Fertility & birth rates in Nepal and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Nepal vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nepal was 1.98 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nepal vs Saint Vincent population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nepal	Saint Vincent
1960	6.07	7.25
1961	6.09	7.16
1962	6.08	7.03
1963	6.06	6.92
1964	6.04	6.83
1965	6.01	6.74
1966	5.98	6.64
1967	5.95	6.53
1968	5.94	6.42
1969	5.89	6.28
1970	5.87	6.12
1971	5.85	5.95
1972	5.8	5.77
1973	5.7	5.59
1974	5.75	5.38
1975	5.73	5.17
1976	5.72	4.95
1977	5.69	4.75
1978	5.68	4.55
1979	5.64	4.29
1980	5.6	3.92
1981	5.58	3.85
1982	5.55	3.74
1983	5.54	3.56
1984	5.51	3.28
1985	5.46	3.08
1986	5.4	2.92
1987	5.35	2.82
1988	5.31	2.75
1989	5.26	2.73
1990	5.21	2.73
1991	5.15	2.75
1992	5.07	2.76
1993	5.04	2.74
1994	4.96	2.68
1995	4.87	2.61
1996	4.67	2.53
1997	4.44	2.43
1998	4.28	2.35
1999	4.13	2.31
2000	3.98	2.31
2001	3.79	2.3
2002	3.6	2.22
2003	3.44	2.14
2004	3.28	2.09
2005	3.12	2.07
2006	2.97	2.03
2007	2.86	2.06
2008	2.74	2.15
2009	2.63	2.17
2010	2.54	2.14
2011	2.46	2.08
2012	2.42	2.11
2013	2.36	2.11
2014	2.32	2.14
2015	2.27	2.13
2016	2.23	2.06
2017	2.17	1.94
2018	2.12	1.9
2019	2.08	1.86
2020	2.05	1.83
2021	2.03	1.81
2022	2	1.79
2023	1.98	1.78
2024	1.96	1.76
2025	1.94	1.75
2026	1.92	1.73
2027	1.9	1.72
2028	1.89	1.71
2029	1.88	1.71
2030	1.86	1.7
2031	1.85	1.7
2032	1.84	1.69
2033	1.83	1.69
2034	1.82	1.68
2035	1.81	1.68
2036	1.8	1.68
2037	1.79	1.68
2038	1.79	1.67
2039	1.78	1.67
2040	1.78	1.67
2041	1.77	1.67
2042	1.77	1.67
2043	1.76	1.67
2044	1.76	1.66
2045	1.75	1.66
2046	1.75	1.66
2047	1.74	1.66
2048	1.74	1.66
2049	1.74	1.66
2050	1.73	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nepal	Saint Vincent
1960	40.7%	49%
1961	40.7%	48.8%
1962	40.6%	48.6%
1963	40.5%	48.2%
1964	40.4%	47.7%
1965	40.4%	47.4%
1966	40.4%	47.1%
1967	40.3%	46.8%
1968	40.3%	46.6%
1969	40.3%	46.4%
1970	40.3%	46.2%
1971	40.4%	46%
1972	40.4%	45.8%
1973	40.5%	45.7%
1974	40.5%	45.5%
1975	40.6%	45.3%
1976	40.7%	45%
1977	40.7%	44.7%
1978	40.8%	44.4%
1979	40.8%	44.1%
1980	40.9%	43.5%
1981	40.9%	42.6%
1982	40.9%	41.7%
1983	41%	41%
1984	41%	40.4%
1985	41.1%	39.9%
1986	41.2%	39.4%
1987	41.3%	38.9%
1988	41.4%	38.4%
1989	41.5%	38%
1990	41.5%	37.5%
1991	41.5%	36.8%
1992	41.4%	36%
1993	41.3%	35.1%
1994	41.4%	34.4%
1995	41.4%	33.7%
1996	41.5%	33.1%
1997	41.4%	32.5%
1998	41.3%	32%
1999	41.1%	31.6%
2000	40.9%	31.4%
2001	40.7%	31%
2002	40.4%	30.3%
2003	40%	29.7%
2004	39.6%	29%
2005	39.2%	28.4%
2006	38.7%	27.8%
2007	38.1%	27.2%
2008	37.5%	26.7%
2009	36.7%	26.1%
2010	36%	25.7%
2011	35.3%	25.2%
2012	34.7%	24.8%
2013	34.2%	24.4%
2014	33.6%	24%
2015	33%	23.7%
2016	32.5%	23.4%
2017	32.1%	23%
2018	31.6%	22.7%
2019	30.9%	22.5%
2020	30.1%	22.2%
2021	29.4%	22.1%
2022	28.9%	21.9%
2023	28.7%	21.6%
2024	28.4%	21.3%
2025	28.1%	20.9%
2026	27.7%	20.4%
2027	27.3%	20%
2028	26.8%	19.5%
2029	26.4%	19%
2030	26%	18.6%
2031	25.6%	18.1%
2032	25.2%	17.8%
2033	24.8%	17.5%
2034	24.5%	17.3%
2035	24.1%	17.1%
2036	23.8%	17%
2037	23.4%	16.9%
2038	23%	16.9%
2039	22.7%	16.9%
2040	22.4%	16.9%
2041	22.1%	16.9%
2042	21.7%	16.9%
2043	21.4%	16.9%
2044	21.1%	17%
2045	20.8%	17%
2046	20.5%	17%
2047	20.3%	17%
2048	20%	16.9%
2049	19.7%	16.9%
2050	19.5%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.4% of the population in Nepal and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nepal and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Nepal vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.37% in Nepal and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. 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
	Nepal	Saint Vincent
1960	203,374	3,029
1961	209,917	3,059
1962	215,368	3,073
1963	219,586	3,086
1964	227,948	3,130
1965	233,726	3,165
1966	241,716	3,194
1967	249,240	3,212
1968	258,259	3,218
1969	264,560	3,200
1970	272,439	3,161
1971	280,752	3,102
1972	286,708	3,033
1973	288,750	2,952
1974	303,078	2,863
1975	312,479	2,775
1976	323,222	2,694
1977	332,843	2,622
1978	345,765	2,581
1979	355,597	2,575
1980	364,254	2,362
1981	374,145	2,429
1982	385,741	2,477
1983	399,103	2,411
1984	411,122	2,248
1985	423,240	2,128
1986	434,802	2,020
1987	449,400	1,937
1988	463,581	1,876
1989	478,771	1,843
1990	495,202	1,825
1991	512,233	1,821
1992	533,029	1,849
1993	561,549	1,832
1994	578,293	1,786
1995	591,283	1,715
1996	580,099	1,610
1997	565,882	1,496
1998	562,787	1,379
1999	557,847	1,315
2000	554,506	1,279
2001	542,118	1,231
2002	525,045	1,166
2003	516,575	1,063
2004	504,853	992
2005	489,093	949
2006	475,335	881
2007	464,780	867
2008	452,353	904
2009	441,290	881
2010	432,631	796
2011	429,957	676
2012	430,151	637
2013	424,804	580
2014	423,166	580
2015	410,565	542
2016	415,921	443
2017	406,219	340
2018	394,576	271
2019	387,113	206
2020	373,553	-10
2021	351,165	-9
2022	379,021	96
2023	368,450	66

Maternal mortality chart: Nepal vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 142 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nepal	Saint Vincent
1985	1,186	77
1986	1,143	71
1987	1,088	69
1988	1,038	67
1989	973	70
1990	920	72
1991	850	71
1992	768	89
1993	703	76
1994	657	78
1995	625	80
1996	584	79
1997	550	78
1998	522	77
1999	512	72
2000	480	68
2001	443	64
2002	414	62
2003	387	59
2004	364	56
2005	344	55
2006	318	54
2007	309	54
2008	302	56
2009	299	56
2010	297	59
2011	286	59
2012	272	61
2013	258	73
2014	245	64
2015	236	59
2016	214	52
2017	197	58
2018	183	56
2019	170	58
2020	153	57
2021	173	105
2022	139	56
2023	142	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.65% in Nepal and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. 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
	Nepal	Saint Vincent
1960	32.8%	-
1961	32.4%	-
1962	31.9%	-
1963	31.3%	-
1964	30.7%	-
1965	30%	-
1966	29.4%	-
1967	28.7%	-
1968	28%	-
1969	27.3%	6.03%
1970	26.7%	6.42%
1971	26.2%	6.82%
1972	25.6%	7.2%
1973	25%	7.52%
1974	24.5%	7.71%
1975	23.9%	7.7%
1976	23.3%	7.45%
1977	22.7%	7.03%
1978	22.1%	6.49%
1979	21.5%	5.91%
1980	20.8%	5.34%
1981	20.2%	4.82%
1982	19.5%	4.34%
1983	18.8%	3.91%
1984	18.2%	3.54%
1985	17.5%	3.22%
1986	16.8%	2.96%
1987	16.1%	2.75%
1988	15.3%	2.59%
1989	14.6%	2.47%
1990	13.9%	2.38%
1991	13.2%	2.31%
1992	12.5%	2.26%
1993	11.8%	2.24%
1994	11.2%	2.23%
1995	10.6%	2.23%
1996	10%	2.23%
1997	9.44%	2.24%
1998	8.91%	2.25%
1999	8.4%	2.25%
2000	7.92%	2.25%
2001	7.48%	2.25%
2002	7.06%	2.24%
2003	6.69%	2.25%
2004	6.35%	2.25%
2005	6.04%	2.26%
2006	5.76%	2.26%
2007	5.51%	2.25%
2008	5.27%	2.23%
2009	5.05%	2.19%
2010	4.83%	2.14%
2011	4.62%	2.06%
2012	4.41%	1.98%
2013	4.21%	1.88%
2014	4.01%	1.79%
2015	3.82%	1.69%
2016	3.64%	1.59%
2017	3.46%	1.49%
2018	3.3%	1.39%
2019	3.14%	1.31%
2020	2.99%	1.23%
2021	2.86%	1.17%
2022	2.75%	1.11%
2023	2.65%	1.06%