%
2012	35.5%	17.8%
2013	35.1%	17.8%
2014	34.7%	17.8%
2015	34.3%	17.9%
2016	33.9%	18%
2017	33.6%	18%
2018	33.3%	18.1%
2019	32.9%	18%
2020	32.6%	18%
2021	32.3%	17.8%
2022	31.9%	17.6%
2023	31.6%	17.4%
2024	31.2%	17.2%
2025	30.8%	17%
2026	30.4%	16.7%
2027	30%	16.5%
2028	29.6%	16.2%
2029	29.2%	16%
2030	28.8%	15.7%
2031	28.5%	15.5%
2032	28.1%	15.3%
2033	27.8%	15.2%
2034	27.4%	15.1%
2035	27.1%	15%
2036	26.8%	14.9%
2037	26.5%	14.9%
2038	26.3%	14.8%
2039	26%	14.8%
2040	25.7%	14.8%
2041	25.5%	14.8%
2042	25.2%	14.8%
2043	25%	14.9%
2044	24.8%	14.9%
2045	24.5%	14.9%
2046	24.3%	15%
2047	24.1%	15%
2048	23.8%	15%
2049	23.6%	15%
2050	23.4%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	85,368	314,400
1961	87,563	311,519
1962	89,683	340,800
1963	86,394	337,995
1964	93,987	405,000
1965	95,754	364,132
1966	96,973	333,356
1967	99,266	346,145
1968	101,300	292,622
1969	103,133	260,577
1970	105,208	244,918
1971	107,968	257,123
1972	110,709	162,650
1973	113,223	112,389
1974	115,941	67,476
1975	118,508	33,735
1976	120,992	-5,621
1977	123,520	0
1978	125,885	16,859
1979	128,206	61,872
1980	130,773	95,734
1981	133,695	73,234
1982	137,214	56,314
1983	140,422	61,966
1984	144,211	84,633
1985	148,364	79,170
1986	152,288	90,690
1987	156,468	136,325
1988	160,750	136,628
1989	163,947	119,861
1990	167,420	154,569
1991	167,919	143,562
1992	168,980	149,709
1993	169,240	103,893
1994	169,260	127,304
1995	171,852	87,028
1996	173,351	98,884
1997	174,962	99,138
1998	175,687	87,730
1999	177,421	64,551
2000	180,677	70,671
2001	178,741	65,032
2002	178,126	65,308
2003	179,543	89,471
2004	174,071	131,974
2005	180,618	144,963
2006	182,866	176,455
2007	184,223	196,232
2008	185,364	216,325
2009	187,804	230,422
2010	95,965	251,066
2011	184,695	259,361
2012	183,702	248,473
2013	181,457	198,830
2014	182,009	206,784
2015	182,063	175,738
2016	180,902	177,139
2017	180,310	145,125
2018	178,632	119,321
2019	176,550	108,342
2020	169,264	-4,272
2021	158,994	30,612
2022	164,214	39,751
2023	167,381	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	United Kingdom
1985	991	2
1986	975	2
1987	952	3
1988	929	4
1989	900	5
1990	874	6
1991	831	7
1992	793	7
1993	747	8
1994	710	9
1995	638	9
1996	588	8
1997	551	9
1998	511	10
1999	464	11
2000	440	12
2001	428	13
2002	410	13
2003	385	14
2004	427	13
2005	355	12
2006	368	12
2007	383	11
2008	394	11
2009	397	11
2010	398	10
2011	409	10
2012	385	9
2013	380	9
2014	373	9
2015	364	9
2016	356	9
2017	351	9
2018	358	9
2019	351	9
2020	346	14
2021	385	13
2022	331	15
2023	328	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	29.2%	2.66%
1961	28.8%	2.61%
1962	28.3%	2.56%
1963	27.9%	2.49%
1964	27.4%	2.42%
1965	27%	2.34%
1966	26.5%	2.28%
1967	26%	2.22%
1968	25.5%	2.18%
1969	25%	2.14%
1970	24.5%	2.1%
1971	23.9%	2.06%
1972	23.4%	2%
1973	22.8%	1.94%
1974	22.3%	1.87%
1975	21.7%	1.8%
1976	21.2%	1.72%
1977	20.6%	1.64%
1978	20.1%	1.57%
1979	19.6%	1.49%
1980	19.1%	1.41%
1981	18.6%	1.34%
1982	18.1%	1.27%
1983	17.6%	1.22%
1984	17.1%	1.17%
1985	16.6%	1.14%
1986	16.2%	1.11%
1987	15.8%	1.08%
1988	15.3%	1.04%
1989	14.9%	0.99%
1990	14.5%	0.93%
1991	14.1%	0.87%
1992	13.7%	0.82%
1993	13.2%	0.77%
1994	12.8%	0.74%
1995	12.4%	0.72%
1996	12%	0.7%
1997	11.5%	0.69%
1998	11.1%	0.68%
1999	10.7%	0.67%
2000	10.4%	0.65%
2001	10%	0.64%
2002	9.68%	0.63%
2003	9.4%	0.63%
2004	9.14%	0.61%
2005	8.91%	0.6%
2006	8.69%	0.59%
2007	8.49%	0.58%
2008	8.29%	0.56%
2009	8.11%	0.54%
2010	13.7%	0.52%
2011	7.74%	0.5%
2012	7.56%	0.48%
2013	7.38%	0.46%
2014	7.19%	0.45%
2015	6.99%	0.45%
2016	6.79%	0.44%
2017	6.61%	0.44%
2018	6.42%	0.44%
2019	6.23%	0.44%
2020	6.04%	0.44%
2021	5.85%	0.44%
2022	5.69%	0.45%
2023	5.51%	0.45%