Fertility & birth rates in Kenya and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Kenya vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kenya was 3.21 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 Kenya 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
	Kenya	Saint Kitts
1960	7.65	6.54
1961	7.72	6.27
1962	7.77	6.06
1963	7.82	6.12
1964	7.87	6.08
1965	7.92	6.01
1966	7.96	5.78
1967	7.95	5.46
1968	7.95	5.17
1969	7.95	4.97
1970	7.94	4.73
1971	7.92	4.51
1972	7.89	4.16
1973	7.86	3.97
1974	7.82	3.81
1975	7.8	3.68
1976	7.77	3.59
1977	7.73	3.48
1978	7.67	3.29
1979	7.6	3.23
1980	7.53	3.26
1981	7.45	3.3
1982	7.35	3.18
1983	7.22	3.1
1984	7.08	2.88
1985	6.96	2.82
1986	6.84	2.68
1987	6.69	2.62
1988	6.52	2.62
1989	6.33	2.69
1990	6.14	2.73
1991	5.94	2.6
1992	5.74	2.43
1993	5.57	2.38
1994	5.44	2.31
1995	5.37	2.3
1996	5.31	2.26
1997	5.27	2.3
1998	5.24	2.31
1999	5.18	2.26
2000	5.14	2.13
2001	5.09	2.08
2002	5.03	2.04
2003	4.94	2
2004	4.86	1.96
2005	4.8	1.93
2006	4.75	1.9
2007	4.72	1.87
2008	4.66	1.83
2009	4.57	1.8
2010	4.45	1.76
2011	4.28	1.74
2012	4.12	1.71
2013	3.96	1.68
2014	3.84	1.67
2015	3.77	1.64
2016	3.69	1.63
2017	3.61	1.61
2018	3.54	1.59
2019	3.43	1.57
2020	3.36	1.55
2021	3.31	1.53
2022	3.26	1.51
2023	3.21	1.51
2024	3.17	1.53
2025	3.12	1.51
2026	3.07	1.5
2027	3.03	1.49
2028	2.99	1.49
2029	2.95	1.49
2030	2.92	1.48
2031	2.89	1.48
2032	2.85	1.48
2033	2.82	1.48
2034	2.78	1.48
2035	2.75	1.48
2036	2.72	1.48
2037	2.69	1.49
2038	2.66	1.49
2039	2.63	1.49
2040	2.61	1.49
2041	2.58	1.49
2042	2.55	1.49
2043	2.53	1.5
2044	2.5	1.5
2045	2.47	1.5
2046	2.44	1.5
2047	2.42	1.5
2048	2.4	1.5
2049	2.38	1.5
2050	2.36	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kenya	Saint Kitts
1960	48.7%	45.6%
1961	49.1%	45.7%
1962	49.4%	45.8%
1963	49.7%	46%
1964	49.8%	46.1%
1965	50.2%	46.3%
1966	50.6%	46.6%
1967	50.9%	47%
1968	51.2%	47.4%
1969	51.4%	47.7%
1970	51.6%	47.2%
1971	51.7%	45.8%
1972	51.9%	44.3%
1973	52%	42.9%
1974	52%	41.6%
1975	52%	40.5%
1976	52.1%	39.6%
1977	52%	38.8%
1978	51.9%	38.2%
1979	51.7%	37.6%
1980	51.5%	36.9%
1981	51.3%	36.2%
1982	51.1%	35.6%
1983	50.8%	35.1%
1984	50.6%	34.7%
1985	50.3%	34.5%
1986	50.1%	34.3%
1987	49.9%	34.2%
1988	49.7%	34.1%
1989	49.5%	34.1%
1990	49.2%	34.2%
1991	48.9%	34.1%
1992	48.7%	33.6%
1993	48.4%	32.9%
1994	48%	32.3%
1995	47.7%	31.7%
1996	47.4%	31.1%
1997	47.1%	30.6%
1998	46.8%	30.1%
1999	46.5%	29.7%
2000	46.1%	29.3%
2001	45.7%	28.8%
2002	45.3%	28.1%
2003	45%	27.4%
2004	44.6%	26.6%
2005	44.4%	26%
2006	44.2%	25.3%
2007	44%	24.8%
2008	43.9%	24.4%
2009	43.8%	24%
2010	43.6%	23.3%
2011	43.4%	22.7%
2012	43.2%	22.2%
2013	42.8%	21.7%
2014	42.4%	21.1%
2015	42%	20.6%
2016	41.5%	20.2%
2017	41%	19.9%
2018	40.5%	19.6%
2019	39.9%	19.3%
2020	39.3%	19.1%
2021	38.7%	18.8%
2022	38.1%	18.6%
2023	37.4%	18.3%
2024	36.8%	18.2%
2025	36.3%	18.3%
2026	35.7%	18.4%
2027	35.3%	18.2%
2028	34.9%	17.9%
2029	34.5%	17.7%
2030	34.2%	17.5%
2031	33.9%	17.2%
2032	33.6%	17%
2033	33.4%	16.8%
2034	33.2%	16.5%
2035	32.9%	16.3%
2036	32.7%	16.1%
2037	32.5%	15.9%
2038	32.2%	15.7%
2039	32%	15.5%
2040	31.7%	15.4%
2041	31.4%	15.2%
2042	31%	15.1%
2043	30.7%	15%
2044	30.4%	14.8%
2045	30%	14.7%
2046	29.7%	14.6%
2047	29.3%	14.5%
2048	28.9%	14.5%
2049	28.5%	14.4%
2050	28.2%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.8% of the population in Kenya and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 49.2% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kenya and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.16% in Kenya 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
	Kenya	Saint Kitts
1960	280,032	1,562
1961	298,463	1,466
1962	315,797	1,373
1963	332,763	1,360
1964	349,322	1,305
1965	366,444	1,228
1966	382,891	1,103
1967	396,920	951
1968	411,948	812
1969	427,819	708
1970	443,065	611
1971	459,897	615
1972	472,557	619
1973	485,556	646
1974	500,008	670
1975	517,579	688
1976	536,740	703
1977	554,124	697
1978	574,695	654
1979	595,390	643
1980	616,390	652
1981	642,379	684
1982	663,109	672
1983	684,587	664
1984	709,639	598
1985	732,739	574
1986	755,606	520
1987	775,124	486
1988	785,652	471
1989	795,622	476
1990	789,087	471
1991	790,030	411
1992	785,018	369
1993	788,579	373
1994	792,702	370
1995	812,391	382
1996	827,326	379
1997	847,493	405
1998	875,511	415
1999	898,484	413
2000	928,357	376
2001	963,721	369
2002	992,044	365
2003	1,018,182	369
2004	1,048,590	365
2005	1,080,446	361
2006	1,113,357	355
2007	1,147,063	341
2008	1,174,818	322
2009	1,193,598	300
2010	1,199,786	274
2011	1,185,863	250
2012	1,161,548	246
2013	1,136,006	227
2014	1,123,333	213
2015	1,119,200	197
2016	1,108,801	185
2017	1,105,769	169
2018	1,097,075	150
2019	1,071,777	135
2020	1,036,253	98
2021	1,037,082	-20
2022	1,092,102	14
2023	1,100,970	84

Maternal mortality chart: Kenya 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 149 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kenya, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kenya	Saint Kitts
1985	1,375	290
1986	1,059	285
1987	960	302
1988	756	308
1989	663	316
1990	586	302
1991	493	280
1992	419	255
1993	363	225
1994	342	205
1995	308	204
1996	275	194
1997	253	194
1998	250	193
1999	217	164
2000	206	143
2001	188	131
2002	182	115
2003	177	111
2004	177	104
2005	178	102
2006	188	99
2007	198	96
2008	197	95
2009	208	93
2010	210	92
2011	209	90
2012	214	88
2013	206	82
2014	203	82
2015	203	76
2016	196	75
2017	186	74
2018	183	78
2019	176	74
2020	184	80
2021	183	111
2022	155	99
2023	149	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.99% in Kenya 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
	Kenya	Saint Kitts
1960	19.6%	-
1961	18.8%	-
1962	18.1%	-
1963	17.5%	-
1964	17%	-
1965	16.6%	-
1966	16.3%	-
1967	16%	-
1968	15.7%	-
1969	15.4%	-
1970	15%	-
1971	14.7%	-
1972	14.3%	-
1973	14%	6.16%
1974	13.5%	6.03%
1975	13.1%	5.91%
1976	12.7%	5.78%
1977	12.2%	5.64%
1978	11.8%	5.48%
1979	11.4%	5.29%
1980	11%	5.06%
1981	10.6%	4.81%
1982	10.3%	4.53%
1983	9.98%	4.26%
1984	9.74%	4%
1985	9.57%	3.76%
1986	9.49%	3.56%
1987	9.51%	3.39%
1988	9.63%	3.24%
1989	9.85%	3.12%
1990	10.1%	3.03%
1991	10.5%	2.96%
1992	10.7%	2.9%
1993	10.9%	2.85%
1994	11%	2.8%
1995	11%	2.76%
1996	10.9%	2.7%
1997	10.7%	2.64%
1998	10.4%	2.56%
1999	10.1%	2.48%
2000	9.63%	2.39%
2001	9.16%	2.29%
2002	8.66%	2.2%
2003	8.16%	2.11%
2004	7.66%	2.03%
2005	7.15%	1.97%
2006	6.71%	1.92%
2007	6.32%	1.89%
2008	5.82%	1.88%
2009	5.54%	1.87%
2010	5.35%	1.88%
2011	5.22%	1.89%
2012	5.12%	1.91%
2013	5%	1.93%
2014	4.88%	1.95%
2015	4.74%	1.94%
2016	4.6%	1.93%
2017	4.53%	1.9%
2018	4.43%	1.86%
2019	4.33%	1.82%
2020	4.28%	1.77%
2021	4.19%	1.72%
2022	4.11%	1.68%
2023	3.99%	1.63%