Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 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 Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Kitts
1960	-	6.54
1961	-	6.27
1962	-	6.06
1963	-	6.12
1964	-	6.08
1965	-	6.01
1966	-	5.78
1967	-	5.46
1968	-	5.17
1969	-	4.97
1970	-	4.73
1971	-	4.51
1972	-	4.16
1973	-	3.97
1974	-	3.81
1975	-	3.68
1976	-	3.59
1977	-	3.48
1978	-	3.29
1979	-	3.23
1980	-	3.26
1981	-	3.3
1982	-	3.18
1983	-	3.1
1984	-	2.88
1985	-	2.82
1986	-	2.68
1987	-	2.62
1988	-	2.62
1989	-	2.69
1990	6.81	2.73
1991	6.75	2.6
1992	6.65	2.43
1993	6.5	2.38
1994	6.33	2.31
1995	6.16	2.3
1996	5.99	2.26
1997	5.82	2.3
1998	5.69	2.31
1999	5.58	2.26
2000	5.46	2.13
2001	5.34	2.08
2002	5.22	2.04
2003	5.06	2
2004	4.97	1.96
2005	4.87	1.93
2006	4.74	1.9
2007	4.63	1.87
2008	4.51	1.83
2009	4.44	1.8
2010	4.43	1.76
2011	4.31	1.74
2012	4.15	1.71
2013	4.05	1.68
2014	4	1.67
2015	3.98	1.64
2016	3.89	1.63
2017	3.77	1.61
2018	3.67	1.59
2019	3.59	1.57
2020	3.51	1.55
2021	3.44	1.53
2022	3.38	1.51
2023	3.31	1.51
2024	3.25	1.53
2025	3.19	1.51
2026	3.13	1.5
2027	3.07	1.49
2028	3.02	1.49
2029	2.97	1.49
2030	2.93	1.48
2031	2.89	1.48
2032	2.85	1.48
2033	2.81	1.48
2034	2.78	1.48
2035	2.75	1.48
2036	2.71	1.48
2037	2.68	1.49
2038	2.65	1.49
2039	2.62	1.49
2040	2.59	1.49
2041	2.56	1.49
2042	2.53	1.49
2043	2.51	1.5
2044	2.48	1.5
2045	2.45	1.5
2046	2.43	1.5
2047	2.41	1.5
2048	2.38	1.5
2049	2.36	1.5
2050	2.34	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Saint Kitts
1960	-	45.6%
1961	-	45.7%
1962	-	45.8%
1963	-	46%
1964	-	46.1%
1965	-	46.3%
1966	-	46.6%
1967	-	47%
1968	-	47.4%
1969	-	47.7%
1970	-	47.2%
1971	-	45.8%
1972	-	44.3%
1973	-	42.9%
1974	-	41.6%
1975	-	40.5%
1976	-	39.6%
1977	-	38.8%
1978	-	38.2%
1979	-	37.6%
1980	-	36.9%
1981	-	36.2%
1982	-	35.6%
1983	-	35.1%
1984	-	34.7%
1985	-	34.5%
1986	-	34.3%
1987	-	34.2%
1988	-	34.1%
1989	-	34.1%
1990	49.1%	34.2%
1991	49.1%	34.1%
1992	49%	33.6%
1993	49%	32.9%
1994	48.9%	32.3%
1995	48.8%	31.7%
1996	48.6%	31.1%
1997	48.4%	30.6%
1998	48.1%	30.1%
1999	47.8%	29.7%
2000	47.4%	29.3%
2001	47.1%	28.8%
2002	46.6%	28.1%
2003	46.1%	27.4%
2004	45.6%	26.6%
2005	45%	26%
2006	44.3%	25.3%
2007	43.7%	24.8%
2008	43%	24.4%
2009	42.4%	24%
2010	41.9%	23.3%
2011	41.5%	22.7%
2012	41.1%	22.2%
2013	40.7%	21.7%
2014	40.4%	21.1%
2015	40.1%	20.6%
2016	39.9%	20.2%
2017	39.7%	19.9%
2018	39.6%	19.6%
2019	39.5%	19.3%
2020	39.3%	19.1%
2021	39%	18.8%
2022	38.7%	18.6%
2023	38.4%	18.3%
2024	38%	18.2%
2025	37.6%	18.3%
2026	37%	18.4%
2027	36.5%	18.2%
2028	35.9%	17.9%
2029	35.3%	17.7%
2030	34.7%	17.5%
2031	34%	17.2%
2032	33.4%	17%
2033	32.8%	16.8%
2034	32.3%	16.5%
2035	31.8%	16.3%
2036	31.4%	16.1%
2037	31%	15.9%
2038	30.6%	15.7%
2039	30.3%	15.5%
2040	30%	15.4%
2041	29.7%	15.2%
2042	29.4%	15.1%
2043	29.2%	15%
2044	28.9%	14.8%
2045	28.6%	14.7%
2046	28.4%	14.6%
2047	28.1%	14.5%
2048	27.8%	14.5%
2049	27.5%	14.4%
2050	27.2%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Kitts
1960	-	1,562
1961	-	1,466
1962	-	1,373
1963	-	1,360
1964	-	1,305
1965	-	1,228
1966	-	1,103
1967	-	951
1968	-	812
1969	-	708
1970	-	611
1971	-	615
1972	-	619
1973	-	646
1974	-	670
1975	-	688
1976	-	703
1977	-	697
1978	-	654
1979	-	643
1980	-	652
1981	-	684
1982	-	672
1983	-	664
1984	-	598
1985	-	574
1986	-	520
1987	-	486
1988	-	471
1989	-	476
1990	76,163	471
1991	79,444	411
1992	82,865	369
1993	86,434	373
1994	90,156	370
1995	94,037	382
1996	98,085	379
1997	102,307	405
1998	103,566	415
1999	104,823	413
2000	106,367	376
2001	107,320	369
2002	108,560	365
2003	109,162	369
2004	110,045	365
2005	110,569	361
2006	111,728	355
2007	112,453	341
2008	108,395	322
2009	111,724	300
2010	117,674	274
2011	119,021	250
2012	119,185	246
2013	120,503	227
2014	120,724	213
2015	126,189	197
2016	126,698	185
2017	125,688	169
2018	124,791	150
2019	124,508	135
2020	122,416	98
2021	120,396	-20
2022	123,987	14
2023	102,613	84

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine 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 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Saint Kitts
1985	102	290
1986	96	285
1987	87	302
1988	85	308
1989	82	316
1990	78	302
1991	75	280
1992	73	255
1993	69	225
1994	66	205
1995	64	204
1996	61	194
1997	60	194
1998	59	193
1999	58	164
2000	59	143
2001	60	131
2002	58	115
2003	56	111
2004	55	104
2005	52	102
2006	51	99
2007	49	96
2008	49	95
2009	48	93
2010	42	92
2011	39	90
2012	36	88
2013	32	82
2014	29	82
2015	26	76
2016	23	75
2017	21	74
2018	19	78
2019	18	74
2020	20	80
2021	29	111
2022	17	99
2023	16	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Kitts
1973	-	6.16%
1974	-	6.03%
1975	10.8%	5.91%
1976	10.2%	5.78%
1977	9.55%	5.64%
1978	8.98%	5.48%
1979	8.45%	5.29%
1980	7.95%	5.06%
1981	7.48%	4.81%
1982	7.04%	4.53%
1983	6.63%	4.26%
1984	6.25%	4%
1985	5.89%	3.76%
1986	5.56%	3.56%
1987	5.25%	3.39%
1988	4.97%	3.24%
1989	4.72%	3.12%
1990	4.49%	3.03%
1991	4.28%	2.96%
1992	4.09%	2.9%
1993	3.92%	2.85%
1994	3.77%	2.8%
1995	3.62%	2.76%
1996	3.49%	2.7%
1997	3.36%	2.64%
1998	3.24%	2.56%
1999	3.13%	2.48%
2000	3.03%	2.39%
2001	2.94%	2.29%
2002	2.85%	2.2%
2003	2.77%	2.11%
2004	2.68%	2.03%
2005	2.6%	1.97%
2006	2.52%	1.92%
2007	2.43%	1.89%
2008	2.35%	1.88%
2009	2.28%	1.87%
2010	2.2%	1.88%
2011	2.12%	1.89%
2012	2.04%	1.91%
2013	1.97%	1.93%
2014	2.2%	1.95%
2015	1.83%	1.94%
2016	1.76%	1.93%
2017	1.69%	1.9%
2018	1.63%	1.86%
2019	1.57%	1.82%
2020	1.52%	1.77%
2021	1.47%	1.72%
2022	1.42%	1.68%
2023	2.63%	1.63%