Fertility & birth rates in Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Palau vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palau was 1.91 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 Palau 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
	Palau	Saint Kitts
1960	7.19	6.54
1961	7.17	6.27
1962	7.15	6.06
1963	7.12	6.12
1964	7.08	6.08
1965	7.01	6.01
1966	6.93	5.78
1967	6.84	5.46
1968	6.71	5.17
1969	6.58	4.97
1970	6.39	4.73
1971	6.16	4.51
1972	5.9	4.16
1973	5.59	3.97
1974	5.26	3.81
1975	4.9	3.68
1976	4.53	3.59
1977	4.09	3.48
1978	3.74	3.29
1979	3.49	3.23
1980	3.35	3.26
1981	3.28	3.3
1982	3.22	3.18
1983	3.14	3.1
1984	3.08	2.88
1985	3.01	2.82
1986	2.98	2.68
1987	2.93	2.62
1988	2.91	2.62
1989	2.92	2.69
1990	2.88	2.73
1991	2.74	2.6
1992	2.71	2.43
1993	2.73	2.38
1994	2.66	2.31
1995	2.55	2.3
1996	2.39	2.26
1997	2.19	2.3
1998	2.01	2.31
1999	1.91	2.26
2000	1.82	2.13
2001	1.87	2.08
2002	1.92	2.04
2003	1.96	2
2004	1.99	1.96
2005	2.02	1.93
2006	2	1.9
2007	1.97	1.87
2008	1.95	1.83
2009	1.94	1.8
2010	1.94	1.76
2011	1.97	1.74
2012	2.01	1.71
2013	2.05	1.68
2014	2.03	1.67
2015	2	1.64
2016	2.06	1.63
2017	2.02	1.61
2018	1.97	1.59
2019	1.98	1.57
2020	1.97	1.55
2021	1.95	1.53
2022	1.93	1.51
2023	1.91	1.51
2024	1.88	1.53
2025	1.86	1.51
2026	1.84	1.5
2027	1.82	1.49
2028	1.81	1.49
2029	1.8	1.49
2030	1.79	1.48
2031	1.78	1.48
2032	1.77	1.48
2033	1.76	1.48
2034	1.76	1.48
2035	1.75	1.48
2036	1.75	1.48
2037	1.75	1.49
2038	1.74	1.49
2039	1.74	1.49
2040	1.74	1.49
2041	1.74	1.49
2042	1.73	1.49
2043	1.73	1.5
2044	1.73	1.5
2045	1.73	1.5
2046	1.73	1.5
2047	1.72	1.5
2048	1.72	1.5
2049	1.72	1.5
2050	1.72	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palau	Saint Kitts
1960	47%	45.6%
1961	48.2%	45.7%
1962	49.1%	45.8%
1963	49.8%	46%
1964	50.1%	46.1%
1965	50.3%	46.3%
1966	50.2%	46.6%
1967	49.6%	47%
1968	48.4%	47.4%
1969	47.2%	47.7%
1970	46.5%	47.2%
1971	46.2%	45.8%
1972	46%	44.3%
1973	45.6%	42.9%
1974	44.9%	41.6%
1975	44.2%	40.5%
1976	43.4%	39.6%
1977	42.7%	38.8%
1978	41.9%	38.2%
1979	41.1%	37.6%
1980	40.1%	36.9%
1981	38.9%	36.2%
1982	37.7%	35.6%
1983	36.7%	35.1%
1984	36%	34.7%
1985	35.4%	34.5%
1986	34.5%	34.3%
1987	33.2%	34.2%
1988	32%	34.1%
1989	31%	34.1%
1990	30.2%	34.2%
1991	29.4%	34.1%
1992	28.8%	33.6%
1993	28.5%	32.9%
1994	28.2%	32.3%
1995	28%	31.7%
1996	27.5%	31.1%
1997	26.7%	30.6%
1998	25.8%	30.1%
1999	24.8%	29.7%
2000	24.1%	29.3%
2001	24%	28.8%
2002	24.1%	28.1%
2003	24.2%	27.4%
2004	24.2%	26.6%
2005	23.9%	26%
2006	23.2%	25.3%
2007	22.5%	24.8%
2008	21.9%	24.4%
2009	21.4%	24%
2010	21%	23.3%
2011	20.6%	22.7%
2012	20.3%	22.2%
2013	20.2%	21.7%
2014	20.3%	21.1%
2015	20.3%	20.6%
2016	20.1%	20.2%
2017	19.9%	19.9%
2018	19.7%	19.6%
2019	19.5%	19.3%
2020	19.2%	19.1%
2021	19.1%	18.8%
2022	18.8%	18.6%
2023	18.5%	18.3%
2024	18.2%	18.2%
2025	17.9%	18.3%
2026	17.6%	18.4%
2027	17.3%	18.2%
2028	17%	17.9%
2029	16.7%	17.7%
2030	16.5%	17.5%
2031	16.3%	17.2%
2032	16.1%	17%
2033	16%	16.8%
2034	16%	16.5%
2035	15.9%	16.3%
2036	15.9%	16.1%
2037	15.9%	15.9%
2038	15.9%	15.7%
2039	15.9%	15.5%
2040	16%	15.4%
2041	16%	15.2%
2042	16.1%	15.1%
2043	16.2%	15%
2044	16.2%	14.8%
2045	16.3%	14.7%
2046	16.3%	14.6%
2047	16.3%	14.5%
2048	16.4%	14.5%
2049	16.4%	14.4%
2050	16.3%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Palau and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 30.2% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Palau 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
	Palau	Saint Kitts
1960	296	1,562
1961	298	1,466
1962	296	1,373
1963	291	1,360
1964	284	1,305
1965	275	1,228
1966	268	1,103
1967	266	951
1968	275	812
1969	283	708
1970	286	611
1971	287	615
1972	280	619
1973	268	646
1974	256	670
1975	249	688
1976	236	703
1977	213	697
1978	193	654
1979	176	643
1980	165	652
1981	161	684
1982	170	672
1983	176	664
1984	181	598
1985	181	574
1986	182	520
1987	182	486
1988	183	471
1989	185	476
1990	181	471
1991	175	411
1992	183	369
1993	196	373
1994	195	370
1995	186	382
1996	166	379
1997	140	405
1998	116	415
1999	100	413
2000	85	376
2001	88	369
2002	88	365
2003	86	369
2004	83	365
2005	80	361
2006	79	355
2007	80	341
2008	79	322
2009	81	300
2010	81	274
2011	83	250
2012	86	246
2013	88	227
2014	73	213
2015	55	197
2016	53	185
2017	43	169
2018	29	150
2019	23	135
2020	8	98
2021	-3	-20
2022	-7	14
2023	-10	84

Maternal mortality chart: Palau 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 89 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palau, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palau	Saint Kitts
1985	95	290
1986	92	285
1987	88	302
1988	96	308
1989	93	316
1990	100	302
1991	106	280
1992	113	255
1993	109	225
1994	116	205
1995	111	204
1996	123	194
1997	125	194
1998	119	193
1999	115	164
2000	119	143
2001	118	131
2002	117	115
2003	108	111
2004	106	104
2005	105	102
2006	105	99
2007	98	96
2008	99	95
2009	94	93
2010	96	92
2011	83	90
2012	84	88
2013	85	82
2014	78	82
2015	79	76
2016	80	75
2017	80	74
2018	82	78
2019	84	74
2020	117	80
2021	109	111
2022	121	99
2023	89	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.23% in Palau 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
	Palau	Saint Kitts
1965	9.58%	-
1966	9.27%	-
1967	8.97%	-
1968	8.65%	-
1969	8.34%	-
1970	8%	-
1971	7.62%	-
1972	7.24%	-
1973	6.85%	6.16%
1974	6.46%	6.03%
1975	6.06%	5.91%
1976	5.7%	5.78%
1977	5.37%	5.64%
1978	5.09%	5.48%
1979	4.84%	5.29%
1980	4.63%	5.06%
1981	4.44%	4.81%
1982	4.27%	4.53%
1983	4.13%	4.26%
1984	4.01%	4%
1985	3.9%	3.76%
1986	3.81%	3.56%
1987	3.73%	3.39%
1988	3.66%	3.24%
1989	3.6%	3.12%
1990	3.53%	3.03%
1991	3.47%	2.96%
1992	3.4%	2.9%
1993	3.32%	2.85%
1994	3.23%	2.8%
1995	3.14%	2.76%
1996	3.04%	2.7%
1997	2.94%	2.64%
1998	2.84%	2.56%
1999	2.74%	2.48%
2000	2.65%	2.39%
2001	2.55%	2.29%
2002	2.46%	2.2%
2003	2.38%	2.11%
2004	2.29%	2.03%
2005	2.21%	1.97%
2006	2.14%	1.92%
2007	2.07%	1.89%
2008	2.02%	1.88%
2009	1.98%	1.87%
2010	1.97%	1.88%
2011	1.97%	1.89%
2012	1.99%	1.91%
2013	2.03%	1.93%
2014	2.08%	1.95%
2015	2.14%	1.94%
2016	2.21%	1.93%
2017	2.28%	1.9%
2018	2.32%	1.86%
2019	2.34%	1.82%
2020	2.33%	1.77%
2021	2.3%	1.72%
2022	2.27%	1.68%
2023	2.23%	1.63%