Fertility & birth rates in Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Lesotho vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lesotho was 2.69 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 Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Saint Kitts
1960	5.78	6.54
1961	5.79	6.27
1962	5.79	6.06
1963	5.78	6.12
1964	5.77	6.08
1965	5.77	6.01
1966	5.76	5.78
1967	5.75	5.46
1968	5.73	5.17
1969	5.7	4.97
1970	5.7	4.73
1971	5.7	4.51
1972	5.69	4.16
1973	5.69	3.97
1974	5.75	3.81
1975	5.83	3.68
1976	5.87	3.59
1977	5.85	3.48
1978	5.82	3.29
1979	5.79	3.23
1980	5.75	3.26
1981	5.69	3.3
1982	5.63	3.18
1983	5.56	3.1
1984	5.48	2.88
1985	5.4	2.82
1986	5.32	2.68
1987	5.22	2.62
1988	5.1	2.62
1989	4.96	2.69
1990	4.81	2.73
1991	4.68	2.6
1992	4.54	2.43
1993	4.37	2.38
1994	4.21	2.31
1995	4.13	2.3
1996	4.06	2.26
1997	3.98	2.3
1998	3.82	2.31
1999	3.67	2.26
2000	3.61	2.13
2001	3.63	2.08
2002	3.68	2.04
2003	3.62	2
2004	3.51	1.96
2005	3.43	1.93
2006	3.41	1.9
2007	3.44	1.87
2008	3.39	1.83
2009	3.31	1.8
2010	3.25	1.76
2011	3.34	1.74
2012	3.3	1.71
2013	3.28	1.68
2014	3.24	1.67
2015	3.22	1.64
2016	3.18	1.63
2017	3.11	1.61
2018	3.02	1.59
2019	2.92	1.57
2020	2.85	1.55
2021	2.77	1.53
2022	2.72	1.51
2023	2.69	1.51
2024	2.66	1.53
2025	2.64	1.51
2026	2.61	1.5
2027	2.58	1.49
2028	2.55	1.49
2029	2.53	1.49
2030	2.5	1.48
2031	2.47	1.48
2032	2.45	1.48
2033	2.43	1.48
2034	2.41	1.48
2035	2.38	1.48
2036	2.37	1.48
2037	2.34	1.49
2038	2.32	1.49
2039	2.3	1.49
2040	2.29	1.49
2041	2.27	1.49
2042	2.25	1.49
2043	2.24	1.5
2044	2.22	1.5
2045	2.21	1.5
2046	2.19	1.5
2047	2.18	1.5
2048	2.17	1.5
2049	2.16	1.5
2050	2.14	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lesotho	Saint Kitts
1960	45.1%	45.6%
1961	45.2%	45.7%
1962	45.3%	45.8%
1963	45.2%	46%
1964	44.9%	46.1%
1965	44.8%	46.3%
1966	44.9%	46.6%
1967	44.8%	47%
1968	44.4%	47.4%
1969	44%	47.7%
1970	43.6%	47.2%
1971	43.1%	45.8%
1972	42.7%	44.3%
1973	42.3%	42.9%
1974	41.9%	41.6%
1975	41.6%	40.5%
1976	41.4%	39.6%
1977	41.5%	38.8%
1978	41.7%	38.2%
1979	41.9%	37.6%
1980	42.1%	36.9%
1981	42.3%	36.2%
1982	42.5%	35.6%
1983	42.7%	35.1%
1984	42.8%	34.7%
1985	43%	34.5%
1986	42.7%	34.3%
1987	42.5%	34.2%
1988	42.7%	34.1%
1989	42.8%	34.1%
1990	42.9%	34.2%
1991	42.9%	34.1%
1992	42.8%	33.6%
1993	42.6%	32.9%
1994	42.3%	32.3%
1995	42%	31.7%
1996	41.7%	31.1%
1997	41.2%	30.6%
1998	40.7%	30.1%
1999	40.2%	29.7%
2000	39.6%	29.3%
2001	39.1%	28.8%
2002	38.6%	28.1%
2003	38.1%	27.4%
2004	37.7%	26.6%
2005	37.4%	26%
2006	37.1%	25.3%
2007	36.8%	24.8%
2008	36.7%	24.4%
2009	36.6%	24%
2010	36.5%	23.3%
2011	36.5%	22.7%
2012	36.5%	22.2%
2013	36.5%	21.7%
2014	36.6%	21.1%
2015	36.6%	20.6%
2016	36.6%	20.2%
2017	36.5%	19.9%
2018	36.3%	19.6%
2019	36.1%	19.3%
2020	35.8%	19.1%
2021	35.6%	18.8%
2022	35.3%	18.6%
2023	34.9%	18.3%
2024	34.5%	18.2%
2025	34.1%	18.3%
2026	33.6%	18.4%
2027	33.1%	18.2%
2028	32.6%	17.9%
2029	32%	17.7%
2030	31.5%	17.5%
2031	31%	17.2%
2032	30.5%	17%
2033	30.1%	16.8%
2034	29.7%	16.5%
2035	29.3%	16.3%
2036	29%	16.1%
2037	28.8%	15.9%
2038	28.5%	15.7%
2039	28.3%	15.5%
2040	28.1%	15.4%
2041	27.8%	15.2%
2042	27.6%	15.1%
2043	27.4%	15%
2044	27.1%	14.8%
2045	26.9%	14.7%
2046	26.7%	14.6%
2047	26.4%	14.5%
2048	26.2%	14.5%
2049	25.9%	14.4%
2050	25.7%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in Lesotho and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lesotho and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.44% in Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Saint Kitts
1960	19,981	1,562
1961	20,581	1,466
1962	21,132	1,373
1963	21,585	1,360
1964	22,116	1,305
1965	22,755	1,228
1966	23,326	1,103
1967	23,911	951
1968	24,490	812
1969	25,137	708
1970	25,935	611
1971	26,838	615
1972	27,841	619
1973	28,859	646
1974	30,444	670
1975	32,311	688
1976	34,117	703
1977	35,654	697
1978	37,084	654
1979	38,440	643
1980	39,617	652
1981	40,808	684
1982	41,941	672
1983	42,899	664
1984	43,785	598
1985	44,575	574
1986	45,232	520
1987	47,718	486
1988	47,158	471
1989	46,264	476
1990	45,060	471
1991	44,026	411
1992	42,579	369
1993	40,505	373
1994	38,629	370
1995	37,370	382
1996	36,228	379
1997	34,637	405
1998	30,889	415
1999	27,393	413
2000	24,786	376
2001	23,190	369
2002	22,274	365
2003	20,133	369
2004	17,271	365
2005	15,831	361
2006	15,234	355
2007	17,763	341
2008	19,349	322
2009	20,335	300
2010	21,877	274
2011	25,647	250
2012	27,592	246
2013	29,789	227
2014	30,922	213
2015	32,087	197
2016	33,390	185
2017	33,601	169
2018	33,112	150
2019	32,279	135
2020	30,721	98
2021	27,806	-20
2022	30,803	14
2023	31,115	84

Maternal mortality chart: Lesotho 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 478 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lesotho	Saint Kitts
1985	711	290
1986	680	285
1987	686	302
1988	680	308
1989	680	316
1990	665	302
1991	641	280
1992	601	255
1993	542	225
1994	423	205
1995	357	204
1996	319	194
1997	312	194
1998	332	193
1999	371	164
2000	413	143
2001	465	131
2002	484	115
2003	508	111
2004	499	104
2005	549	102
2006	696	99
2007	891	96
2008	1,205	95
2009	1,387	93
2010	1,311	92
2011	1,210	90
2012	1,000	88
2013	855	82
2014	707	82
2015	594	76
2016	518	75
2017	468	74
2018	491	78
2019	467	74
2020	529	80
2021	577	111
2022	477	99
2023	478	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.89% in Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Saint Kitts
1960	18.6%	-
1961	18.5%	-
1962	18.5%	-
1963	18.6%	-
1964	18.6%	-
1965	18.7%	-
1966	18.6%	-
1967	18.5%	-
1968	18.3%	-
1969	18%	-
1970	17.7%	-
1971	17.3%	-
1972	16.9%	-
1973	16.5%	6.16%
1974	16%	6.03%
1975	15.5%	5.91%
1976	14.9%	5.78%
1977	14.2%	5.64%
1978	13.6%	5.48%
1979	12.9%	5.29%
1980	12.3%	5.06%
1981	11.7%	4.81%
1982	11.1%	4.53%
1983	10.6%	4.26%
1984	10.1%	4%
1985	9.72%	3.76%
1986	9.36%	3.56%
1987	9.06%	3.39%
1988	8.8%	3.24%
1989	8.6%	3.12%
1990	8.47%	3.03%
1991	8.43%	2.96%
1992	8.51%	2.9%
1993	8.73%	2.85%
1994	9.07%	2.8%
1995	9.45%	2.76%
1996	9.83%	2.7%
1997	10.2%	2.64%
1998	10.5%	2.56%
1999	10.7%	2.48%
2000	10.9%	2.39%
2001	11.1%	2.29%
2002	11.2%	2.2%
2003	11.4%	2.11%
2004	11.5%	2.03%
2005	11.6%	1.97%
2006	11.5%	1.92%
2007	11.2%	1.89%
2008	10.9%	1.88%
2009	9.64%	1.87%
2010	9.01%	1.88%
2011	8.59%	1.89%
2012	8.26%	1.91%
2013	8.02%	1.93%
2014	7.82%	1.95%
2015	7.51%	1.94%
2016	7.18%	1.93%
2017	7.12%	1.9%
2018	6.91%	1.86%
2019	6.87%	1.82%
2020	6.68%	1.77%
2021	6.44%	1.72%
2022	6.15%	1.68%
2023	5.89%	1.63%