Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Saint Vincent 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 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Vincent
1960	-	7.25
1961	-	7.16
1962	-	7.03
1963	-	6.92
1964	-	6.83
1965	-	6.74
1966	-	6.64
1967	-	6.53
1968	-	6.42
1969	-	6.28
1970	-	6.12
1971	-	5.95
1972	-	5.77
1973	-	5.59
1974	-	5.38
1975	-	5.17
1976	-	4.95
1977	-	4.75
1978	-	4.55
1979	-	4.29
1980	-	3.92
1981	-	3.85
1982	-	3.74
1983	-	3.56
1984	-	3.28
1985	-	3.08
1986	-	2.92
1987	-	2.82
1988	-	2.75
1989	-	2.73
1990	6.81	2.73
1991	6.75	2.75
1992	6.65	2.76
1993	6.5	2.74
1994	6.33	2.68
1995	6.16	2.61
1996	5.99	2.53
1997	5.82	2.43
1998	5.69	2.35
1999	5.58	2.31
2000	5.46	2.31
2001	5.34	2.3
2002	5.22	2.22
2003	5.06	2.14
2004	4.97	2.09
2005	4.87	2.07
2006	4.74	2.03
2007	4.63	2.06
2008	4.51	2.15
2009	4.44	2.17
2010	4.43	2.14
2011	4.31	2.08
2012	4.15	2.11
2013	4.05	2.11
2014	4	2.14
2015	3.98	2.13
2016	3.89	2.06
2017	3.77	1.94
2018	3.67	1.9
2019	3.59	1.86
2020	3.51	1.83
2021	3.44	1.81
2022	3.38	1.79
2023	3.31	1.78
2024	3.25	1.76
2025	3.19	1.75
2026	3.13	1.73
2027	3.07	1.72
2028	3.02	1.71
2029	2.97	1.71
2030	2.93	1.7
2031	2.89	1.7
2032	2.85	1.69
2033	2.81	1.69
2034	2.78	1.68
2035	2.75	1.68
2036	2.71	1.68
2037	2.68	1.68
2038	2.65	1.67
2039	2.62	1.67
2040	2.59	1.67
2041	2.56	1.67
2042	2.53	1.67
2043	2.51	1.67
2044	2.48	1.66
2045	2.45	1.66
2046	2.43	1.66
2047	2.41	1.66
2048	2.38	1.66
2049	2.36	1.66
2050	2.34	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Saint Vincent
1960	-	49%
1961	-	48.8%
1962	-	48.6%
1963	-	48.2%
1964	-	47.7%
1965	-	47.4%
1966	-	47.1%
1967	-	46.8%
1968	-	46.6%
1969	-	46.4%
1970	-	46.2%
1971	-	46%
1972	-	45.8%
1973	-	45.7%
1974	-	45.5%
1975	-	45.3%
1976	-	45%
1977	-	44.7%
1978	-	44.4%
1979	-	44.1%
1980	-	43.5%
1981	-	42.6%
1982	-	41.7%
1983	-	41%
1984	-	40.4%
1985	-	39.9%
1986	-	39.4%
1987	-	38.9%
1988	-	38.4%
1989	-	38%
1990	49.1%	37.5%
1991	49.1%	36.8%
1992	49%	36%
1993	49%	35.1%
1994	48.9%	34.4%
1995	48.8%	33.7%
1996	48.6%	33.1%
1997	48.4%	32.5%
1998	48.1%	32%
1999	47.8%	31.6%
2000	47.4%	31.4%
2001	47.1%	31%
2002	46.6%	30.3%
2003	46.1%	29.7%
2004	45.6%	29%
2005	45%	28.4%
2006	44.3%	27.8%
2007	43.7%	27.2%
2008	43%	26.7%
2009	42.4%	26.1%
2010	41.9%	25.7%
2011	41.5%	25.2%
2012	41.1%	24.8%
2013	40.7%	24.4%
2014	40.4%	24%
2015	40.1%	23.7%
2016	39.9%	23.4%
2017	39.7%	23%
2018	39.6%	22.7%
2019	39.5%	22.5%
2020	39.3%	22.2%
2021	39%	22.1%
2022	38.7%	21.9%
2023	38.4%	21.6%
2024	38%	21.3%
2025	37.6%	20.9%
2026	37%	20.4%
2027	36.5%	20%
2028	35.9%	19.5%
2029	35.3%	19%
2030	34.7%	18.6%
2031	34%	18.1%
2032	33.4%	17.8%
2033	32.8%	17.5%
2034	32.3%	17.3%
2035	31.8%	17.1%
2036	31.4%	17%
2037	31%	16.9%
2038	30.6%	16.9%
2039	30.3%	16.9%
2040	30%	16.9%
2041	29.7%	16.9%
2042	29.4%	16.9%
2043	29.2%	16.9%
2044	28.9%	17%
2045	28.6%	17%
2046	28.4%	17%
2047	28.1%	17%
2048	27.8%	16.9%
2049	27.5%	16.9%
2050	27.2%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Vincent
1960	-	3,029
1961	-	3,059
1962	-	3,073
1963	-	3,086
1964	-	3,130
1965	-	3,165
1966	-	3,194
1967	-	3,212
1968	-	3,218
1969	-	3,200
1970	-	3,161
1971	-	3,102
1972	-	3,033
1973	-	2,952
1974	-	2,863
1975	-	2,775
1976	-	2,694
1977	-	2,622
1978	-	2,581
1979	-	2,575
1980	-	2,362
1981	-	2,429
1982	-	2,477
1983	-	2,411
1984	-	2,248
1985	-	2,128
1986	-	2,020
1987	-	1,937
1988	-	1,876
1989	-	1,843
1990	76,163	1,825
1991	79,444	1,821
1992	82,865	1,849
1993	86,434	1,832
1994	90,156	1,786
1995	94,037	1,715
1996	98,085	1,610
1997	102,307	1,496
1998	103,566	1,379
1999	104,823	1,315
2000	106,367	1,279
2001	107,320	1,231
2002	108,560	1,166
2003	109,162	1,063
2004	110,045	992
2005	110,569	949
2006	111,728	881
2007	112,453	867
2008	108,395	904
2009	111,724	881
2010	117,674	796
2011	119,021	676
2012	119,185	637
2013	120,503	580
2014	120,724	580
2015	126,189	542
2016	126,698	443
2017	125,688	340
2018	124,791	271
2019	124,508	206
2020	122,416	-10
2021	120,396	-9
2022	123,987	96
2023	102,613	66

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Saint Vincent

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 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Saint Vincent
1985	102	77
1986	96	71
1987	87	69
1988	85	67
1989	82	70
1990	78	72
1991	75	71
1992	73	89
1993	69	76
1994	66	78
1995	64	80
1996	61	79
1997	60	78
1998	59	77
1999	58	72
2000	59	68
2001	60	64
2002	58	62
2003	56	59
2004	55	56
2005	52	55
2006	51	54
2007	49	54
2008	49	56
2009	48	56
2010	42	59
2011	39	59
2012	36	61
2013	32	73
2014	29	64
2015	26	59
2016	23	52
2017	21	58
2018	19	56
2019	18	58
2020	20	57
2021	29	105
2022	17	56
2023	16	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine 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
	Palestine	Saint Vincent
1969	-	6.03%
1970	-	6.42%
1971	-	6.82%
1972	-	7.2%
1973	-	7.52%
1974	-	7.71%
1975	10.8%	7.7%
1976	10.2%	7.45%
1977	9.55%	7.03%
1978	8.98%	6.49%
1979	8.45%	5.91%
1980	7.95%	5.34%
1981	7.48%	4.82%
1982	7.04%	4.34%
1983	6.63%	3.91%
1984	6.25%	3.54%
1985	5.89%	3.22%
1986	5.56%	2.96%
1987	5.25%	2.75%
1988	4.97%	2.59%
1989	4.72%	2.47%
1990	4.49%	2.38%
1991	4.28%	2.31%
1992	4.09%	2.26%
1993	3.92%	2.24%
1994	3.77%	2.23%
1995	3.62%	2.23%
1996	3.49%	2.23%
1997	3.36%	2.24%
1998	3.24%	2.25%
1999	3.13%	2.25%
2000	3.03%	2.25%
2001	2.94%	2.25%
2002	2.85%	2.24%
2003	2.77%	2.25%
2004	2.68%	2.25%
2005	2.6%	2.26%
2006	2.52%	2.26%
2007	2.43%	2.25%
2008	2.35%	2.23%
2009	2.28%	2.19%
2010	2.2%	2.14%
2011	2.12%	2.06%
2012	2.04%	1.98%
2013	1.97%	1.88%
2014	2.2%	1.79%
2015	1.83%	1.69%
2016	1.76%	1.59%
2017	1.69%	1.49%
2018	1.63%	1.39%
2019	1.57%	1.31%
2020	1.52%	1.23%
2021	1.47%	1.17%
2022	1.42%	1.11%
2023	2.63%	1.06%