Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	6.54	7.16
1961	6.27	7.18
1962	6.06	7.2
1963	6.12	7.2
1964	6.08	7.22
1965	6.01	7.22
1966	5.78	7.25
1967	5.46	7.26
1968	5.17	7.26
1969	4.97	7.28
1970	4.73	7.29
1971	4.51	7.3
1972	4.16	7.31
1973	3.97	7.31
1974	3.81	7.31
1975	3.68	7.33
1976	3.59	7.33
1977	3.48	7.33
1978	3.29	7.33
1979	3.23	7.32
1980	3.26	7.33
1981	3.3	7.33
1982	3.18	7.34
1983	3.1	7.34
1984	2.88	7.35
1985	2.82	7.36
1986	2.68	7.38
1987	2.62	7.39
1988	2.62	7.38
1989	2.69	7.37
1990	2.73	7.38
1991	2.6	7.38
1992	2.43	7.37
1993	2.38	7.36
1994	2.31	7.35
1995	2.3	7.34
1996	2.26	7.32
1997	2.3	7.2
1998	2.31	7.08
1999	2.26	6.94
2000	2.13	6.8
2001	2.08	6.65
2002	2.04	6.52
2003	2	6.35
2004	1.96	6.19
2005	1.93	6.02
2006	1.9	5.85
2007	1.87	5.7
2008	1.83	5.57
2009	1.8	5.45
2010	1.76	5.32
2011	1.74	5.19
2012	1.71	5.06
2013	1.68	4.94
2014	1.67	4.82
2015	1.64	4.7
2016	1.63	4.58
2017	1.61	4.48
2018	1.59	4.37
2019	1.57	4.26
2020	1.55	4.16
2021	1.53	4.05
2022	1.51	3.96
2023	1.51	3.86
2024	1.53	3.79
2025	1.51	3.71
2026	1.5	3.63
2027	1.49	3.56
2028	1.49	3.49
2029	1.49	3.43
2030	1.48	3.37
2031	1.48	3.31
2032	1.48	3.26
2033	1.48	3.2
2034	1.48	3.15
2035	1.48	3.1
2036	1.48	3.06
2037	1.49	3.01
2038	1.49	2.96
2039	1.49	2.92
2040	1.49	2.88
2041	1.49	2.84
2042	1.49	2.8
2043	1.5	2.76
2044	1.5	2.73
2045	1.5	2.69
2046	1.5	2.66
2047	1.5	2.63
2048	1.5	2.6
2049	1.5	2.58
2050	1.5	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	South Sudan
1960	45.6%	42.5%
1961	45.7%	42.6%
1962	45.8%	42.6%
1963	46%	42.8%
1964	46.1%	43%
1965	46.3%	43.3%
1966	46.6%	43.5%
1967	47%	43.8%
1968	47.4%	44%
1969	47.7%	44.3%
1970	47.2%	44.5%
1971	45.8%	44.7%
1972	44.3%	44.8%
1973	42.9%	45%
1974	41.6%	45.1%
1975	40.5%	45.2%
1976	39.6%	45.3%
1977	38.8%	45.4%
1978	38.2%	45.5%
1979	37.6%	45.7%
1980	36.9%	45.8%
1981	36.2%	46%
1982	35.6%	46.2%
1983	35.1%	46.3%
1984	34.7%	46.5%
1985	34.5%	46.6%
1986	34.3%	46.7%
1987	34.2%	46.9%
1988	34.1%	46.2%
1989	34.1%	45.4%
1990	34.2%	45.4%
1991	34.1%	45.5%
1992	33.6%	45.6%
1993	32.9%	45.7%
1994	32.3%	45.8%
1995	31.7%	45.8%
1996	31.1%	46%
1997	30.6%	46%
1998	30.1%	45.8%
1999	29.7%	45.6%
2000	29.3%	45.5%
2001	28.8%	45.5%
2002	28.1%	45.7%
2003	27.4%	45.9%
2004	26.6%	45.8%
2005	26%	45.3%
2006	25.3%	44.8%
2007	24.8%	44.3%
2008	24.4%	43.8%
2009	24%	43.4%
2010	23.3%	42.8%
2011	22.7%	42.2%
2012	22.2%	41.9%
2013	21.7%	41.9%
2014	21.1%	42.5%
2015	20.6%	43.1%
2016	20.2%	43.7%
2017	19.9%	45%
2018	19.6%	44.9%
2019	19.3%	43.6%
2020	19.1%	42.4%
2021	18.8%	41.6%
2022	18.6%	40.9%
2023	18.3%	39.9%
2024	18.2%	38.9%
2025	18.3%	38%
2026	18.4%	37.1%
2027	18.2%	36.2%
2028	17.9%	35.5%
2029	17.7%	35%
2030	17.5%	34.7%
2031	17.2%	34.5%
2032	17%	34.4%
2033	16.8%	34.3%
2034	16.5%	34.3%
2035	16.3%	34.2%
2036	16.1%	34.1%
2037	15.9%	34%
2038	15.7%	33.8%
2039	15.5%	33.7%
2040	15.4%	33.4%
2041	15.2%	33.2%
2042	15.1%	32.9%
2043	15%	32.5%
2044	14.8%	32.2%
2045	14.7%	31.8%
2046	14.6%	31.4%
2047	14.5%	31%
2048	14.5%	30.5%
2049	14.4%	30.1%
2050	14.3%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	1,562	42,945
1961	1,466	45,186
1962	1,373	47,406
1963	1,360	46,333
1964	1,305	64,786
1965	1,228	51,682
1966	1,103	38,523
1967	951	41,357
1968	812	44,213
1969	708	42,015
1970	611	44,776
1971	615	72,308
1972	619	74,803
1973	646	94,765
1974	670	97,181
1975	688	99,882
1976	703	102,346
1977	697	104,886
1978	654	107,352
1979	643	109,540
1980	652	112,307
1981	684	115,163
1982	672	118,641
1983	664	104,107
1984	598	90,970
1985	574	95,342
1986	520	99,502
1987	486	5,756
1988	471	-125,447
1989	476	83,735
1990	471	82,900
1991	411	87,873
1992	369	28,874
1993	373	32,779
1994	370	165,407
1995	382	110,417
1996	379	116,728
1997	405	121,454
1998	415	-12,157
1999	413	180,721
2000	376	196,055
2001	369	204,108
2002	365	212,014
2003	369	225,822
2004	365	231,877
2005	361	239,272
2006	355	246,706
2007	341	256,546
2008	322	268,268
2009	300	278,859
2010	274	287,409
2011	250	303,181
2012	246	312,974
2013	227	315,983
2014	213	227,611
2015	197	148,542
2016	185	110,553
2017	169	72,193
2018	150	168,497
2019	135	209,708
2020	98	212,332
2021	-20	213,567
2022	14	211,166
2023	84	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	South Sudan
1985	290	3,845
1986	285	3,720
1987	302	8,045
1988	308	5,535
1989	316	5,103
1990	302	4,877
1991	280	4,764
1992	255	7,597
1993	225	7,537
1994	205	1,666
1995	204	4,430
1996	194	4,357
1997	194	4,172
1998	193	7,514
1999	164	2,048
2000	143	1,658
2001	131	1,580
2002	115	1,521
2003	111	1,199
2004	104	1,150
2005	102	1,074
2006	99	1,005
2007	96	933
2008	95	858
2009	93	823
2010	92	776
2011	90	770
2012	88	755
2013	82	771
2014	82	1,216
2015	76	1,436
2016	75	1,629
2017	74	1,662
2018	78	913
2019	74	745
2020	80	729
2021	111	749
2022	99	704
2023	74	692

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 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	-	32.6%
1970	-	32.3%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	6.16%	31.3%
1974	6.03%	30.9%
1975	5.91%	30.6%
1976	5.78%	30.2%
1977	5.64%	29.9%
1978	5.48%	29.5%
1979	5.29%	29.2%
1980	5.06%	28.9%
1981	4.81%	28.5%
1982	4.53%	28.2%
1983	4.26%	27.8%
1984	4%	27.5%
1985	3.76%	27.1%
1986	3.56%	26.7%
1987	3.39%	36%
1988	3.24%	76.7%
1989	3.12%	30.7%
1990	3.03%	30.3%
1991	2.96%	29.7%
1992	2.9%	33.8%
1993	2.85%	33.1%
1994	2.8%	23%
1995	2.76%	27%
1996	2.7%	26.1%
1997	2.64%	25.2%
1998	2.56%	42.6%
1999	2.48%	19.2%
2000	2.39%	18.3%
2001	2.29%	17.4%
2002	2.2%	16.5%
2003	2.11%	15.7%
2004	2.03%	14.8%
2005	1.97%	14.1%
2006	1.92%	13.4%
2007	1.89%	12.7%
2008	1.88%	12.1%
2009	1.87%	11.5%
2010	1.88%	10.9%
2011	1.89%	10.5%
2012	1.91%	10.1%
2013	1.93%	9.92%
2014	1.95%	18.2%
2015	1.94%	23.7%
2016	1.93%	26.4%
2017	1.9%	27.8%
2018	1.86%	13.2%
2019	1.82%	9.87%
2020	1.77%	9.87%
2021	1.72%	9.87%
2022	1.68%	9.87%
2023	1.63%	9.87%