Saint Kitts and Nevis birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.51 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2001. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.38 — a -36.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Kitts	World
1960	6.54	4.69
1961	6.27	4.56
1962	6.06	5.02
1963	6.12	5.31
1964	6.08	5.13
1965	6.01	5.08
1966	5.78	4.97
1967	5.46	4.87
1968	5.17	4.98
1969	4.97	4.88
1970	4.73	4.84
1971	4.51	4.69
1972	4.16	4.55
1973	3.97	4.42
1974	3.81	4.26
1975	3.68	4.07
1976	3.59	3.97
1977	3.48	3.84
1978	3.29	3.77
1979	3.23	3.76
1980	3.26	3.73
1981	3.3	3.71
1982	3.18	3.72
1983	3.1	3.59
1984	2.88	3.57
1985	2.82	3.53
1986	2.68	3.51
1987	2.62	3.48
1988	2.62	3.39
1989	2.69	3.35
1990	2.73	3.31
1991	2.6	3.13
1992	2.43	3.04
1993	2.38	2.97
1994	2.31	2.92
1995	2.3	2.87
1996	2.26	2.82
1997	2.3	2.78
1998	2.31	2.75
1999	2.26	2.72
2000	2.13	2.73
2001	2.08	2.69
2002	2.04	2.66
2003	2	2.64
2004	1.96	2.63
2005	1.93	2.61
2006	1.9	2.61
2007	1.87	2.6
2008	1.83	2.6
2009	1.8	2.59
2010	1.76	2.57
2011	1.74	2.55
2012	1.71	2.56
2013	1.68	2.53
2014	1.67	2.52
2015	1.64	2.49
2016	1.63	2.49
2017	1.61	2.46
2018	1.59	2.39
2019	1.57	2.35
2020	1.55	2.28
2021	1.53	2.25
2022	1.51	2.22
2023	1.51	2.2
2024	1.53	2.19
2025	1.51	2.18
2026	1.5	2.18
2027	1.49	2.17
2028	1.49	2.16
2029	1.49	2.15
2030	1.48	2.14
2031	1.48	2.13
2032	1.48	2.12
2033	1.48	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.48	2.1
2036	1.48	2.09
2037	1.49	2.09
2038	1.49	2.08
2039	1.49	2.08
2040	1.49	2.08
2041	1.49	2.07
2042	1.49	2.07
2043	1.5	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.5	2.06
2047	1.5	2.06
2048	1.5	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.2% were to women under 20 years old, 50% to women ages 20-29, and 38.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18%, 56%, and 26% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Saint Kitts	World
1960	45.6%	37.4%
1961	45.7%	37.5%
1962	45.8%	37.6%
1963	46%	37.8%
1964	46.1%	38%
1965	46.3%	38%
1966	46.6%	38%
1967	47%	38%
1968	47.4%	37.9%
1969	47.7%	37.8%
1970	47.2%	37.7%
1971	45.8%	37.6%
1972	44.3%	37.5%
1973	42.9%	37.3%
1974	41.6%	37.2%
1975	40.5%	37.1%
1976	39.6%	36.9%
1977	38.8%	36.7%
1978	38.2%	36.3%
1979	37.6%	35.9%
1980	36.9%	35.5%
1981	36.2%	35.2%
1982	35.6%	34.9%
1983	35.1%	34.6%
1984	34.7%	34.3%
1985	34.5%	34%
1986	34.3%	33.8%
1987	34.2%	33.6%
1988	34.1%	33.4%
1989	34.1%	33.2%
1990	34.2%	33%
1991	34.1%	32.9%
1992	33.6%	32.7%
1993	32.9%	32.5%
1994	32.3%	32.3%
1995	31.7%	32.1%
1996	31.1%	31.8%
1997	30.6%	31.5%
1998	30.1%	31.1%
1999	29.7%	30.8%
2000	29.3%	30.4%
2001	28.8%	30%
2002	28.1%	29.6%
2003	27.4%	29.2%
2004	26.6%	28.8%
2005	26%	28.5%
2006	25.3%	28.1%
2007	24.8%	27.9%
2008	24.4%	27.6%
2009	24%	27.5%
2010	23.3%	27.3%
2011	22.7%	27.1%
2012	22.2%	27%
2013	21.7%	26.9%
2014	21.1%	26.8%
2015	20.6%	26.6%
2016	20.2%	26.5%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2018	19.6%	26.2%
2019	19.3%	26%
2020	19.1%	25.8%
2021	18.8%	25.6%
2022	18.6%	25.3%
2023	18.3%	25%
2024	18.2%	24.7%
2025	18.3%	24.4%
2026	18.4%	24.1%
2027	18.2%	23.8%
2028	17.9%	23.4%
2029	17.7%	23.1%
2030	17.5%	22.8%
2031	17.2%	22.6%
2032	17%	22.3%
2033	16.8%	22.1%
2034	16.5%	21.9%
2035	16.3%	21.7%
2036	16.1%	21.6%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.7%	21.4%
2039	15.5%	21.3%
2040	15.4%	21.2%
2041	15.2%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15%	21%
2044	14.8%	20.9%
2045	14.7%	20.8%
2046	14.6%	20.7%
2047	14.5%	20.7%
2048	14.5%	20.6%
2049	14.4%	20.5%
2050	14.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 45.6% in 1960, 32.9% in 1993, and 18.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Saint Kitts and Nevis, excluding migration, has been +0.26% annually. On average, 122 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	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	471
1991	411
1992	369
1993	373
1994	370
1995	382
1996	379
1997	405
1998	415
1999	413
2000	376
2001	369
2002	365
2003	369
2004	365
2005	361
2006	355
2007	341
2008	322
2009	300
2010	274
2011	250
2012	246
2013	227
2014	213
2015	197
2016	185
2017	169
2018	150
2019	135
2020	98
2021	-20
2022	14
2023	84

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 74 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.07% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -48.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	World
1985	290	460
1986	285	438
1987	302	429
1988	308	414
1989	316	401
1990	302	391
1991	280	395
1992	255	395
1993	225	389
1994	205	382
1995	204	371
1996	194	366
1997	194	358
1998	193	360
1999	164	340
2000	143	328
2001	131	321
2002	115	311
2003	111	301
2004	104	291
2005	102	283
2006	99	276
2007	96	269
2008	95	264
2009	93	258
2010	92	253
2011	90	247
2012	88	239
2013	82	235
2014	82	231
2015	76	228
2016	75	220
2017	74	215
2018	78	211
2019	74	207
2020	80	211
2021	111	242
2022	99	203
2023	74	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 16.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.63% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 23.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Saint Kitts	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	6.16%	14.1%
1974	6.03%	13.7%
1975	5.91%	13.4%
1976	5.78%	13%
1977	5.64%	12.5%
1978	5.48%	12.1%
1979	5.29%	11.7%
1980	5.06%	11.4%
1981	4.81%	11%
1982	4.53%	10.8%
1983	4.26%	10.6%
1984	4%	10.4%
1985	3.76%	10.1%
1986	3.56%	9.81%
1987	3.39%	9.47%
1988	3.24%	9.31%
1989	3.12%	9.02%
1990	3.03%	8.81%
1991	2.96%	8.66%
1992	2.9%	8.46%
1993	2.85%	8.19%
1994	2.8%	7.98%
1995	2.76%	7.76%
1996	2.7%	7.52%
1997	2.64%	7.28%
1998	2.56%	7.05%
1999	2.48%	6.76%
2000	2.39%	6.48%
2001	2.29%	6.21%
2002	2.2%	5.94%
2003	2.11%	5.65%
2004	2.03%	5.43%
2005	1.97%	5.16%
2006	1.92%	4.92%
2007	1.89%	4.7%
2008	1.88%	4.5%
2009	1.87%	4.31%
2010	1.88%	4.11%
2011	1.89%	3.97%
2012	1.91%	3.77%
2013	1.93%	3.61%
2014	1.95%	3.48%
2015	1.94%	3.35%
2016	1.93%	3.23%
2017	1.9%	3.11%
2018	1.86%	2.97%
2019	1.82%	2.86%
2020	1.77%	2.75%
2021	1.72%	2.66%
2022	1.68%	2.59%
2023	1.63%	2.49%