Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Thailand

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	6.54	6.33
1961	6.27	6.32
1962	6.06	6.33
1963	6.12	6.34
1964	6.08	6.31
1965	6.01	6.26
1966	5.78	6.18
1967	5.46	6.08
1968	5.17	5.93
1969	4.97	5.7
1970	4.73	5.45
1971	4.51	5.25
1972	4.16	5.08
1973	3.97	4.85
1974	3.81	4.6
1975	3.68	4.36
1976	3.59	4.12
1977	3.48	3.87
1978	3.29	3.62
1979	3.23	3.45
1980	3.26	3.29
1981	3.3	3.13
1982	3.18	2.94
1983	3.1	2.76
1984	2.88	2.58
1985	2.82	2.45
1986	2.68	2.36
1987	2.62	2.26
1988	2.62	2.17
1989	2.69	2.14
1990	2.73	2.07
1991	2.6	2.04
1992	2.43	2.01
1993	2.38	1.97
1994	2.31	1.93
1995	2.3	1.89
1996	2.26	1.87
1997	2.3	1.85
1998	2.31	1.82
1999	2.26	1.77
2000	2.13	1.73
2001	2.08	1.71
2002	2.04	1.69
2003	2	1.67
2004	1.96	1.67
2005	1.93	1.64
2006	1.9	1.63
2007	1.87	1.62
2008	1.83	1.59
2009	1.8	1.57
2010	1.76	1.56
2011	1.74	1.57
2012	1.71	1.56
2013	1.68	1.53
2014	1.67	1.48
2015	1.64	1.45
2016	1.63	1.4
2017	1.61	1.36
2018	1.59	1.32
2019	1.57	1.29
2020	1.55	1.26
2021	1.53	1.23
2022	1.51	1.22
2023	1.51	1.21
2024	1.53	1.2
2025	1.51	1.19
2026	1.5	1.19
2027	1.49	1.19
2028	1.49	1.19
2029	1.49	1.19
2030	1.48	1.2
2031	1.48	1.2
2032	1.48	1.21
2033	1.48	1.21
2034	1.48	1.22
2035	1.48	1.22
2036	1.48	1.23
2037	1.49	1.23
2038	1.49	1.24
2039	1.49	1.24
2040	1.49	1.25
2041	1.49	1.25
2042	1.49	1.26
2043	1.5	1.26
2044	1.5	1.26
2045	1.5	1.27
2046	1.5	1.27
2047	1.5	1.28
2048	1.5	1.28
2049	1.5	1.28
2050	1.5	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Thailand
1960	45.6%	44.3%
1961	45.7%	44.6%
1962	45.8%	44.8%
1963	46%	45.1%
1964	46.1%	45.3%
1965	46.3%	45.4%
1966	46.6%	45.4%
1967	47%	45.3%
1968	47.4%	45.2%
1969	47.7%	45%
1970	47.2%	44.8%
1971	45.8%	44.4%
1972	44.3%	44%
1973	42.9%	43.5%
1974	41.6%	43%
1975	40.5%	42.4%
1976	39.6%	41.8%
1977	38.8%	41.1%
1978	38.2%	40.3%
1979	37.6%	39.5%
1980	36.9%	38.7%
1981	36.2%	37.8%
1982	35.6%	37%
1983	35.1%	36%
1984	34.7%	35.1%
1985	34.5%	34.1%
1986	34.3%	33.2%
1987	34.2%	32.4%
1988	34.1%	31.5%
1989	34.1%	30.7%
1990	34.2%	30%
1991	34.1%	29.2%
1992	33.6%	28.5%
1993	32.9%	28%
1994	32.3%	27.4%
1995	31.7%	26.9%
1996	31.1%	26.4%
1997	30.6%	25.9%
1998	30.1%	25.4%
1999	29.7%	24.9%
2000	29.3%	24.4%
2001	28.8%	23.9%
2002	28.1%	23.4%
2003	27.4%	23%
2004	26.6%	22.6%
2005	26%	22.2%
2006	25.3%	21.7%
2007	24.8%	21.3%
2008	24.4%	20.9%
2009	24%	20.6%
2010	23.3%	20.1%
2011	22.7%	19.7%
2012	22.2%	19.2%
2013	21.7%	18.8%
2014	21.1%	18.5%
2015	20.6%	18.1%
2016	20.2%	17.7%
2017	19.9%	17.3%
2018	19.6%	16.9%
2019	19.3%	16.6%
2020	19.1%	16.2%
2021	18.8%	15.8%
2022	18.6%	15.4%
2023	18.3%	15.1%
2024	18.2%	14.7%
2025	18.3%	14.4%
2026	18.4%	14.1%
2027	18.2%	13.7%
2028	17.9%	13.4%
2029	17.7%	13.1%
2030	17.5%	12.9%
2031	17.2%	12.7%
2032	17%	12.5%
2033	16.8%	12.3%
2034	16.5%	12.2%
2035	16.3%	12.1%
2036	16.1%	12%
2037	15.9%	11.9%
2038	15.7%	11.9%
2039	15.5%	11.8%
2040	15.4%	11.8%
2041	15.2%	11.8%
2042	15.1%	11.8%
2043	15%	11.7%
2044	14.8%	11.7%
2045	14.7%	11.7%
2046	14.6%	11.7%
2047	14.5%	11.6%
2048	14.5%	11.6%
2049	14.4%	11.6%
2050	14.3%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Thailand compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	1,562	774,190
1961	1,466	801,140
1962	1,373	828,741
1963	1,360	860,728
1964	1,305	885,137
1965	1,228	909,000
1966	1,103	929,469
1967	951	944,980
1968	812	953,806
1969	708	948,314
1970	611	937,116
1971	615	936,215
1972	619	940,420
1973	646	933,540
1974	670	923,151
1975	688	911,980
1976	703	894,072
1977	697	871,232
1978	654	847,799
1979	643	843,434
1980	652	845,575
1981	684	839,297
1982	672	817,951
1983	664	794,239
1984	598	779,856
1985	574	776,935
1986	520	783,430
1987	486	774,498
1988	471	765,252
1989	476	774,563
1990	471	760,808
1991	411	760,508
1992	369	754,999
1993	373	737,696
1994	370	712,589
1995	382	682,703
1996	379	661,397
1997	405	644,834
1998	415	617,318
1999	413	578,073
2000	376	543,884
2001	369	524,230
2002	365	504,299
2003	369	488,003
2004	365	466,542
2005	361	456,378
2006	355	441,211
2007	341	425,362
2008	322	401,730
2009	300	382,636
2010	274	370,466
2011	250	365,670
2012	246	351,485
2013	227	325,059
2014	213	294,628
2015	197	266,362
2016	185	226,255
2017	169	194,695
2018	150	159,383
2019	135	116,867
2020	98	84,107
2021	-20	57,382
2022	14	-61,046
2023	84	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Thailand
1985	290	88
1986	285	78
1987	302	72
1988	308	67
1989	316	64
1990	302	60
1991	280	59
1992	255	58
1993	225	57
1994	205	54
1995	204	52
1996	194	49
1997	194	48
1998	193	47
1999	164	48
2000	143	49
2001	131	47
2002	115	44
2003	111	42
2004	104	44
2005	102	40
2006	99	38
2007	96	38
2008	95	37
2009	93	37
2010	92	37
2011	90	37
2012	88	36
2013	82	35
2014	82	34
2015	76	34
2016	75	34
2017	74	34
2018	78	34
2019	74	34
2020	80	36
2021	111	38
2022	99	112
2023	74	34

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 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	-	14.7%
1961	-	14.2%
1962	-	13.7%
1963	-	13.2%
1964	-	12.8%
1965	-	12.3%
1966	-	11.8%
1967	-	11.4%
1968	-	10.9%
1969	-	10.4%
1970	-	9.95%
1971	-	9.47%
1972	-	9.01%
1973	6.16%	8.56%
1974	6.03%	8.14%
1975	5.91%	7.73%
1976	5.78%	7.35%
1977	5.64%	7%
1978	5.48%	6.67%
1979	5.29%	6.36%
1980	5.06%	6.07%
1981	4.81%	5.79%
1982	4.53%	5.53%
1983	4.26%	5.28%
1984	4%	5.03%
1985	3.76%	4.8%
1986	3.56%	4.57%
1987	3.39%	4.34%
1988	3.24%	4.12%
1989	3.12%	3.91%
1990	3.03%	3.69%
1991	2.96%	3.49%
1992	2.9%	3.3%
1993	2.85%	3.12%
1994	2.8%	2.96%
1995	2.76%	2.81%
1996	2.7%	2.67%
1997	2.64%	2.53%
1998	2.56%	2.41%
1999	2.48%	2.29%
2000	2.39%	2.18%
2001	2.29%	2.08%
2002	2.2%	1.98%
2003	2.11%	1.89%
2004	2.03%	1.81%
2005	1.97%	1.73%
2006	1.92%	1.66%
2007	1.89%	1.59%
2008	1.88%	1.53%
2009	1.87%	1.47%
2010	1.88%	1.42%
2011	1.89%	1.37%
2012	1.91%	1.32%
2013	1.93%	1.27%
2014	1.95%	1.23%
2015	1.94%	1.19%
2016	1.93%	1.15%
2017	1.9%	1.11%
2018	1.86%	1.08%
2019	1.82%	1.04%
2020	1.77%	1.01%
2021	1.72%	0.98%
2022	1.68%	0.95%
2023	1.63%	0.92%