Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Serbia

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saint Kitts	Serbia
1960	6.54	2.15
1961	6.27	2.13
1962	6.06	2.11
1963	6.12	2.08
1964	6.08	2.07
1965	6.01	2.06
1966	5.78	2.04
1967	5.46	2.02
1968	5.17	2.01
1969	4.97	1.99
1970	4.73	1.97
1971	4.51	1.96
1972	4.16	1.95
1973	3.97	1.94
1974	3.81	1.93
1975	3.68	1.92
1976	3.59	1.91
1977	3.48	1.9
1978	3.29	1.89
1979	3.23	1.88
1980	3.26	1.86
1981	3.3	1.85
1982	3.18	1.84
1983	3.1	1.83
1984	2.88	1.81
1985	2.82	1.8
1986	2.68	1.78
1987	2.62	1.75
1988	2.62	1.72
1989	2.69	1.69
1990	2.73	1.65
1991	2.6	1.61
1992	2.43	1.57
1993	2.38	1.54
1994	2.31	1.51
1995	2.3	1.47
1996	2.26	1.44
1997	2.3	1.4
1998	2.31	1.37
1999	2.26	1.35
2000	2.13	1.48
2001	2.08	1.58
2002	2.04	1.57
2003	2	1.59
2004	1.96	1.57
2005	1.93	1.45
2006	1.9	1.43
2007	1.87	1.38
2008	1.83	1.4
2009	1.8	1.44
2010	1.76	1.4
2011	1.74	1.4
2012	1.71	1.45
2013	1.68	1.43
2014	1.67	1.46
2015	1.64	1.46
2016	1.63	1.46
2017	1.61	1.49
2018	1.59	1.49
2019	1.57	1.52
2020	1.55	1.48
2021	1.53	1.52
2022	1.51	1.59
2023	1.51	1.61
2024	1.53	1.61
2025	1.51	1.61
2026	1.5	1.62
2027	1.49	1.62
2028	1.49	1.62
2029	1.49	1.63
2030	1.48	1.63
2031	1.48	1.63
2032	1.48	1.63
2033	1.48	1.64
2034	1.48	1.64
2035	1.48	1.65
2036	1.48	1.65
2037	1.49	1.65
2038	1.49	1.65
2039	1.49	1.65
2040	1.49	1.65
2041	1.49	1.66
2042	1.49	1.66
2043	1.5	1.66
2044	1.5	1.66
2045	1.5	1.67
2046	1.5	1.67
2047	1.5	1.67
2048	1.5	1.67
2049	1.5	1.67
2050	1.5	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Serbia
1960	45.6%	27.2%
1961	45.7%	27.1%
1962	45.8%	27%
1963	46%	26.7%
1964	46.1%	26.3%
1965	46.3%	25.8%
1966	46.6%	25.3%
1967	47%	24.7%
1968	47.4%	24.1%
1969	47.7%	23.5%
1970	47.2%	23%
1971	45.8%	22.5%
1972	44.3%	22.2%
1973	42.9%	22%
1974	41.6%	21.7%
1975	40.5%	21.5%
1976	39.6%	21.3%
1977	38.8%	21%
1978	38.2%	20.9%
1979	37.6%	20.7%
1980	36.9%	20.6%
1981	36.2%	20.6%
1982	35.6%	20.6%
1983	35.1%	20.5%
1984	34.7%	20.5%
1985	34.5%	20.3%
1986	34.3%	20.2%
1987	34.2%	20%
1988	34.1%	19.8%
1989	34.1%	19.6%
1990	34.2%	19.3%
1991	34.1%	19.1%
1992	33.6%	18.8%
1993	32.9%	18.6%
1994	32.3%	18.3%
1995	31.7%	18%
1996	31.1%	17.7%
1997	30.6%	17.4%
1998	30.1%	17.1%
1999	29.7%	16.7%
2000	29.3%	16.4%
2001	28.8%	16.1%
2002	28.1%	15.8%
2003	27.4%	15.6%
2004	26.6%	15.4%
2005	26%	15.2%
2006	25.3%	15%
2007	24.8%	14.9%
2008	24.4%	14.7%
2009	24%	14.6%
2010	23.3%	14.5%
2011	22.7%	14.4%
2012	22.2%	14.3%
2013	21.7%	14.3%
2014	21.1%	14.3%
2015	20.6%	14.3%
2016	20.2%	14.3%
2017	19.9%	14.3%
2018	19.6%	14.3%
2019	19.3%	14.3%
2020	19.1%	14.3%
2021	18.8%	14.3%
2022	18.6%	14.4%
2023	18.3%	14.4%
2024	18.2%	14.3%
2025	18.3%	14.3%
2026	18.4%	14.2%
2027	18.2%	14.1%
2028	17.9%	14.1%
2029	17.7%	14%
2030	17.5%	13.9%
2031	17.2%	13.8%
2032	17%	13.7%
2033	16.8%	13.6%
2034	16.5%	13.5%
2035	16.3%	13.4%
2036	16.1%	13.3%
2037	15.9%	13.3%
2038	15.7%	13.2%
2039	15.5%	13.2%
2040	15.4%	13.1%
2041	15.2%	13.1%
2042	15.1%	13.1%
2043	15%	13.1%
2044	14.8%	13.1%
2045	14.7%	13.1%
2046	14.6%	13.1%
2047	14.5%	13.1%
2048	14.5%	13.1%
2049	14.4%	13.1%
2050	14.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Serbia compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	1,562	63,642
1961	1,466	61,065
1962	1,373	59,307
1963	1,360	55,580
1964	1,305	54,185
1965	1,228	53,383
1966	1,103	53,338
1967	951	53,120
1968	812	51,653
1969	708	50,304
1970	611	48,343
1971	615	47,424
1972	619	48,248
1973	646	49,596
1974	670	51,583
1975	688	52,502
1976	703	51,399
1977	697	48,105
1978	654	43,636
1979	643	39,022
1980	652	36,273
1981	684	34,304
1982	672	30,603
1983	664	27,515
1984	598	23,815
1985	574	22,090
1986	520	19,407
1987	486	16,711
1988	471	13,852
1989	476	11,872
1990	471	7,416
1991	411	2,210
1992	369	-3,779
1993	373	-5,703
1994	370	-7,157
1995	382	-7,628
1996	379	-16,007
1997	405	-18,389
1998	415	-23,006
1999	413	-29,408
2000	376	-30,065
2001	369	-20,259
2002	365	-24,750
2003	369	-24,686
2004	365	-26,121
2005	361	-34,227
2006	355	-31,870
2007	341	-34,693
2008	322	-33,590
2009	300	-33,676
2010	274	-34,999
2011	250	-36,906
2012	246	-35,288
2013	227	-34,399
2014	213	-34,946
2015	197	-37,605
2016	185	-35,998
2017	169	-39,317
2018	150	-37,707
2019	135	-36,810
2020	98	-55,193
2021	-20	-74,494
2022	14	-46,651
2023	84	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Serbia
1985	290	15
1986	285	15
1987	302	15
1988	308	14
1989	316	14
1990	302	14
1991	280	14
1992	255	15
1993	225	16
1994	205	16
1995	204	17
1996	194	17
1997	194	17
1998	193	19
1999	164	17
2000	143	16
2001	131	15
2002	115	14
2003	111	14
2004	104	13
2005	102	13
2006	99	12
2007	96	12
2008	95	12
2009	93	12
2010	92	13
2011	90	13
2012	88	13
2013	82	13
2014	82	13
2015	76	13
2016	75	13
2017	74	13
2018	78	12
2019	74	12
2020	80	16
2021	111	26
2022	99	14
2023	74	11

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 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1973	6.16%	-
1974	6.03%	-
1975	5.91%	-
1976	5.78%	-
1977	5.64%	-
1978	5.48%	-
1979	5.29%	-
1980	5.06%	-
1981	4.81%	-
1982	4.53%	-
1983	4.26%	-
1984	4%	4.07%
1985	3.76%	3.93%
1986	3.56%	3.78%
1987	3.39%	3.59%
1988	3.24%	3.36%
1989	3.12%	3.1%
1990	3.03%	2.85%
1991	2.96%	2.61%
1992	2.9%	2.43%
1993	2.85%	2.29%
1994	2.8%	2.14%
1995	2.76%	1.95%
1996	2.7%	1.74%
1997	2.64%	1.56%
1998	2.56%	1.42%
1999	2.48%	1.32%
2000	2.39%	1.26%
2001	2.29%	1.2%
2002	2.2%	1.14%
2003	2.11%	1.05%
2004	2.03%	0.97%
2005	1.97%	0.9%
2006	1.92%	0.85%
2007	1.89%	0.82%
2008	1.88%	0.79%
2009	1.87%	0.78%
2010	1.88%	0.76%
2011	1.89%	0.73%
2012	1.91%	0.71%
2013	1.93%	0.68%
2014	1.95%	0.66%
2015	1.94%	0.63%
2016	1.93%	0.61%
2017	1.9%	0.59%
2018	1.86%	0.58%
2019	1.82%	0.57%
2020	1.77%	0.55%
2021	1.72%	0.54%
2022	1.68%	0.53%
2023	1.63%	0.52%