Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	6.54	5.15
1961	6.27	5.09
1962	6.06	5
1963	6.12	4.91
1964	6.08	4.83
1965	6.01	4.73
1966	5.78	4.64
1967	5.46	4.49
1968	5.17	4.36
1969	4.97	4.23
1970	4.73	4.08
1971	4.51	3.94
1972	4.16	3.81
1973	3.97	3.71
1974	3.81	3.63
1975	3.68	3.58
1976	3.59	3.55
1977	3.48	3.56
1978	3.29	3.59
1979	3.23	3.65
1980	3.26	3.73
1981	3.3	3.8
1982	3.18	3.88
1983	3.1	3.91
1984	2.88	3.95
1985	2.82	3.97
1986	2.68	3.97
1987	2.62	3.94
1988	2.62	3.88
1989	2.69	3.8
1990	2.73	3.75
1991	2.6	3.79
1992	2.43	3.86
1993	2.38	3.92
1994	2.31	3.92
1995	2.3	3.96
1996	2.26	3.95
1997	2.3	3.95
1998	2.31	3.95
1999	2.26	3.92
2000	2.13	3.84
2001	2.08	3.75
2002	2.04	3.64
2003	2	3.58
2004	1.96	3.55
2005	1.93	3.55
2006	1.9	3.53
2007	1.87	3.45
2008	1.83	3.42
2009	1.8	3.43
2010	1.76	3.44
2011	1.74	3.46
2012	1.71	3.47
2013	1.68	3.39
2014	1.67	3.33
2015	1.64	3.31
2016	1.63	3.3
2017	1.61	3.3
2018	1.59	3.33
2019	1.57	3.33
2020	1.55	3.31
2021	1.53	3.28
2022	1.51	3.24
2023	1.51	3.21
2024	1.53	3.17
2025	1.51	3.14
2026	1.5	3.1
2027	1.49	3.06
2028	1.49	3.03
2029	1.49	3
2030	1.48	2.97
2031	1.48	2.94
2032	1.48	2.91
2033	1.48	2.88
2034	1.48	2.84
2035	1.48	2.82
2036	1.48	2.79
2037	1.49	2.77
2038	1.49	2.74
2039	1.49	2.72
2040	1.49	2.69
2041	1.49	2.67
2042	1.49	2.65
2043	1.5	2.63
2044	1.5	2.61
2045	1.5	2.58
2046	1.5	2.57
2047	1.5	2.54
2048	1.5	2.52
2049	1.5	2.5
2050	1.5	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Tuvalu
1960	45.6%	41%
1961	45.7%	42.1%
1962	45.8%	43.1%
1963	46%	43.9%
1964	46.1%	44.1%
1965	46.3%	43.9%
1966	46.6%	43.9%
1967	47%	44.1%
1968	47.4%	44.3%
1969	47.7%	43.9%
1970	47.2%	43.2%
1971	45.8%	42.3%
1972	44.3%	41.3%
1973	42.9%	40.2%
1974	41.6%	39.4%
1975	40.5%	38.9%
1976	39.6%	38.1%
1977	38.8%	37%
1978	38.2%	35.5%
1979	37.6%	34.5%
1980	36.9%	34%
1981	36.2%	33.4%
1982	35.6%	32.8%
1983	35.1%	32.1%
1984	34.7%	31.6%
1985	34.5%	31.7%
1986	34.3%	32.3%
1987	34.2%	32.9%
1988	34.1%	33.5%
1989	34.1%	34.1%
1990	34.2%	34.5%
1991	34.1%	35%
1992	33.6%	35.4%
1993	32.9%	35.9%
1994	32.3%	36.1%
1995	31.7%	36.2%
1996	31.1%	36.3%
1997	30.6%	36.3%
1998	30.1%	36.3%
1999	29.7%	36.2%
2000	29.3%	36.3%
2001	28.8%	36.3%
2002	28.1%	36.3%
2003	27.4%	36%
2004	26.6%	35.5%
2005	26%	35%
2006	25.3%	34.5%
2007	24.8%	34%
2008	24.4%	33.5%
2009	24%	33.1%
2010	23.3%	32.8%
2011	22.7%	32.6%
2012	22.2%	32.5%
2013	21.7%	32.4%
2014	21.1%	32.1%
2015	20.6%	31.9%
2016	20.2%	31.8%
2017	19.9%	31.6%
2018	19.6%	31.6%
2019	19.3%	31.7%
2020	19.1%	31.7%
2021	18.8%	31.6%
2022	18.6%	32%
2023	18.3%	32.6%
2024	18.2%	32.9%
2025	18.3%	33%
2026	18.4%	32.9%
2027	18.2%	32.7%
2028	17.9%	32.3%
2029	17.7%	31.8%
2030	17.5%	31.2%
2031	17.2%	30.6%
2032	17%	29.9%
2033	16.8%	29.3%
2034	16.5%	28.7%
2035	16.3%	28.2%
2036	16.1%	27.8%
2037	15.9%	27.5%
2038	15.7%	27.1%
2039	15.5%	26.9%
2040	15.4%	26.9%
2041	15.2%	26.9%
2042	15.1%	26.9%
2043	15%	27%
2044	14.8%	27.1%
2045	14.7%	27.3%
2046	14.6%	27.4%
2047	14.5%	27.6%
2048	14.5%	27.7%
2049	14.4%	27.8%
2050	14.3%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	1,562	126
1961	1,466	120
1962	1,373	113
1963	1,360	106
1964	1,305	98
1965	1,228	93
1966	1,103	91
1967	951	92
1968	812	97
1969	708	102
1970	611	102
1971	615	101
1972	619	94
1973	646	101
1974	670	102
1975	688	108
1976	703	117
1977	697	128
1978	654	141
1979	643	158
1980	652	173
1981	684	186
1982	672	198
1983	664	206
1984	598	212
1985	574	215
1986	520	219
1987	486	219
1988	471	215
1989	476	208
1990	471	204
1991	411	203
1992	369	196
1993	373	202
1994	370	195
1995	382	191
1996	379	182
1997	405	177
1998	415	172
1999	413	166
2000	376	159
2001	369	151
2002	365	141
2003	369	136
2004	365	132
2005	361	131
2006	355	129
2007	341	125
2008	322	125
2009	300	130
2010	274	136
2011	250	142
2012	246	148
2013	227	148
2014	213	149
2015	197	153
2016	185	157
2017	169	163
2018	150	169
2019	135	166
2020	98	161
2021	-20	151
2022	14	150
2023	84	137

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Tuvalu
1985	290	230
1986	285	226
1987	302	252
1988	308	300
1989	316	296
1990	302	291
1991	280	289
1992	255	312
1993	225	286
1994	205	284
1995	204	281
1996	194	277
1997	194	249
1998	193	245
1999	164	242
2000	143	237
2001	131	235
2002	115	234
2003	111	210
2004	104	209
2005	102	230
2006	99	226
2007	96	222
2008	95	219
2009	93	215
2010	92	213
2011	90	169
2012	88	168
2013	82	168
2014	82	168
2015	76	169
2016	75	170
2017	74	171
2018	78	153
2019	74	155
2020	80	206
2021	111	157
2022	99	220
2023	74	170

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 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	-	15.6%
1964	-	14.9%
1965	-	14.2%
1966	-	13.6%
1967	-	12.9%
1968	-	12.3%
1969	-	11.7%
1970	-	11.1%
1971	-	10.5%
1972	-	9.93%
1973	6.16%	9.37%
1974	6.03%	8.81%
1975	5.91%	8.31%
1976	5.78%	7.84%
1977	5.64%	7.43%
1978	5.48%	7.08%
1979	5.29%	6.76%
1980	5.06%	6.49%
1981	4.81%	6.26%
1982	4.53%	6.06%
1983	4.26%	5.9%
1984	4%	5.76%
1985	3.76%	5.66%
1986	3.56%	5.59%
1987	3.39%	5.53%
1988	3.24%	5.47%
1989	3.12%	5.42%
1990	3.03%	5.37%
1991	2.96%	5.31%
1992	2.9%	5.24%
1993	2.85%	5.15%
1994	2.8%	5.05%
1995	2.76%	4.94%
1996	2.7%	4.81%
1997	2.64%	4.67%
1998	2.56%	4.52%
1999	2.48%	4.39%
2000	2.39%	4.26%
2001	2.29%	4.16%
2002	2.2%	4.07%
2003	2.11%	3.98%
2004	2.03%	3.89%
2005	1.97%	3.8%
2006	1.92%	3.68%
2007	1.89%	3.56%
2008	1.88%	3.42%
2009	1.87%	3.28%
2010	1.88%	3.14%
2011	1.89%	3.02%
2012	1.91%	2.91%
2013	1.93%	2.8%
2014	1.95%	2.71%
2015	1.94%	2.61%
2016	1.93%	2.52%
2017	1.9%	2.43%
2018	1.86%	2.35%
2019	1.82%	2.27%
2020	1.77%	2.19%
2021	1.72%	2.12%
2022	1.68%	2.05%
2023	1.63%	1.99%