Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.54	7.63
1961	6.27	7.63
1962	6.06	7.64
1963	6.12	7.65
1964	6.08	7.67
1965	6.01	7.66
1966	5.78	7.66
1967	5.46	7.66
1968	5.17	7.63
1969	4.97	7.6
1970	4.73	7.58
1971	4.51	7.56
1972	4.16	7.54
1973	3.97	7.48
1974	3.81	7.43
1975	3.68	7.37
1976	3.59	7.33
1977	3.48	7.3
1978	3.29	7.26
1979	3.23	7.23
1980	3.26	7.15
1981	3.3	7.07
1982	3.18	6.98
1983	3.1	6.88
1984	2.88	6.78
1985	2.82	6.65
1986	2.68	6.52
1987	2.62	6.34
1988	2.62	6.15
1989	2.69	5.98
1990	2.73	5.8
1991	2.6	5.64
1992	2.43	5.49
1993	2.38	5.33
1994	2.31	5.16
1995	2.3	4.99
1996	2.26	4.81
1997	2.3	4.66
1998	2.31	4.52
1999	2.26	4.35
2000	2.13	4.21
2001	2.08	3.96
2002	2.04	3.71
2003	2	3.47
2004	1.96	3.26
2005	1.93	3.16
2006	1.9	3.18
2007	1.87	3.19
2008	1.83	3.07
2009	1.8	2.95
2010	1.76	2.81
2011	1.74	2.8
2012	1.71	2.78
2013	1.68	2.67
2014	1.67	2.68
2015	1.64	2.63
2016	1.63	2.65
2017	1.61	2.67
2018	1.59	2.67
2019	1.57	2.49
2020	1.55	2.27
2021	1.53	2.17
2022	1.51	2.14
2023	1.51	2.28
2024	1.53	2.31
2025	1.51	2.29
2026	1.5	2.27
2027	1.49	2.25
2028	1.49	2.22
2029	1.49	2.2
2030	1.48	2.17
2031	1.48	2.15
2032	1.48	2.13
2033	1.48	2.11
2034	1.48	2.09
2035	1.48	2.07
2036	1.48	2.05
2037	1.49	2.03
2038	1.49	2.01
2039	1.49	1.99
2040	1.49	1.98
2041	1.49	1.97
2042	1.49	1.95
2043	1.5	1.94
2044	1.5	1.93
2045	1.5	1.92
2046	1.5	1.91
2047	1.5	1.9
2048	1.5	1.89
2049	1.5	1.88
2050	1.5	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Saudi Arabia
1960	45.6%	43.4%
1961	45.7%	43.6%
1962	45.8%	43.9%
1963	46%	44.3%
1964	46.1%	44.6%
1965	46.3%	44.8%
1966	46.6%	45.1%
1967	47%	45.3%
1968	47.4%	45.4%
1969	47.7%	45.5%
1970	47.2%	45.5%
1971	45.8%	45.5%
1972	44.3%	45.3%
1973	42.9%	45.2%
1974	41.6%	45%
1975	40.5%	44.8%
1976	39.6%	44.6%
1977	38.8%	44.5%
1978	38.2%	44.3%
1979	37.6%	44.2%
1980	36.9%	44.1%
1981	36.2%	43.9%
1982	35.6%	43.8%
1983	35.1%	43.7%
1984	34.7%	43.6%
1985	34.5%	43.6%
1986	34.3%	43.5%
1987	34.2%	43.4%
1988	34.1%	43.3%
1989	34.1%	43.2%
1990	34.2%	43%
1991	34.1%	42.7%
1992	33.6%	42.4%
1993	32.9%	42.1%
1994	32.3%	41.7%
1995	31.7%	41.2%
1996	31.1%	40.7%
1997	30.6%	40.1%
1998	30.1%	39.5%
1999	29.7%	38.9%
2000	29.3%	38.3%
2001	28.8%	37.7%
2002	28.1%	36.8%
2003	27.4%	35.7%
2004	26.6%	34.5%
2005	26%	33.2%
2006	25.3%	31.9%
2007	24.8%	30.6%
2008	24.4%	29.5%
2009	24%	28.5%
2010	23.3%	27.6%
2011	22.7%	26.9%
2012	22.2%	26.3%
2013	21.7%	25.8%
2014	21.1%	25.4%
2015	20.6%	25.1%
2016	20.2%	24.9%
2017	19.9%	25.2%
2018	19.6%	25.7%
2019	19.3%	25.8%
2020	19.1%	25.5%
2021	18.8%	25.2%
2022	18.6%	24.6%
2023	18.3%	24.1%
2024	18.2%	23.8%
2025	18.3%	23.6%
2026	18.4%	23.4%
2027	18.2%	23.3%
2028	17.9%	23.1%
2029	17.7%	22.9%
2030	17.5%	22.8%
2031	17.2%	22.6%
2032	17%	22.5%
2033	16.8%	22.4%
2034	16.5%	22.3%
2035	16.3%	22.2%
2036	16.1%	22.2%
2037	15.9%	22.1%
2038	15.7%	22%
2039	15.5%	21.9%
2040	15.4%	21.7%
2041	15.2%	21.5%
2042	15.1%	21.3%
2043	15%	21.2%
2044	14.8%	21%
2045	14.7%	20.8%
2046	14.6%	20.7%
2047	14.5%	20.5%
2048	14.5%	20.4%
2049	14.4%	20.2%
2050	14.3%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	1,562	74,143
1961	1,466	77,743
1962	1,373	81,393
1963	1,360	85,480
1964	1,305	89,776
1965	1,228	93,820
1966	1,103	98,361
1967	951	103,343
1968	812	108,281
1969	708	113,859
1970	611	120,440
1971	615	127,600
1972	619	136,360
1973	646	145,450
1974	670	155,478
1975	688	166,223
1976	703	178,024
1977	697	191,103
1978	654	205,331
1979	643	220,186
1980	652	234,372
1981	684	249,156
1982	672	264,831
1983	664	280,616
1984	598	296,615
1985	574	310,558
1986	520	322,340
1987	486	333,088
1988	471	342,865
1989	476	349,399
1990	471	355,495
1991	411	361,329
1992	369	366,763
1993	373	372,621
1994	370	377,351
1995	382	380,231
1996	379	382,248
1997	405	385,033
1998	415	389,499
1999	413	390,112
2000	376	392,407
2001	369	382,153
2002	365	372,099
2003	369	364,520
2004	365	362,843
2005	361	375,938
2006	355	399,333
2007	341	425,199
2008	322	433,457
2009	300	438,557
2010	274	418,641
2011	250	443,675
2012	246	465,649
2013	227	475,299
2014	213	493,431
2015	197	511,023
2016	185	537,829
2017	169	546,751
2018	150	528,767
2019	135	474,407
2020	98	447,036
2021	-20	409,032
2022	14	406,920
2023	84	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Saudi Arabia
1985	290	40
1986	285	38
1987	302	36
1988	308	34
1989	316	32
1990	302	30
1991	280	29
1992	255	27
1993	225	26
1994	205	25
1995	204	24
1996	194	23
1997	194	23
1998	193	22
1999	164	21
2000	143	20
2001	131	19
2002	115	18
2003	111	16
2004	104	16
2005	102	15
2006	99	14
2007	96	13
2008	95	12
2009	93	11
2010	92	11
2011	90	10
2012	88	9
2013	82	9
2014	82	8
2015	76	8
2016	75	8
2017	74	8
2018	78	8
2019	74	8
2020	80	11
2021	111	12
2022	99	9
2023	74	7

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 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1972	-	16%
1973	6.16%	14.9%
1974	6.03%	14%
1975	5.91%	13.1%
1976	5.78%	12.2%
1977	5.64%	11.4%
1978	5.48%	10.7%
1979	5.29%	9.99%
1980	5.06%	9.34%
1981	4.81%	8.71%
1982	4.53%	8.12%
1983	4.26%	7.56%
1984	4%	7.04%
1985	3.76%	6.55%
1986	3.56%	6.07%
1987	3.39%	5.62%
1988	3.24%	5.19%
1989	3.12%	4.8%
1990	3.03%	4.44%
1991	2.96%	4.11%
1992	2.9%	3.81%
1993	2.85%	3.54%
1994	2.8%	3.29%
1995	2.76%	3.06%
1996	2.7%	2.86%
1997	2.64%	2.67%
1998	2.56%	2.5%
1999	2.48%	2.35%
2000	2.39%	2.21%
2001	2.29%	2.08%
2002	2.2%	1.96%
2003	2.11%	1.85%
2004	2.03%	1.75%
2005	1.97%	1.65%
2006	1.92%	1.56%
2007	1.89%	1.47%
2008	1.88%	1.38%
2009	1.87%	1.3%
2010	1.88%	1.22%
2011	1.89%	1.15%
2012	1.91%	1.08%
2013	1.93%	1.02%
2014	1.95%	0.96%
2015	1.94%	0.9%
2016	1.93%	0.85%
2017	1.9%	0.8%
2018	1.86%	0.76%
2019	1.82%	0.72%
2020	1.77%	0.69%
2021	1.72%	0.66%
2022	1.68%	0.64%
2023	1.63%	0.62%