Fertility & birth rates in Niger and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Niger vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Niger was 6.06 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 Niger 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
	Niger	Saint Vincent
1960	7.53	7.25
1961	7.51	7.16
1962	7.5	7.03
1963	7.49	6.92
1964	7.48	6.83
1965	7.47	6.74
1966	7.48	6.64
1967	7.49	6.53
1968	7.5	6.42
1969	7.51	6.28
1970	7.51	6.12
1971	7.52	5.95
1972	7.52	5.77
1973	7.53	5.59
1974	7.54	5.38
1975	7.54	5.17
1976	7.56	4.95
1977	7.6	4.75
1978	7.66	4.55
1979	7.72	4.29
1980	7.78	3.92
1981	7.82	3.85
1982	7.86	3.74
1983	7.9	3.56
1984	7.92	3.28
1985	7.93	3.08
1986	7.9	2.92
1987	7.87	2.82
1988	7.84	2.75
1989	7.82	2.73
1990	7.81	2.73
1991	7.8	2.75
1992	7.8	2.76
1993	7.79	2.74
1994	7.79	2.68
1995	7.78	2.61
1996	7.78	2.53
1997	7.8	2.43
1998	7.84	2.35
1999	7.84	2.31
2000	7.83	2.31
2001	7.81	2.3
2002	7.8	2.22
2003	7.79	2.14
2004	7.78	2.09
2005	7.77	2.07
2006	7.74	2.03
2007	7.73	2.06
2008	7.7	2.15
2009	7.68	2.17
2010	7.64	2.14
2011	7.59	2.08
2012	7.53	2.11
2013	7.45	2.11
2014	7.34	2.14
2015	7.22	2.13
2016	7.04	2.06
2017	6.87	1.94
2018	6.71	1.9
2019	6.54	1.86
2020	6.37	1.83
2021	6.2	1.81
2022	6.14	1.79
2023	6.06	1.78
2024	5.93	1.76
2025	5.79	1.75
2026	5.64	1.73
2027	5.49	1.72
2028	5.35	1.71
2029	5.22	1.71
2030	5.08	1.7
2031	4.93	1.7
2032	4.8	1.69
2033	4.69	1.69
2034	4.55	1.68
2035	4.44	1.68
2036	4.32	1.68
2037	4.21	1.68
2038	4.1	1.67
2039	4	1.67
2040	3.91	1.67
2041	3.82	1.67
2042	3.74	1.67
2043	3.66	1.67
2044	3.59	1.66
2045	3.53	1.66
2046	3.46	1.66
2047	3.39	1.66
2048	3.34	1.66
2049	3.28	1.66
2050	3.22	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Niger	Saint Vincent
1960	49%	49%
1961	48.9%	48.8%
1962	48.8%	48.6%
1963	48.8%	48.2%
1964	48.8%	47.7%
1965	48.7%	47.4%
1966	48.6%	47.1%
1967	48.5%	46.8%
1968	48.4%	46.6%
1969	48.3%	46.4%
1970	48.1%	46.2%
1971	48%	46%
1972	47.9%	45.8%
1973	47.7%	45.7%
1974	47.6%	45.5%
1975	47.4%	45.3%
1976	47.3%	45%
1977	47.1%	44.7%
1978	47%	44.4%
1979	47%	44.1%
1980	47%	43.5%
1981	47%	42.6%
1982	47%	41.7%
1983	47%	41%
1984	47%	40.4%
1985	47%	39.9%
1986	47%	39.4%
1987	47%	38.9%
1988	47%	38.4%
1989	46.9%	38%
1990	46.8%	37.5%
1991	46.8%	36.8%
1992	46.7%	36%
1993	46.7%	35.1%
1994	46.7%	34.4%
1995	46.7%	33.7%
1996	46.7%	33.1%
1997	46.8%	32.5%
1998	46.9%	32%
1999	47.1%	31.6%
2000	47.3%	31.4%
2001	47.5%	31%
2002	47.8%	30.3%
2003	48%	29.7%
2004	48.2%	29%
2005	48.5%	28.4%
2006	48.7%	27.8%
2007	48.9%	27.2%
2008	49.1%	26.7%
2009	49.3%	26.1%
2010	49.4%	25.7%
2011	49.5%	25.2%
2012	49.5%	24.8%
2013	49.4%	24.4%
2014	49.3%	24%
2015	49.2%	23.7%
2016	49%	23.4%
2017	48.8%	23%
2018	48.6%	22.7%
2019	48.3%	22.5%
2020	48%	22.2%
2021	47.7%	22.1%
2022	47.3%	21.9%
2023	47%	21.6%
2024	46.6%	21.3%
2025	46.2%	20.9%
2026	45.8%	20.4%
2027	45.5%	20%
2028	45%	19.5%
2029	44.6%	19%
2030	44.2%	18.6%
2031	43.8%	18.1%
2032	43.4%	17.8%
2033	43%	17.5%
2034	42.6%	17.3%
2035	42.2%	17.1%
2036	41.8%	17%
2037	41.3%	16.9%
2038	40.9%	16.9%
2039	40.4%	16.9%
2040	39.9%	16.9%
2041	39.4%	16.9%
2042	38.9%	16.9%
2043	38.4%	16.9%
2044	37.9%	17%
2045	37.4%	17%
2046	36.9%	17%
2047	36.4%	17%
2048	35.9%	16.9%
2049	35.5%	16.9%
2050	35%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.6% of the population in Niger and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Niger and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Niger vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.43% in Niger 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
	Niger	Saint Vincent
1960	105,081	3,029
1961	107,693	3,059
1962	110,280	3,073
1963	113,072	3,086
1964	115,386	3,130
1965	116,963	3,165
1966	119,314	3,194
1967	121,358	3,212
1968	123,301	3,218
1969	125,389	3,200
1970	128,184	3,161
1971	128,223	3,102
1972	133,813	3,033
1973	137,695	2,952
1974	142,606	2,863
1975	147,962	2,775
1976	154,489	2,694
1977	161,792	2,622
1978	171,614	2,581
1979	180,632	2,575
1980	189,251	2,362
1981	195,938	2,429
1982	202,012	2,477
1983	207,962	2,411
1984	213,111	2,248
1985	219,206	2,128
1986	224,365	2,020
1987	231,371	1,937
1988	237,296	1,876
1989	245,278	1,843
1990	256,594	1,825
1991	266,527	1,821
1992	278,690	1,849
1993	292,135	1,832
1994	306,026	1,786
1995	323,630	1,715
1996	341,223	1,610
1997	358,745	1,496
1998	377,120	1,379
1999	394,212	1,315
2000	410,779	1,279
2001	428,417	1,231
2002	446,767	1,166
2003	467,295	1,063
2004	488,328	992
2005	511,167	949
2006	533,374	881
2007	556,808	867
2008	579,727	904
2009	602,671	881
2010	624,685	796
2011	645,175	676
2012	664,009	637
2013	686,070	580
2014	704,609	580
2015	721,630	542
2016	738,999	443
2017	752,384	340
2018	763,536	271
2019	775,474	206
2020	784,437	-10
2021	793,428	-9
2022	829,651	96
2023	864,139	66

Maternal mortality chart: Niger vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 350 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Niger	Saint Vincent
1985	1,137	77
1986	1,107	71
1987	1,074	69
1988	1,040	67
1989	1,010	70
1990	983	72
1991	957	71
1992	926	89
1993	903	76
1994	883	78
1995	865	80
1996	854	79
1997	841	78
1998	839	77
1999	841	72
2000	845	68
2001	843	64
2002	835	62
2003	813	59
2004	790	56
2005	764	55
2006	737	54
2007	704	54
2008	669	56
2009	647	56
2010	621	59
2011	585	59
2012	554	61
2013	526	73
2014	497	64
2015	473	59
2016	450	52
2017	433	58
2018	420	56
2019	406	58
2020	388	57
2021	396	105
2022	361	56
2023	350	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 11.5% in Niger 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
	Niger	Saint Vincent
1967	31.9%	-
1968	32.3%	-
1969	32.7%	6.03%
1970	33.2%	6.42%
1971	33.6%	6.82%
1972	34%	7.2%
1973	34.2%	7.52%
1974	34.3%	7.71%
1975	34.2%	7.7%
1976	33.9%	7.45%
1977	33.5%	7.03%
1978	33%	6.49%
1979	32.6%	5.91%
1980	32.3%	5.34%
1981	32.3%	4.82%
1982	32.5%	4.34%
1983	32.9%	3.91%
1984	33.3%	3.54%
1985	33.7%	3.22%
1986	34%	2.96%
1987	34.1%	2.75%
1988	34%	2.59%
1989	33.7%	2.47%
1990	33.2%	2.38%
1991	32.5%	2.31%
1992	31.7%	2.26%
1993	30.6%	2.24%
1994	29.4%	2.23%
1995	28.1%	2.23%
1996	26.9%	2.23%
1997	25.7%	2.24%
1998	24.7%	2.25%
1999	23.7%	2.25%
2000	22.8%	2.25%
2001	21.8%	2.25%
2002	20.6%	2.24%
2003	19.4%	2.25%
2004	18.3%	2.25%
2005	17.2%	2.26%
2006	16.2%	2.26%
2007	15.4%	2.25%
2008	14.7%	2.23%
2009	14.1%	2.19%
2010	13.7%	2.14%
2011	13.3%	2.06%
2012	13.1%	1.98%
2013	12.9%	1.88%
2014	12.7%	1.79%
2015	12.6%	1.69%
2016	12.5%	1.59%
2017	12.4%	1.49%
2018	12.3%	1.39%
2019	12.2%	1.31%
2020	12.1%	1.23%
2021	11.9%	1.17%
2022	11.7%	1.11%
2023	11.5%	1.06%