Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.42 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 Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Saint Kitts
1960	6.5	6.54
1961	6.49	6.27
1962	6.47	6.06
1963	6.45	6.12
1964	6.42	6.08
1965	6.35	6.01
1966	6.23	5.78
1967	6.1	5.46
1968	5.97	5.17
1969	5.84	4.97
1970	5.72	4.73
1971	5.59	4.51
1972	5.46	4.16
1973	5.35	3.97
1974	5.27	3.81
1975	5.18	3.68
1976	5.12	3.59
1977	5.08	3.48
1978	5.04	3.29
1979	5.06	3.23
1980	5.1	3.26
1981	5.15	3.3
1982	5.13	3.18
1983	5.09	3.1
1984	5.04	2.88
1985	4.97	2.82
1986	4.93	2.68
1987	4.85	2.62
1988	4.77	2.62
1989	4.68	2.69
1990	4.57	2.73
1991	4.48	2.6
1992	4.4	2.43
1993	4.28	2.38
1994	4.2	2.31
1995	4.11	2.3
1996	4.01	2.26
1997	3.91	2.3
1998	3.8	2.31
1999	3.67	2.26
2000	3.51	2.13
2001	3.36	2.08
2002	3.23	2.04
2003	3.12	2
2004	3.05	1.96
2005	2.97	1.93
2006	2.89	1.9
2007	2.82	1.87
2008	2.79	1.83
2009	2.76	1.8
2010	2.7	1.76
2011	2.67	1.74
2012	2.66	1.71
2013	2.64	1.68
2014	2.65	1.67
2015	2.65	1.64
2016	2.62	1.63
2017	2.59	1.61
2018	2.56	1.59
2019	2.53	1.57
2020	2.5	1.55
2021	2.47	1.53
2022	2.44	1.51
2023	2.42	1.51
2024	2.42	1.53
2025	2.39	1.51
2026	2.37	1.5
2027	2.35	1.49
2028	2.33	1.49
2029	2.31	1.49
2030	2.29	1.48
2031	2.27	1.48
2032	2.26	1.48
2033	2.24	1.48
2034	2.22	1.48
2035	2.21	1.48
2036	2.19	1.48
2037	2.17	1.49
2038	2.16	1.49
2039	2.14	1.49
2040	2.13	1.49
2041	2.12	1.49
2042	2.11	1.49
2043	2.09	1.5
2044	2.08	1.5
2045	2.07	1.5
2046	2.06	1.5
2047	2.05	1.5
2048	2.04	1.5
2049	2.03	1.5
2050	2.02	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Saint Kitts
1960	46.3%	45.6%
1961	46.2%	45.7%
1962	46.1%	45.8%
1963	46%	46%
1964	46%	46.1%
1965	46%	46.3%
1966	46%	46.6%
1967	45.9%	47%
1968	45.8%	47.4%
1969	45.7%	47.7%
1970	45.5%	47.2%
1971	45.2%	45.8%
1972	45%	44.3%
1973	44.6%	42.9%
1974	44.2%	41.6%
1975	43.7%	40.5%
1976	43.3%	39.6%
1977	42.8%	38.8%
1978	42.4%	38.2%
1979	42%	37.6%
1980	41.6%	36.9%
1981	41.4%	36.2%
1982	41.2%	35.6%
1983	41.2%	35.1%
1984	41.2%	34.7%
1985	41.2%	34.5%
1986	41.3%	34.3%
1987	41.3%	34.2%
1988	41.4%	34.1%
1989	41.5%	34.1%
1990	41.5%	34.2%
1991	41.5%	34.1%
1992	41.5%	33.6%
1993	41.4%	32.9%
1994	41.3%	32.3%
1995	41.1%	31.7%
1996	40.8%	31.1%
1997	40.4%	30.6%
1998	40%	30.1%
1999	39.5%	29.7%
2000	39%	29.3%
2001	38.4%	28.8%
2002	37.9%	28.1%
2003	37.3%	27.4%
2004	36.6%	26.6%
2005	35.8%	26%
2006	35.1%	25.3%
2007	34.4%	24.8%
2008	33.8%	24.4%
2009	33.2%	24%
2010	32.5%	23.3%
2011	32%	22.7%
2012	31.4%	22.2%
2013	30.9%	21.7%
2014	30.5%	21.1%
2015	30.2%	20.6%
2016	29.9%	20.2%
2017	29.7%	19.9%
2018	29.5%	19.6%
2019	29.3%	19.3%
2020	29.1%	19.1%
2021	29%	18.8%
2022	28.9%	18.6%
2023	28.8%	18.3%
2024	28.6%	18.2%
2025	28.4%	18.3%
2026	28.1%	18.4%
2027	27.9%	18.2%
2028	27.6%	17.9%
2029	27.3%	17.7%
2030	26.9%	17.5%
2031	26.5%	17.2%
2032	26.1%	17%
2033	25.8%	16.8%
2034	25.4%	16.5%
2035	25%	16.3%
2036	24.7%	16.1%
2037	24.4%	15.9%
2038	24.1%	15.7%
2039	23.8%	15.5%
2040	23.5%	15.4%
2041	23.2%	15.2%
2042	23%	15.1%
2043	22.7%	15%
2044	22.5%	14.8%
2045	22.3%	14.7%
2046	22.1%	14.6%
2047	22%	14.5%
2048	21.8%	14.5%
2049	21.6%	14.4%
2050	21.4%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Saint Kitts
1960	60,009	1,562
1961	61,536	1,466
1962	63,079	1,373
1963	64,741	1,360
1964	65,681	1,305
1965	66,063	1,228
1966	66,002	1,103
1967	65,695	951
1968	65,575	812
1969	65,616	708
1970	65,905	611
1971	66,142	615
1972	66,625	619
1973	67,803	646
1974	69,059	670
1975	70,285	688
1976	71,973	703
1977	74,359	697
1978	76,691	654
1979	80,345	643
1980	84,568	652
1981	89,456	684
1982	92,917	672
1983	96,406	664
1984	99,937	598
1985	102,859	574
1986	105,776	520
1987	107,962	486
1988	110,348	471
1989	111,727	476
1990	112,864	471
1991	114,472	411
1992	115,442	369
1993	115,211	373
1994	115,662	370
1995	115,777	382
1996	115,623	379
1997	115,095	405
1998	114,122	415
1999	112,726	413
2000	109,979	376
2001	107,225	369
2002	104,658	365
2003	102,427	369
2004	101,896	365
2005	101,035	361
2006	99,808	355
2007	99,141	341
2008	99,821	322
2009	100,296	300
2010	99,456	274
2011	100,442	250
2012	102,508	246
2013	103,383	227
2014	105,585	213
2015	106,817	197
2016	106,804	185
2017	105,634	169
2018	104,908	150
2019	103,179	135
2020	98,667	98
2021	78,667	-20
2022	94,627	14
2023	97,748	84

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay 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 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, compared to 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Saint Kitts
1985	237	290
1986	230	285
1987	225	302
1988	220	308
1989	209	316
1990	198	302
1991	192	280
1992	195	255
1993	197	225
1994	201	205
1995	202	204
1996	203	194
1997	205	194
1998	207	193
1999	207	164
2000	207	143
2001	207	131
2002	206	115
2003	203	111
2004	199	104
2005	194	102
2006	186	99
2007	177	96
2008	166	95
2009	152	93
2010	136	92
2011	120	90
2012	100	88
2013	84	82
2014	70	82
2015	64	76
2016	60	75
2017	58	74
2018	58	78
2019	58	74
2020	69	80
2021	140	111
2022	78	99
2023	58	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Saint Kitts
1960	8.18%	-
1961	8.11%	-
1962	8.06%	-
1963	8.02%	-
1964	7.99%	-
1965	7.96%	-
1966	7.94%	-
1967	7.91%	-
1968	7.88%	-
1969	7.84%	-
1970	7.79%	-
1971	7.73%	-
1972	7.66%	-
1973	7.57%	6.16%
1974	7.46%	6.03%
1975	7.34%	5.91%
1976	7.21%	5.78%
1977	7.06%	5.64%
1978	6.91%	5.48%
1979	6.74%	5.29%
1980	6.55%	5.06%
1981	6.35%	4.81%
1982	6.14%	4.53%
1983	5.92%	4.26%
1984	5.71%	4%
1985	5.5%	3.76%
1986	5.3%	3.56%
1987	5.1%	3.39%
1988	4.92%	3.24%
1989	4.73%	3.12%
1990	4.55%	3.03%
1991	4.38%	2.96%
1992	4.23%	2.9%
1993	4.08%	2.85%
1994	3.95%	2.8%
1995	3.83%	2.76%
1996	3.72%	2.7%
1997	3.62%	2.64%
1998	3.53%	2.56%
1999	3.45%	2.48%
2000	3.36%	2.39%
2001	3.29%	2.29%
2002	3.22%	2.2%
2003	3.14%	2.11%
2004	3.07%	2.03%
2005	2.99%	1.97%
2006	2.91%	1.92%
2007	2.83%	1.89%
2008	2.75%	1.88%
2009	2.67%	1.87%
2010	2.59%	1.88%
2011	2.51%	1.89%
2012	2.44%	1.91%
2013	2.37%	1.93%
2014	2.3%	1.95%
2015	2.22%	1.94%
2016	2.15%	1.93%
2017	2.08%	1.9%
2018	2.01%	1.86%
2019	1.94%	1.82%
2020	1.88%	1.77%
2021	1.82%	1.72%
2022	1.76%	1.68%
2023	1.7%	1.63%