Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.56 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 New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saint Vincent
1960	4.24	7.25
1961	4.31	7.16
1962	4.19	7.03
1963	4.05	6.92
1964	3.8	6.83
1965	3.54	6.74
1966	3.41	6.64
1967	3.35	6.53
1968	3.34	6.42
1969	3.28	6.28
1970	3.17	6.12
1971	3.18	5.95
1972	3	5.77
1973	2.76	5.59
1974	2.58	5.38
1975	2.37	5.17
1976	2.27	4.95
1977	2.21	4.75
1978	2.07	4.55
1979	2.12	4.29
1980	2.03	3.92
1981	2.01	3.85
1982	1.95	3.74
1983	1.92	3.56
1984	1.93	3.28
1985	1.93	3.08
1986	1.96	2.92
1987	2.03	2.82
1988	2.1	2.75
1989	2.12	2.73
1990	2.18	2.73
1991	2.09	2.75
1992	2.06	2.76
1993	2.04	2.74
1994	1.98	2.68
1995	1.98	2.61
1996	1.96	2.53
1997	1.96	2.43
1998	1.89	2.35
1999	1.97	2.31
2000	1.98	2.31
2001	1.97	2.3
2002	1.89	2.22
2003	1.93	2.14
2004	1.98	2.09
2005	1.97	2.07
2006	2.01	2.03
2007	2.18	2.06
2008	2.19	2.15
2009	2.13	2.17
2010	2.17	2.14
2011	2.09	2.08
2012	2.1	2.11
2013	2.01	2.11
2014	1.92	2.14
2015	1.99	2.13
2016	1.87	2.06
2017	1.81	1.94
2018	1.71	1.9
2019	1.72	1.86
2020	1.61	1.83
2021	1.64	1.81
2022	1.66	1.79
2023	1.56	1.78
2024	1.55	1.76
2025	1.54	1.75
2026	1.53	1.73
2027	1.53	1.72
2028	1.52	1.71
2029	1.52	1.71
2030	1.52	1.7
2031	1.52	1.7
2032	1.52	1.69
2033	1.51	1.69
2034	1.51	1.68
2035	1.51	1.68
2036	1.51	1.68
2037	1.51	1.68
2038	1.51	1.67
2039	1.51	1.67
2040	1.51	1.67
2041	1.51	1.67
2042	1.51	1.67
2043	1.51	1.67
2044	1.51	1.66
2045	1.51	1.66
2046	1.51	1.66
2047	1.51	1.66
2048	1.51	1.66
2049	1.51	1.66
2050	1.51	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Saint Vincent
1960	32.8%	49%
1961	33%	48.8%
1962	33%	48.6%
1963	32.9%	48.2%
1964	32.9%	47.7%
1965	32.7%	47.4%
1966	32.6%	47.1%
1967	32.5%	46.8%
1968	32.3%	46.6%
1969	32.2%	46.4%
1970	31.9%	46.2%
1971	31.7%	46%
1972	31.4%	45.8%
1973	31%	45.7%
1974	30.5%	45.5%
1975	30.1%	45.3%
1976	29.6%	45%
1977	29%	44.7%
1978	28.4%	44.4%
1979	27.8%	44.1%
1980	27.2%	43.5%
1981	26.7%	42.6%
1982	26.2%	41.7%
1983	25.6%	41%
1984	25.1%	40.4%
1985	24.6%	39.9%
1986	24.2%	39.4%
1987	23.8%	38.9%
1988	23.5%	38.4%
1989	23.3%	38%
1990	23.3%	37.5%
1991	23.2%	36.8%
1992	23.1%	36%
1993	23.1%	35.1%
1994	23.1%	34.4%
1995	23.1%	33.7%
1996	23%	33.1%
1997	23%	32.5%
1998	23%	32%
1999	22.9%	31.6%
2000	22.8%	31.4%
2001	22.6%	31%
2002	22.4%	30.3%
2003	22.1%	29.7%
2004	21.8%	29%
2005	21.5%	28.4%
2006	21.3%	27.8%
2007	21.1%	27.2%
2008	21%	26.7%
2009	20.9%	26.1%
2010	20.9%	25.7%
2011	20.8%	25.2%
2012	20.6%	24.8%
2013	20.4%	24.4%
2014	20.2%	24%
2015	19.9%	23.7%
2016	19.6%	23.4%
2017	19.5%	23%
2018	19.3%	22.7%
2019	19.2%	22.5%
2020	19%	22.2%
2021	18.9%	22.1%
2022	18.6%	21.9%
2023	18.4%	21.6%
2024	18.1%	21.3%
2025	17.9%	20.9%
2026	17.6%	20.4%
2027	17.4%	20%
2028	17.2%	19.5%
2029	17%	19%
2030	16.8%	18.6%
2031	16.6%	18.1%
2032	16.4%	17.8%
2033	16.3%	17.5%
2034	16.1%	17.3%
2035	16%	17.1%
2036	15.9%	17%
2037	15.8%	16.9%
2038	15.7%	16.9%
2039	15.6%	16.9%
2040	15.5%	16.9%
2041	15.4%	16.9%
2042	15.4%	16.9%
2043	15.4%	16.9%
2044	15.3%	17%
2045	15.3%	17%
2046	15.3%	17%
2047	15.3%	17%
2048	15.3%	16.9%
2049	15.2%	16.9%
2050	15.2%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saint Vincent
1960	41,791	3,029
1961	43,482	3,059
1962	42,865	3,073
1963	42,027	3,086
1964	39,375	3,130
1965	36,982	3,165
1966	36,151	3,194
1967	37,974	3,212
1968	37,594	3,218
1969	38,098	3,200
1970	37,101	3,161
1971	40,000	3,102
1972	38,244	3,033
1973	35,239	2,952
1974	33,896	2,863
1975	31,355	2,775
1976	29,456	2,694
1977	28,020	2,622
1978	26,156	2,581
1979	26,675	2,575
1980	23,658	2,362
1981	25,374	2,429
1982	24,207	2,477
1983	24,315	2,411
1984	26,043	2,248
1985	24,126	2,128
1986	25,549	2,020
1987	27,603	1,937
1988	29,846	1,876
1989	30,749	1,843
1990	33,298	1,825
1991	33,518	1,821
1992	32,067	1,849
1993	31,685	1,832
1994	30,372	1,786
1995	29,828	1,715
1996	28,997	1,610
1997	30,137	1,496
1998	29,146	1,379
1999	28,916	1,315
2000	29,897	1,279
2001	27,939	1,231
2002	25,941	1,166
2003	28,150	1,063
2004	29,634	992
2005	30,674	949
2006	30,924	881
2007	35,480	867
2008	35,143	904
2009	33,560	881
2010	35,458	796
2011	31,302	676
2012	31,077	637
2013	29,096	580
2014	26,196	580
2015	29,408	542
2016	28,237	443
2017	26,282	340
2018	24,797	271
2019	25,344	206
2020	24,993	-10
2021	23,767	-9
2022	20,264	96
2023	19,039	66

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in New Zealand, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Saint Vincent
1985	19	77
1986	18	71
1987	19	69
1988	19	67
1989	18	70
1990	18	72
1991	16	71
1992	15	89
1993	14	76
1994	13	78
1995	14	80
1996	14	79
1997	13	78
1998	12	77
1999	12	72
2000	11	68
2001	10	64
2002	11	62
2003	11	59
2004	11	56
2005	11	55
2006	10	54
2007	10	54
2008	10	56
2009	10	56
2010	10	59
2011	10	59
2012	9	61
2013	8	73
2014	7	64
2015	8	59
2016	8	52
2017	8	58
2018	7	56
2019	8	58
2020	8	57
2021	8	105
2022	23	56
2023	7	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saint Vincent
1960	2.78%	-
1961	2.68%	-
1962	2.58%	-
1963	2.48%	-
1964	2.39%	-
1965	2.31%	-
1966	2.25%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.16%	-
1969	2.12%	6.03%
1970	2.08%	6.42%
1971	2.03%	6.82%
1972	1.98%	7.2%
1973	1.94%	7.52%
1974	1.88%	7.71%
1975	1.83%	7.7%
1976	1.77%	7.45%
1977	1.71%	7.03%
1978	1.66%	6.49%
1979	1.61%	5.91%
1980	1.56%	5.34%
1981	1.52%	4.82%
1982	1.48%	4.34%
1983	1.45%	3.91%
1984	1.41%	3.54%
1985	1.38%	3.22%
1986	1.34%	2.96%
1987	1.29%	2.75%
1988	1.24%	2.59%
1989	1.18%	2.47%
1990	1.12%	2.38%
1991	1.06%	2.31%
1992	1%	2.26%
1993	0.95%	2.24%
1994	0.91%	2.23%
1995	0.87%	2.23%
1996	0.84%	2.23%
1997	0.81%	2.24%
1998	0.78%	2.25%
1999	0.76%	2.25%
2000	0.74%	2.25%
2001	0.72%	2.25%
2002	0.7%	2.24%
2003	0.69%	2.25%
2004	0.67%	2.25%
2005	0.66%	2.26%
2006	0.65%	2.26%
2007	0.65%	2.25%
2008	0.64%	2.23%
2009	0.63%	2.19%
2010	0.62%	2.14%
2011	0.61%	2.06%
2012	0.6%	1.98%
2013	0.59%	1.88%
2014	0.57%	1.79%
2015	0.56%	1.69%
2016	0.55%	1.59%
2017	0.53%	1.49%
2018	0.52%	1.39%
2019	0.51%	1.31%
2020	0.5%	1.23%
2021	0.49%	1.17%
2022	0.48%	1.11%
2023	0.47%	1.06%