Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Seychelles 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 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs the Seychelles 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	Seychelles
1960	6.54	5.31
1961	6.27	5.42
1962	6.06	5.51
1963	6.12	5.61
1964	6.08	5.69
1965	6.01	5.72
1966	5.78	6.13
1967	5.46	5.9
1968	5.17	5.61
1969	4.97	5.48
1970	4.73	5.31
1971	4.51	5.69
1972	4.16	5.16
1973	3.97	4.78
1974	3.81	5.1
1975	3.68	4.75
1976	3.59	4.09
1977	3.48	3.75
1978	3.29	3.92
1979	3.23	3.66
1980	3.26	3.79
1981	3.3	3.67
1982	3.18	3.13
1983	3.1	3.22
1984	2.88	3.24
1985	2.82	3.09
1986	2.68	3.07
1987	2.62	2.92
1988	2.62	2.79
1989	2.69	2.67
1990	2.73	2.61
1991	2.6	2.69
1992	2.43	2.53
1993	2.38	2.58
1994	2.31	2.6
1995	2.3	2.36
1996	2.26	2.31
1997	2.3	2.1
1998	2.31	2.04
1999	2.26	2.04
2000	2.13	2.08
2001	2.08	1.98
2002	2.04	2.04
2003	2	2.06
2004	1.96	2.01
2005	1.93	2.2
2006	1.9	2.11
2007	1.87	2.24
2008	1.83	2.33
2009	1.8	2.38
2010	1.76	2.16
2011	1.74	2.33
2012	1.71	2.37
2013	1.68	2.26
2014	1.67	2.25
2015	1.64	2.31
2016	1.63	2.39
2017	1.61	2.41
2018	1.59	2.41
2019	1.57	2.36
2020	1.55	2.29
2021	1.53	2.46
2022	1.51	2.01
2023	1.51	2.02
2024	1.53	2
2025	1.51	1.97
2026	1.5	1.95
2027	1.49	1.93
2028	1.49	1.91
2029	1.49	1.89
2030	1.48	1.88
2031	1.48	1.86
2032	1.48	1.85
2033	1.48	1.84
2034	1.48	1.83
2035	1.48	1.82
2036	1.48	1.81
2037	1.49	1.8
2038	1.49	1.79
2039	1.49	1.79
2040	1.49	1.78
2041	1.49	1.78
2042	1.49	1.77
2043	1.5	1.77
2044	1.5	1.76
2045	1.5	1.75
2046	1.5	1.75
2047	1.5	1.75
2048	1.5	1.74
2049	1.5	1.74
2050	1.5	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Seychelles
1960	45.6%	38.6%
1961	45.7%	39.1%
1962	45.8%	39.7%
1963	46%	40.3%
1964	46.1%	40.9%
1965	46.3%	41.5%
1966	46.6%	42.1%
1967	47%	42.7%
1968	47.4%	43.1%
1969	47.7%	43.4%
1970	47.2%	43.6%
1971	45.8%	43.4%
1972	44.3%	43%
1973	42.9%	42.5%
1974	41.6%	41.9%
1975	40.5%	41.2%
1976	39.6%	40.5%
1977	38.8%	39.7%
1978	38.2%	38.8%
1979	37.6%	37.9%
1980	36.9%	37.1%
1981	36.2%	36.4%
1982	35.6%	35.7%
1983	35.1%	35.2%
1984	34.7%	34.8%
1985	34.5%	34.4%
1986	34.3%	34.1%
1987	34.2%	33.8%
1988	34.1%	33.4%
1989	34.1%	32.9%
1990	34.2%	32.4%
1991	34.1%	31.9%
1992	33.6%	31.5%
1993	32.9%	31%
1994	32.3%	30.6%
1995	31.7%	30.3%
1996	31.1%	29.8%
1997	30.6%	29.3%
1998	30.1%	28.8%
1999	29.7%	28.2%
2000	29.3%	27.6%
2001	28.8%	27%
2002	28.1%	26.5%
2003	27.4%	26%
2004	26.6%	25.5%
2005	26%	25%
2006	25.3%	24.5%
2007	24.8%	24%
2008	24.4%	23.5%
2009	24%	22.9%
2010	23.3%	22.5%
2011	22.7%	22.2%
2012	22.2%	22%
2013	21.7%	21.8%
2014	21.1%	21.6%
2015	20.6%	21.4%
2016	20.2%	21.2%
2017	19.9%	21%
2018	19.6%	20.9%
2019	19.3%	20.7%
2020	19.1%	20.6%
2021	18.8%	20.4%
2022	18.6%	20.3%
2023	18.3%	20.1%
2024	18.2%	20%
2025	18.3%	19.8%
2026	18.4%	19.6%
2027	18.2%	19.4%
2028	17.9%	19.3%
2029	17.7%	19.2%
2030	17.5%	19.2%
2031	17.2%	19.1%
2032	17%	19%
2033	16.8%	18.8%
2034	16.5%	18.7%
2035	16.3%	18.5%
2036	16.1%	18.3%
2037	15.9%	18.1%
2038	15.7%	18%
2039	15.5%	17.8%
2040	15.4%	17.6%
2041	15.2%	17.4%
2042	15.1%	17.3%
2043	15%	17.1%
2044	14.8%	16.9%
2045	14.7%	16.8%
2046	14.6%	16.7%
2047	14.5%	16.6%
2048	14.5%	16.5%
2049	14.4%	16.4%
2050	14.3%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Seychelles compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +0.82% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	1,562	977
1961	1,466	1,040
1962	1,373	1,083
1963	1,360	1,123
1964	1,305	1,155
1965	1,228	1,165
1966	1,103	1,280
1967	951	1,217
1968	812	1,145
1969	708	1,119
1970	611	1,087
1971	615	1,373
1972	619	1,199
1973	646	1,166
1974	670	1,361
1975	688	1,376
1976	703	1,174
1977	697	1,125
1978	654	1,330
1979	643	1,292
1980	652	1,386
1981	684	1,358
1982	672	1,069
1983	664	1,209
1984	598	1,255
1985	574	1,259
1986	520	1,222
1987	486	1,172
1988	471	1,135
1989	476	1,030
1990	471	1,070
1991	411	1,162
1992	369	1,076
1993	373	1,091
1994	370	1,136
1995	382	1,054
1996	379	1,047
1997	405	873
1998	415	844
1999	413	901
2000	376	958
2001	369	885
2002	365	837
2003	369	828
2004	365	842
2005	361	861
2006	355	804
2007	341	867
2008	322	887
2009	300	900
2010	274	844
2011	250	936
2012	246	989
2013	227	846
2014	213	832
2015	197	888
2016	185	900
2017	169	901
2018	150	842
2019	135	811
2020	98	886
2021	-20	744
2022	14	635
2023	84	683

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Seychelles

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 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Seychelles
1985	290	69
1986	285	65
1987	302	62
1988	308	60
1989	316	61
1990	302	53
1991	280	54
1992	255	50
1993	225	49
1994	205	45
1995	204	40
1996	194	39
1997	194	37
1998	193	41
1999	164	41
2000	143	45
2001	131	43
2002	115	45
2003	111	47
2004	104	52
2005	102	50
2006	99	51
2007	96	52
2008	95	51
2009	93	51
2010	92	50
2011	90	50
2012	88	49
2013	82	48
2014	82	46
2015	76	46
2016	75	47
2017	74	47
2018	78	49
2019	74	48
2020	80	51
2021	111	74
2022	99	89
2023	74	42

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 1.43% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	-	10.5%
1961	-	10.3%
1962	-	10.2%
1963	-	10%
1964	-	9.8%
1965	-	9.55%
1966	-	9.26%
1967	-	8.92%
1968	-	8.52%
1969	-	8.07%
1970	-	7.58%
1971	-	7.09%
1972	-	6.59%
1973	6.16%	6.09%
1974	6.03%	5.59%
1975	5.91%	5.09%
1976	5.78%	4.6%
1977	5.64%	4.14%
1978	5.48%	3.72%
1979	5.29%	3.34%
1980	5.06%	3.01%
1981	4.81%	2.74%
1982	4.53%	2.51%
1983	4.26%	2.32%
1984	4%	2.16%
1985	3.76%	2.04%
1986	3.56%	1.93%
1987	3.39%	1.84%
1988	3.24%	1.76%
1989	3.12%	1.69%
1990	3.03%	1.63%
1991	2.96%	1.58%
1992	2.9%	1.53%
1993	2.85%	1.49%
1994	2.8%	1.46%
1995	2.76%	1.43%
1996	2.7%	1.41%
1997	2.64%	1.4%
1998	2.56%	1.39%
1999	2.48%	1.38%
2000	2.39%	1.38%
2001	2.29%	1.37%
2002	2.2%	1.37%
2003	2.11%	1.37%
2004	2.03%	1.38%
2005	1.97%	1.38%
2006	1.92%	1.38%
2007	1.89%	1.39%
2008	1.88%	1.39%
2009	1.87%	1.4%
2010	1.88%	1.41%
2011	1.89%	1.42%
2012	1.91%	1.43%
2013	1.93%	1.44%
2014	1.95%	1.45%
2015	1.94%	1.45%
2016	1.93%	1.46%
2017	1.9%	1.47%
2018	1.86%	1.48%
2019	1.82%	1.48%
2020	1.77%	1.48%
2021	1.72%	1.47%
2022	1.68%	1.45%
2023	1.63%	1.43%