Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.51 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
	Saint Kitts	Saint Vincent
1960	6.54	7.25
1961	6.27	7.16
1962	6.06	7.03
1963	6.12	6.92
1964	6.08	6.83
1965	6.01	6.74
1966	5.78	6.64
1967	5.46	6.53
1968	5.17	6.42
1969	4.97	6.28
1970	4.73	6.12
1971	4.51	5.95
1972	4.16	5.77
1973	3.97	5.59
1974	3.81	5.38
1975	3.68	5.17
1976	3.59	4.95
1977	3.48	4.75
1978	3.29	4.55
1979	3.23	4.29
1980	3.26	3.92
1981	3.3	3.85
1982	3.18	3.74
1983	3.1	3.56
1984	2.88	3.28
1985	2.82	3.08
1986	2.68	2.92
1987	2.62	2.82
1988	2.62	2.75
1989	2.69	2.73
1990	2.73	2.73
1991	2.6	2.75
1992	2.43	2.76
1993	2.38	2.74
1994	2.31	2.68
1995	2.3	2.61
1996	2.26	2.53
1997	2.3	2.43
1998	2.31	2.35
1999	2.26	2.31
2000	2.13	2.31
2001	2.08	2.3
2002	2.04	2.22
2003	2	2.14
2004	1.96	2.09
2005	1.93	2.07
2006	1.9	2.03
2007	1.87	2.06
2008	1.83	2.15
2009	1.8	2.17
2010	1.76	2.14
2011	1.74	2.08
2012	1.71	2.11
2013	1.68	2.11
2014	1.67	2.14
2015	1.64	2.13
2016	1.63	2.06
2017	1.61	1.94
2018	1.59	1.9
2019	1.57	1.86
2020	1.55	1.83
2021	1.53	1.81
2022	1.51	1.79
2023	1.51	1.78
2024	1.53	1.76
2025	1.51	1.75
2026	1.5	1.73
2027	1.49	1.72
2028	1.49	1.71
2029	1.49	1.71
2030	1.48	1.7
2031	1.48	1.7
2032	1.48	1.69
2033	1.48	1.69
2034	1.48	1.68
2035	1.48	1.68
2036	1.48	1.68
2037	1.49	1.68
2038	1.49	1.67
2039	1.49	1.67
2040	1.49	1.67
2041	1.49	1.67
2042	1.49	1.67
2043	1.5	1.67
2044	1.5	1.66
2045	1.5	1.66
2046	1.5	1.66
2047	1.5	1.66
2048	1.5	1.66
2049	1.5	1.66
2050	1.5	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Saint Vincent
1960	45.6%	49%
1961	45.7%	48.8%
1962	45.8%	48.6%
1963	46%	48.2%
1964	46.1%	47.7%
1965	46.3%	47.4%
1966	46.6%	47.1%
1967	47%	46.8%
1968	47.4%	46.6%
1969	47.7%	46.4%
1970	47.2%	46.2%
1971	45.8%	46%
1972	44.3%	45.8%
1973	42.9%	45.7%
1974	41.6%	45.5%
1975	40.5%	45.3%
1976	39.6%	45%
1977	38.8%	44.7%
1978	38.2%	44.4%
1979	37.6%	44.1%
1980	36.9%	43.5%
1981	36.2%	42.6%
1982	35.6%	41.7%
1983	35.1%	41%
1984	34.7%	40.4%
1985	34.5%	39.9%
1986	34.3%	39.4%
1987	34.2%	38.9%
1988	34.1%	38.4%
1989	34.1%	38%
1990	34.2%	37.5%
1991	34.1%	36.8%
1992	33.6%	36%
1993	32.9%	35.1%
1994	32.3%	34.4%
1995	31.7%	33.7%
1996	31.1%	33.1%
1997	30.6%	32.5%
1998	30.1%	32%
1999	29.7%	31.6%
2000	29.3%	31.4%
2001	28.8%	31%
2002	28.1%	30.3%
2003	27.4%	29.7%
2004	26.6%	29%
2005	26%	28.4%
2006	25.3%	27.8%
2007	24.8%	27.2%
2008	24.4%	26.7%
2009	24%	26.1%
2010	23.3%	25.7%
2011	22.7%	25.2%
2012	22.2%	24.8%
2013	21.7%	24.4%
2014	21.1%	24%
2015	20.6%	23.7%
2016	20.2%	23.4%
2017	19.9%	23%
2018	19.6%	22.7%
2019	19.3%	22.5%
2020	19.1%	22.2%
2021	18.8%	22.1%
2022	18.6%	21.9%
2023	18.3%	21.6%
2024	18.2%	21.3%
2025	18.3%	20.9%
2026	18.4%	20.4%
2027	18.2%	20%
2028	17.9%	19.5%
2029	17.7%	19%
2030	17.5%	18.6%
2031	17.2%	18.1%
2032	17%	17.8%
2033	16.8%	17.5%
2034	16.5%	17.3%
2035	16.3%	17.1%
2036	16.1%	17%
2037	15.9%	16.9%
2038	15.7%	16.9%
2039	15.5%	16.9%
2040	15.4%	16.9%
2041	15.2%	16.9%
2042	15.1%	16.9%
2043	15%	16.9%
2044	14.8%	17%
2045	14.7%	17%
2046	14.6%	17%
2047	14.5%	17%
2048	14.5%	16.9%
2049	14.4%	16.9%
2050	14.3%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
	Saint Kitts	Saint Vincent
1960	1,562	3,029
1961	1,466	3,059
1962	1,373	3,073
1963	1,360	3,086
1964	1,305	3,130
1965	1,228	3,165
1966	1,103	3,194
1967	951	3,212
1968	812	3,218
1969	708	3,200
1970	611	3,161
1971	615	3,102
1972	619	3,033
1973	646	2,952
1974	670	2,863
1975	688	2,775
1976	703	2,694
1977	697	2,622
1978	654	2,581
1979	643	2,575
1980	652	2,362
1981	684	2,429
1982	672	2,477
1983	664	2,411
1984	598	2,248
1985	574	2,128
1986	520	2,020
1987	486	1,937
1988	471	1,876
1989	476	1,843
1990	471	1,825
1991	411	1,821
1992	369	1,849
1993	373	1,832
1994	370	1,786
1995	382	1,715
1996	379	1,610
1997	405	1,496
1998	415	1,379
1999	413	1,315
2000	376	1,279
2001	369	1,231
2002	365	1,166
2003	369	1,063
2004	365	992
2005	361	949
2006	355	881
2007	341	867
2008	322	904
2009	300	881
2010	274	796
2011	250	676
2012	246	637
2013	227	580
2014	213	580
2015	197	542
2016	185	443
2017	169	340
2018	150	271
2019	135	206
2020	98	-10
2021	-20	-9
2022	14	96
2023	84	66

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 74 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saint Kitts and Nevis, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Saint Vincent
1985	290	77
1986	285	71
1987	302	69
1988	308	67
1989	316	70
1990	302	72
1991	280	71
1992	255	89
1993	225	76
1994	205	78
1995	204	80
1996	194	79
1997	194	78
1998	193	77
1999	164	72
2000	143	68
2001	131	64
2002	115	62
2003	111	59
2004	104	56
2005	102	55
2006	99	54
2007	96	54
2008	95	56
2009	93	56
2010	92	59
2011	90	59
2012	88	61
2013	82	73
2014	82	64
2015	76	59
2016	75	52
2017	74	58
2018	78	56
2019	74	58
2020	80	57
2021	111	105
2022	99	56
2023	74	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
	Saint Kitts	Saint Vincent
1969	-	6.03%
1970	-	6.42%
1971	-	6.82%
1972	-	7.2%
1973	6.16%	7.52%
1974	6.03%	7.71%
1975	5.91%	7.7%
1976	5.78%	7.45%
1977	5.64%	7.03%
1978	5.48%	6.49%
1979	5.29%	5.91%
1980	5.06%	5.34%
1981	4.81%	4.82%
1982	4.53%	4.34%
1983	4.26%	3.91%
1984	4%	3.54%
1985	3.76%	3.22%
1986	3.56%	2.96%
1987	3.39%	2.75%
1988	3.24%	2.59%
1989	3.12%	2.47%
1990	3.03%	2.38%
1991	2.96%	2.31%
1992	2.9%	2.26%
1993	2.85%	2.24%
1994	2.8%	2.23%
1995	2.76%	2.23%
1996	2.7%	2.23%
1997	2.64%	2.24%
1998	2.56%	2.25%
1999	2.48%	2.25%
2000	2.39%	2.25%
2001	2.29%	2.25%
2002	2.2%	2.24%
2003	2.11%	2.25%
2004	2.03%	2.25%
2005	1.97%	2.26%
2006	1.92%	2.26%
2007	1.89%	2.25%
2008	1.88%	2.23%
2009	1.87%	2.19%
2010	1.88%	2.14%
2011	1.89%	2.06%
2012	1.91%	1.98%
2013	1.93%	1.88%
2014	1.95%	1.79%
2015	1.94%	1.69%
2016	1.93%	1.59%
2017	1.9%	1.49%
2018	1.86%	1.39%
2019	1.82%	1.31%
2020	1.77%	1.23%
2021	1.72%	1.17%
2022	1.68%	1.11%
2023	1.63%	1.06%