Fertility & birth rates in Italy and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Italy vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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 Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Kitts
1960	2.4	6.54
1961	2.44	6.27
1962	2.46	6.06
1963	2.51	6.12
1964	2.66	6.08
1965	2.6	6.01
1966	2.58	5.78
1967	2.5	5.46
1968	2.46	5.17
1969	2.47	4.97
1970	2.38	4.73
1971	2.4	4.51
1972	2.35	4.16
1973	2.3	3.97
1974	2.28	3.81
1975	2.17	3.68
1976	2.04	3.59
1977	1.93	3.48
1978	1.84	3.29
1979	1.73	3.23
1980	1.64	3.26
1981	1.58	3.3
1982	1.56	3.18
1983	1.51	3.1
1984	1.46	2.88
1985	1.42	2.82
1986	1.35	2.68
1987	1.33	2.62
1988	1.36	2.62
1989	1.33	2.69
1990	1.33	2.73
1991	1.3	2.6
1992	1.3	2.43
1993	1.25	2.38
1994	1.21	2.31
1995	1.19	2.3
1996	1.2	2.26
1997	1.22	2.3
1998	1.22	2.31
1999	1.23	2.26
2000	1.26	2.13
2001	1.25	2.08
2002	1.27	2.04
2003	1.29	2
2004	1.34	1.96
2005	1.33	1.93
2006	1.37	1.9
2007	1.39	1.87
2008	1.44	1.83
2009	1.44	1.8
2010	1.44	1.76
2011	1.42	1.74
2012	1.42	1.71
2013	1.39	1.68
2014	1.38	1.67
2015	1.36	1.64
2016	1.36	1.63
2017	1.34	1.61
2018	1.31	1.59
2019	1.27	1.57
2020	1.24	1.55
2021	1.25	1.53
2022	1.24	1.51
2023	1.2	1.51
2024	1.21	1.53
2025	1.22	1.51
2026	1.22	1.5
2027	1.23	1.49
2028	1.24	1.49
2029	1.24	1.49
2030	1.25	1.48
2031	1.26	1.48
2032	1.26	1.48
2033	1.27	1.48
2034	1.28	1.48
2035	1.28	1.48
2036	1.29	1.48
2037	1.29	1.49
2038	1.3	1.49
2039	1.3	1.49
2040	1.31	1.49
2041	1.31	1.49
2042	1.31	1.49
2043	1.32	1.5
2044	1.32	1.5
2045	1.33	1.5
2046	1.33	1.5
2047	1.34	1.5
2048	1.34	1.5
2049	1.35	1.5
2050	1.35	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	Saint Kitts
1960	25%	45.6%
1961	25%	45.7%
1962	24.7%	45.8%
1963	24.5%	46%
1964	24.5%	46.1%
1965	24.5%	46.3%
1966	24.5%	46.6%
1967	24.6%	47%
1968	24.6%	47.4%
1969	24.7%	47.7%
1970	24.7%	47.2%
1971	24.6%	45.8%
1972	24.6%	44.3%
1973	24.6%	42.9%
1974	24.5%	41.6%
1975	24.3%	40.5%
1976	24.1%	39.6%
1977	23.7%	38.8%
1978	23.4%	38.2%
1979	22.8%	37.6%
1980	22.3%	36.9%
1981	21.6%	36.2%
1982	21.1%	35.6%
1983	20.5%	35.1%
1984	19.9%	34.7%
1985	19.3%	34.5%
1986	18.7%	34.3%
1987	18.1%	34.2%
1988	17.5%	34.1%
1989	17%	34.1%
1990	16.5%	34.2%
1991	15.8%	34.1%
1992	15.2%	33.6%
1993	15%	32.9%
1994	14.8%	32.3%
1995	14.6%	31.7%
1996	14.5%	31.1%
1997	14.4%	30.6%
1998	14.3%	30.1%
1999	14.3%	29.7%
2000	14.3%	29.3%
2001	14.2%	28.8%
2002	14.2%	28.1%
2003	14.2%	27.4%
2004	14.2%	26.6%
2005	14.1%	26%
2006	14.1%	25.3%
2007	14%	24.8%
2008	14%	24.4%
2009	14%	24%
2010	14%	23.3%
2011	14%	22.7%
2012	14%	22.2%
2013	13.9%	21.7%
2014	13.8%	21.1%
2015	13.7%	20.6%
2016	13.6%	20.2%
2017	13.4%	19.9%
2018	13.2%	19.6%
2019	13%	19.3%
2020	12.8%	19.1%
2021	12.6%	18.8%
2022	12.4%	18.6%
2023	12.1%	18.3%
2024	11.9%	18.2%
2025	11.7%	18.3%
2026	11.4%	18.4%
2027	11.2%	18.2%
2028	11%	17.9%
2029	10.9%	17.7%
2030	10.7%	17.5%
2031	10.6%	17.2%
2032	10.5%	17%
2033	10.4%	16.8%
2034	10.3%	16.5%
2035	10.3%	16.3%
2036	10.3%	16.1%
2037	10.3%	15.9%
2038	10.3%	15.7%
2039	10.4%	15.5%
2040	10.4%	15.4%
2041	10.5%	15.2%
2042	10.5%	15.1%
2043	10.6%	15%
2044	10.7%	14.8%
2045	10.7%	14.7%
2046	10.8%	14.6%
2047	10.8%	14.5%
2048	10.9%	14.5%
2049	10.9%	14.4%
2050	10.9%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Kitts
1960	426,697	1,562
1961	459,880	1,466
1962	427,387	1,373
1963	440,767	1,360
1964	527,089	1,305
1965	474,222	1,228
1966	488,427	1,103
1967	439,074	951
1968	399,268	812
1969	390,827	708
1970	376,753	611
1971	383,922	615
1972	364,355	619
1973	328,508	646
1974	336,176	670
1975	271,660	688
1976	228,445	703
1977	190,248	697
1978	168,465	654
1979	129,531	643
1980	84,650	652
1981	73,452	684
1982	79,161	672
1983	33,939	664
1984	50,919	598
1985	28,297	574
1986	11,319	520
1987	16,980	486
1988	33,977	471
1989	28,336	476
1990	22,688	471
1991	11,352	411
1992	22,718	369
1993	0	373
1994	-17,053	370
1995	-34,107	382
1996	-22,744	379
1997	-22,756	405
1998	-39,835	415
1999	-22,766	413
2000	-17,082	376
2001	-11,396	369
2002	-22,836	365
2003	-40,179	369
2004	11,566	365
2005	-17,450	361
2006	0	355
2007	-5,876	341
2008	-11,842	322
2009	-17,866	300
2010	-23,928	274
2011	-48,021	250
2012	-78,248	246
2013	-90,468	227
2014	-96,513	213
2015	-162,620	197
2016	-138,265	185
2017	-192,007	169
2018	-192,475	150
2019	-215,025	135
2020	-338,801	98
2021	-301,579	-20
2022	-318,674	14
2023	-283,168	84

Maternal mortality chart: Italy 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 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	Saint Kitts
1985	22	290
1986	22	285
1987	21	302
1988	20	308
1989	19	316
1990	18	302
1991	18	280
1992	17	255
1993	16	225
1994	15	205
1995	15	204
1996	14	194
1997	13	194
1998	12	193
1999	11	164
2000	11	143
2001	10	131
2002	10	115
2003	8	111
2004	8	104
2005	8	102
2006	7	99
2007	7	96
2008	7	95
2009	8	93
2010	8	92
2011	8	90
2012	8	88
2013	8	82
2014	8	82
2015	8	76
2016	8	75
2017	8	74
2018	7	78
2019	7	74
2020	8	80
2021	7	111
2022	10	99
2023	6	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	Saint Kitts
1960	5.19%	-
1961	4.98%	-
1962	4.76%	-
1963	4.53%	-
1964	4.31%	-
1965	4.11%	-
1966	3.93%	-
1967	3.78%	-
1968	3.64%	-
1969	3.51%	-
1970	3.36%	-
1971	3.18%	-
1972	2.98%	-
1973	2.76%	6.16%
1974	2.53%	6.03%
1975	2.31%	5.91%
1976	2.11%	5.78%
1977	1.95%	5.64%
1978	1.82%	5.48%
1979	1.7%	5.29%
1980	1.61%	5.06%
1981	1.52%	4.81%
1982	1.43%	4.53%
1983	1.35%	4.26%
1984	1.27%	4%
1985	1.2%	3.76%
1986	1.14%	3.56%
1987	1.08%	3.39%
1988	1.04%	3.24%
1989	1%	3.12%
1990	0.97%	3.03%
1991	0.93%	2.96%
1992	0.89%	2.9%
1993	0.85%	2.85%
1994	0.8%	2.8%
1995	0.75%	2.76%
1996	0.7%	2.7%
1997	0.66%	2.64%
1998	0.62%	2.56%
1999	0.59%	2.48%
2000	0.56%	2.39%
2001	0.53%	2.29%
2002	0.51%	2.2%
2003	0.48%	2.11%
2004	0.46%	2.03%
2005	0.45%	1.97%
2006	0.43%	1.92%
2007	0.42%	1.89%
2008	0.41%	1.88%
2009	0.41%	1.87%
2010	0.4%	1.88%
2011	0.39%	1.89%
2012	0.38%	1.91%
2013	0.37%	1.93%
2014	0.36%	1.95%
2015	0.35%	1.94%
2016	0.34%	1.93%
2017	0.33%	1.9%
2018	0.32%	1.86%
2019	0.31%	1.82%
2020	0.3%	1.77%
2021	0.29%	1.72%
2022	0.28%	1.68%
2023	0.28%	1.63%