Fertility & birth rates in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zambia

Fertility rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	6.54	6.95
1961	6.27	6.98
1962	6.06	7.01
1963	6.12	7.06
1964	6.08	7.09
1965	6.01	7.12
1966	5.78	7.14
1967	5.46	7.15
1968	5.17	7.18
1969	4.97	7.18
1970	4.73	7.22
1971	4.51	7.26
1972	4.16	7.3
1973	3.97	7.34
1974	3.81	7.36
1975	3.68	7.42
1976	3.59	7.39
1977	3.48	7.35
1978	3.29	7.29
1979	3.23	7.22
1980	3.26	7.14
1981	3.3	7.07
1982	3.18	7.04
1983	3.1	7.01
1984	2.88	6.97
1985	2.82	6.93
1986	2.68	6.87
1987	2.62	6.8
1988	2.62	6.7
1989	2.69	6.64
1990	2.73	6.57
1991	2.6	6.46
1992	2.43	6.35
1993	2.38	6.3
1994	2.31	6.26
1995	2.3	6.23
1996	2.26	6.18
1997	2.3	6.12
1998	2.31	6.07
1999	2.26	6
2000	2.13	5.92
2001	2.08	5.85
2002	2.04	5.77
2003	2	5.71
2004	1.96	5.7
2005	1.93	5.7
2006	1.9	5.68
2007	1.87	5.61
2008	1.83	5.53
2009	1.8	5.45
2010	1.76	5.36
2011	1.74	5.26
2012	1.71	5.14
2013	1.68	5.01
2014	1.67	4.89
2015	1.64	4.78
2016	1.63	4.67
2017	1.61	4.57
2018	1.59	4.49
2019	1.57	4.42
2020	1.55	4.32
2021	1.53	4.25
2022	1.51	4.18
2023	1.51	4.1
2024	1.53	4.04
2025	1.51	3.97
2026	1.5	3.91
2027	1.49	3.85
2028	1.49	3.77
2029	1.49	3.72
2030	1.48	3.67
2031	1.48	3.61
2032	1.48	3.56
2033	1.48	3.5
2034	1.48	3.45
2035	1.48	3.4
2036	1.48	3.35
2037	1.49	3.3
2038	1.49	3.25
2039	1.49	3.19
2040	1.49	3.15
2041	1.49	3.11
2042	1.49	3.07
2043	1.5	3.03
2044	1.5	3
2045	1.5	2.96
2046	1.5	2.93
2047	1.5	2.9
2048	1.5	2.87
2049	1.5	2.84
2050	1.5	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Kitts	Zambia
1960	45.6%	46%
1961	45.7%	46.2%
1962	45.8%	46.3%
1963	46%	46.5%
1964	46.1%	46.7%
1965	46.3%	46.9%
1966	46.6%	46.9%
1967	47%	47%
1968	47.4%	47.1%
1969	47.7%	47.2%
1970	47.2%	47.4%
1971	45.8%	47.7%
1972	44.3%	48%
1973	42.9%	48.3%
1974	41.6%	48.6%
1975	40.5%	48.8%
1976	39.6%	49.1%
1977	38.8%	49.2%
1978	38.2%	49.4%
1979	37.6%	49.5%
1980	36.9%	49.5%
1981	36.2%	49.4%
1982	35.6%	49.3%
1983	35.1%	49.1%
1984	34.7%	49%
1985	34.5%	48.9%
1986	34.3%	48.8%
1987	34.2%	48.7%
1988	34.1%	48.6%
1989	34.1%	48.5%
1990	34.2%	48.4%
1991	34.1%	48.3%
1992	33.6%	48.2%
1993	32.9%	48.2%
1994	32.3%	48.2%
1995	31.7%	48.2%
1996	31.1%	48.2%
1997	30.6%	48.2%
1998	30.1%	48.2%
1999	29.7%	48.1%
2000	29.3%	48%
2001	28.8%	47.8%
2002	28.1%	47.6%
2003	27.4%	47.4%
2004	26.6%	47.3%
2005	26%	47.1%
2006	25.3%	47%
2007	24.8%	46.8%
2008	24.4%	46.6%
2009	24%	46.4%
2010	23.3%	46.3%
2011	22.7%	46.1%
2012	22.2%	45.9%
2013	21.7%	45.7%
2014	21.1%	45.5%
2015	20.6%	45.2%
2016	20.2%	44.9%
2017	19.9%	44.5%
2018	19.6%	44.1%
2019	19.3%	43.8%
2020	19.1%	43.3%
2021	18.8%	42.9%
2022	18.6%	42.4%
2023	18.3%	42%
2024	18.2%	41.5%
2025	18.3%	41%
2026	18.4%	40.5%
2027	18.2%	40%
2028	17.9%	39.6%
2029	17.7%	39.2%
2030	17.5%	38.8%
2031	17.2%	38.5%
2032	17%	38.1%
2033	16.8%	37.8%
2034	16.5%	37.5%
2035	16.3%	37.1%
2036	16.1%	36.8%
2037	15.9%	36.5%
2038	15.7%	36.1%
2039	15.5%	35.8%
2040	15.4%	35.4%
2041	15.2%	35.1%
2042	15.1%	34.7%
2043	15%	34.4%
2044	14.8%	34%
2045	14.7%	33.7%
2046	14.6%	33.3%
2047	14.5%	33%
2048	14.5%	32.6%
2049	14.4%	32.3%
2050	14.3%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.2% of the population in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 34.2% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zambia compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	1,562	102,335
1961	1,466	106,318
1962	1,373	110,173
1963	1,360	114,555
1964	1,305	117,197
1965	1,228	122,814
1966	1,103	127,164
1967	951	131,938
1968	812	137,315
1969	708	142,660
1970	611	149,380
1971	615	155,249
1972	619	161,648
1973	646	168,258
1974	670	174,484
1975	688	182,258
1976	703	186,762
1977	697	191,557
1978	654	194,933
1979	643	197,578
1980	652	198,817
1981	684	202,822
1982	672	207,621
1983	664	212,712
1984	598	216,695
1985	574	221,351
1986	520	224,768
1987	486	227,813
1988	471	230,118
1989	476	233,429
1990	471	235,835
1991	411	237,957
1992	369	239,953
1993	373	245,917
1994	370	252,023
1995	382	257,897
1996	379	262,468
1997	405	268,198
1998	415	275,568
1999	413	283,297
2000	376	293,186
2001	369	302,682
2002	365	316,041
2003	369	331,189
2004	365	349,352
2005	361	368,756
2006	355	387,891
2007	341	403,729
2008	322	419,560
2009	300	434,458
2010	274	448,337
2011	250	459,743
2012	246	469,406
2013	227	476,846
2014	213	483,663
2015	197	491,021
2016	185	497,521
2017	169	504,630
2018	150	515,644
2019	135	528,089
2020	98	536,484
2021	-20	535,629
2022	14	563,456
2023	84	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Kitts	Zambia
1985	290	596
1986	285	619
1987	302	630
1988	308	635
1989	316	635
1990	302	625
1991	280	611
1992	255	581
1993	225	532
1994	205	507
1995	204	466
1996	194	433
1997	194	403
1998	193	392
1999	164	378
2000	143	340
2001	131	306
2002	115	274
2003	111	250
2004	104	260
2005	102	264
2006	99	262
2007	96	324
2008	95	394
2009	93	406
2010	92	332
2011	90	291
2012	88	256
2013	82	213
2014	82	174
2015	76	154
2016	75	158
2017	74	141
2018	78	117
2019	74	103
2020	80	99
2021	111	140
2022	99	89
2023	74	85

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 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	-	20.5%
1961	-	20.1%
1962	-	19.8%
1963	-	19.5%
1964	-	19.2%
1965	-	19%
1966	-	18.9%
1967	-	18.7%
1968	-	18.5%
1969	-	18.3%
1970	-	17.9%
1971	-	17.4%
1972	-	16.9%
1973	6.16%	16.3%
1974	6.03%	15.9%
1975	5.91%	15.5%
1976	5.78%	15.4%
1977	5.64%	15.3%
1978	5.48%	15.3%
1979	5.29%	15.4%
1980	5.06%	15.5%
1981	4.81%	15.6%
1982	4.53%	15.7%
1983	4.26%	15.9%
1984	4%	16.2%
1985	3.76%	16.6%
1986	3.56%	17%
1987	3.39%	17.3%
1988	3.24%	17.7%
1989	3.12%	17.9%
1990	3.03%	18.1%
1991	2.96%	18.1%
1992	2.9%	18.1%
1993	2.85%	17.9%
1994	2.8%	17.7%
1995	2.76%	17.3%
1996	2.7%	17%
1997	2.64%	16.7%
1998	2.56%	16.3%
1999	2.48%	15.9%
2000	2.39%	15.3%
2001	2.29%	14.4%
2002	2.2%	13.4%
2003	2.11%	12.4%
2004	2.03%	11.4%
2005	1.97%	10.5%
2006	1.92%	9.71%
2007	1.89%	9.14%
2008	1.88%	8.62%
2009	1.87%	8%
2010	1.88%	7.57%
2011	1.89%	7.31%
2012	1.91%	7.04%
2013	1.93%	6.72%
2014	1.95%	6.38%
2015	1.94%	6.15%
2016	1.93%	5.9%
2017	1.9%	5.61%
2018	1.86%	5.52%
2019	1.82%	5.41%
2020	1.77%	5.24%
2021	1.72%	4.92%
2022	1.68%	4.67%
2023	1.63%	4.47%