Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Uganda

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	6.54	6.91
1961	6.27	6.93
1962	6.06	6.96
1963	6.12	6.98
1964	6.08	7.01
1965	6.01	7.04
1966	5.78	7.07
1967	5.46	7.1
1968	5.17	7.13
1969	4.97	7.12
1970	4.73	7.15
1971	4.51	7.18
1972	4.16	7.19
1973	3.97	7.19
1974	3.81	7.19
1975	3.68	7.2
1976	3.59	7.19
1977	3.48	7.18
1978	3.29	7.16
1979	3.23	7.14
1980	3.26	7.11
1981	3.3	7.12
1982	3.18	7.11
1983	3.1	7.07
1984	2.88	7.02
1985	2.82	7.04
1986	2.68	7.08
1987	2.62	7.12
1988	2.62	7.1
1989	2.69	7.05
1990	2.73	7.01
1991	2.6	6.94
1992	2.43	6.91
1993	2.38	6.89
1994	2.31	6.9
1995	2.3	6.87
1996	2.26	6.84
1997	2.3	6.86
1998	2.31	6.84
1999	2.26	6.83
2000	2.13	6.79
2001	2.08	6.76
2002	2.04	6.74
2003	2	6.67
2004	1.96	6.61
2005	1.93	6.53
2006	1.9	6.43
2007	1.87	6.33
2008	1.83	6.2
2009	1.8	6.12
2010	1.76	6.02
2011	1.74	5.89
2012	1.71	5.73
2013	1.68	5.56
2014	1.67	5.41
2015	1.64	5.25
2016	1.63	5.11
2017	1.61	4.99
2018	1.59	4.87
2019	1.57	4.74
2020	1.55	4.62
2021	1.53	4.51
2022	1.51	4.39
2023	1.51	4.28
2024	1.53	4.16
2025	1.51	4.06
2026	1.5	3.97
2027	1.49	3.87
2028	1.49	3.79
2029	1.49	3.69
2030	1.48	3.61
2031	1.48	3.53
2032	1.48	3.45
2033	1.48	3.38
2034	1.48	3.31
2035	1.48	3.25
2036	1.48	3.19
2037	1.49	3.14
2038	1.49	3.09
2039	1.49	3.04
2040	1.49	2.99
2041	1.49	2.94
2042	1.49	2.9
2043	1.5	2.86
2044	1.5	2.82
2045	1.5	2.78
2046	1.5	2.74
2047	1.5	2.71
2048	1.5	2.67
2049	1.5	2.64
2050	1.5	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Uganda
1960	45.6%	46.3%
1961	45.7%	46.6%
1962	45.8%	46.8%
1963	46%	46.9%
1964	46.1%	46.8%
1965	46.3%	46.7%
1966	46.6%	46.6%
1967	47%	46.6%
1968	47.4%	46.5%
1969	47.7%	46.5%
1970	47.2%	46.5%
1971	45.8%	46.7%
1972	44.3%	46.9%
1973	42.9%	47.1%
1974	41.6%	47.3%
1975	40.5%	47.4%
1976	39.6%	47.5%
1977	38.8%	47.5%
1978	38.2%	47.6%
1979	37.6%	47.7%
1980	36.9%	47.9%
1981	36.2%	48%
1982	35.6%	48%
1983	35.1%	48.1%
1984	34.7%	48%
1985	34.5%	48%
1986	34.3%	48%
1987	34.2%	48%
1988	34.1%	48.1%
1989	34.1%	48.1%
1990	34.2%	48.2%
1991	34.1%	48.3%
1992	33.6%	48.4%
1993	32.9%	48.5%
1994	32.3%	48.6%
1995	31.7%	49.1%
1996	31.1%	49.4%
1997	30.6%	49.7%
1998	30.1%	49.9%
1999	29.7%	50%
2000	29.3%	50.1%
2001	28.8%	50.1%
2002	28.1%	50.1%
2003	27.4%	50.1%
2004	26.6%	50.1%
2005	26%	50.1%
2006	25.3%	50%
2007	24.8%	50%
2008	24.4%	49.8%
2009	24%	49.7%
2010	23.3%	49.5%
2011	22.7%	49.3%
2012	22.2%	49.1%
2013	21.7%	48.8%
2014	21.1%	48.5%
2015	20.6%	48.1%
2016	20.2%	47.5%
2017	19.9%	46.9%
2018	19.6%	46.3%
2019	19.3%	45.8%
2020	19.1%	45.2%
2021	18.8%	44.7%
2022	18.6%	44.3%
2023	18.3%	43.9%
2024	18.2%	43.5%
2025	18.3%	43.1%
2026	18.4%	42.7%
2027	18.2%	42.2%
2028	17.9%	41.8%
2029	17.7%	41.3%
2030	17.5%	40.9%
2031	17.2%	40.5%
2032	17%	40%
2033	16.8%	39.5%
2034	16.5%	39%
2035	16.3%	38.4%
2036	16.1%	37.8%
2037	15.9%	37.3%
2038	15.7%	36.7%
2039	15.5%	36.1%
2040	15.4%	35.6%
2041	15.2%	35.1%
2042	15.1%	34.6%
2043	15%	34.1%
2044	14.8%	33.6%
2045	14.7%	33.1%
2046	14.6%	32.7%
2047	14.5%	32.3%
2048	14.5%	31.8%
2049	14.4%	31.5%
2050	14.3%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Uganda compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	1,562	225,080
1961	1,466	232,894
1962	1,373	241,513
1963	1,360	250,885
1964	1,305	260,733
1965	1,228	271,830
1966	1,103	282,225
1967	951	296,692
1968	812	309,725
1969	708	320,486
1970	611	333,202
1971	615	328,294
1972	619	335,935
1973	646	340,780
1974	670	345,773
1975	688	354,278
1976	703	359,458
1977	697	365,216
1978	654	371,930
1979	643	381,626
1980	652	370,287
1981	684	380,028
1982	672	390,820
1983	664	404,940
1984	598	421,241
1985	574	462,534
1986	520	487,693
1987	486	527,397
1988	471	547,759
1989	476	565,367
1990	471	587,291
1991	411	602,740
1992	369	627,139
1993	373	650,032
1994	370	675,092
1995	382	697,218
1996	379	699,707
1997	405	727,523
1998	415	741,175
1999	413	775,166
2000	376	803,069
2001	369	836,751
2002	365	868,756
2003	369	901,374
2004	365	938,623
2005	361	969,096
2006	355	999,958
2007	341	1,029,893
2008	322	1,055,935
2009	300	1,090,600
2010	274	1,121,564
2011	250	1,147,263
2012	246	1,167,473
2013	227	1,184,250
2014	213	1,201,599
2015	197	1,224,839
2016	185	1,249,565
2017	169	1,290,658
2018	150	1,332,600
2019	135	1,367,044
2020	98	1,397,288
2021	-20	1,423,377
2022	14	1,455,576
2023	84	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Uganda

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 Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Uganda
1985	290	842
1986	285	781
1987	302	709
1988	308	655
1989	316	609
1990	302	575
1991	280	549
1992	255	530
1993	225	515
1994	205	507
1995	204	514
1996	194	513
1997	194	522
1998	193	523
1999	164	504
2000	143	475
2001	131	440
2002	115	416
2003	111	395
2004	104	384
2005	102	417
2006	99	409
2007	96	345
2008	95	324
2009	93	322
2010	92	304
2011	90	295
2012	88	285
2013	82	308
2014	82	311
2015	76	299
2016	75	272
2017	74	246
2018	78	232
2019	74	219
2020	80	209
2021	111	216
2022	99	184
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 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	-	22.3%
1961	-	21.9%
1962	-	21.6%
1963	-	21.3%
1964	-	20.9%
1965	-	20.6%
1966	-	20.3%
1967	-	19.9%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	-	19.4%
1970	-	19.3%
1971	-	19.3%
1972	-	19.4%
1973	6.16%	19.6%
1974	6.03%	19.9%
1975	5.91%	20.3%
1976	5.78%	20.7%
1977	5.64%	21.2%
1978	5.48%	21.6%
1979	5.29%	21.8%
1980	5.06%	22%
1981	4.81%	21.9%
1982	4.53%	21.4%
1983	4.26%	20.9%
1984	4%	20.3%
1985	3.76%	19.9%
1986	3.56%	19.5%
1987	3.39%	19.2%
1988	3.24%	18.9%
1989	3.12%	18.7%
1990	3.03%	18.3%
1991	2.96%	17.9%
1992	2.9%	17.4%
1993	2.85%	17%
1994	2.8%	16.7%
1995	2.76%	16.5%
1996	2.7%	16.2%
1997	2.64%	16%
1998	2.56%	15.6%
1999	2.48%	15.2%
2000	2.39%	14.6%
2001	2.29%	13.9%
2002	2.2%	13.1%
2003	2.11%	12.3%
2004	2.03%	11.5%
2005	1.97%	10.7%
2006	1.92%	9.97%
2007	1.89%	9.3%
2008	1.88%	8.69%
2009	1.87%	8.14%
2010	1.88%	7.61%
2011	1.89%	7.1%
2012	1.91%	6.67%
2013	1.93%	6.24%
2014	1.95%	5.91%
2015	1.94%	5.58%
2016	1.93%	5.25%
2017	1.9%	4.98%
2018	1.86%	4.74%
2019	1.82%	4.53%
2020	1.77%	4.35%
2021	1.72%	4.18%
2022	1.68%	4.05%
2023	1.63%	3.88%