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Saint Vincent birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Saint Vincent has a birth rate of 12.2 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.78 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Saint Vincent was 7.25 children per woman — 4.08 times higher than in 2023.

Saint Vincent birth rate statistics:

  • Saint Vincent is ranked 116/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 27/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.3, a change from 26.7 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 195.1 in 1960 to 42.3 in 2023.
  • 23.6% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.2% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.07% — 66 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Saint Vincent compared to world average

Saint Vincent World
Fertility rate 1.78 2.2
Birth rate 12.2 16.3
Birth rate rank 116/196 N/A
Average age at childbearing 28.3 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 39.7 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 83.5 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 16.5 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.6% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.6% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.6% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.58% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.99% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.06% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +66 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 155/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +0.07% +0.88%
Population growth -0.7% +0.96%
Population growth rank 189/197 N/A
Life expectancy 71.5 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Saint Vincent was 1.78 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2016. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.74 — a -35.1% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Saint Vincent
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Saint Vincent World
1960 7.25 4.69
1961 7.16 4.56
1962 7.03 5.02
1963 6.92 5.31
1964 6.83 5.13
1965 6.74 5.08
1966 6.64 4.97
1967 6.53 4.87
1968 6.42 4.98
1969 6.28 4.88
1970 6.12 4.84
1971 5.95 4.69
1972 5.77 4.55
1973 5.59 4.42
1974 5.38 4.26
1975 5.17 4.07
1976 4.95 3.97
1977 4.75 3.84
1978 4.55 3.77
1979 4.29 3.76
1980 3.92 3.73
1981 3.85 3.71
1982 3.74 3.72
1983 3.56 3.59
1984 3.28 3.57
1985 3.08 3.53
1986 2.92 3.51
1987 2.82 3.48
1988 2.75 3.39
1989 2.73 3.35
1990 2.73 3.31
1991 2.75 3.13
1992 2.76 3.04
1993 2.74 2.97
1994 2.68 2.92
1995 2.61 2.87
1996 2.53 2.82
1997 2.43 2.78
1998 2.35 2.75
1999 2.31 2.72
2000 2.31 2.73
2001 2.3 2.69
2002 2.22 2.66
2003 2.14 2.64
2004 2.09 2.63
2005 2.07 2.61
2006 2.03 2.61
2007 2.06 2.6
2008 2.15 2.6
2009 2.17 2.59
2010 2.14 2.57
2011 2.08 2.55
2012 2.11 2.56
2013 2.11 2.53
2014 2.14 2.52
2015 2.13 2.49
2016 2.06 2.49
2017 1.94 2.46
2018 1.9 2.39
2019 1.86 2.35
2020 1.83 2.28
2021 1.81 2.25
2022 1.79 2.22
2023 1.78 2.2
2024 1.76 2.19
2025 1.75 2.18
2026 1.73 2.18
2027 1.72 2.17
2028 1.71 2.16
2029 1.71 2.15
2030 1.7 2.14
2031 1.7 2.13
2032 1.69 2.12
2033 1.69 2.12
2034 1.68 2.11
2035 1.68 2.1
2036 1.68 2.09
2037 1.68 2.09
2038 1.67 2.08
2039 1.67 2.08
2040 1.67 2.08
2041 1.67 2.07
2042 1.67 2.07
2043 1.67 2.07
2044 1.66 2.07
2045 1.66 2.06
2046 1.66 2.06
2047 1.66 2.06
2048 1.66 2.05
2049 1.66 2.05
2050 1.66 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 12.4% were to women under 20 years old, 47.6% to women ages 20-29, and 40.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 22.5%, 55.8%, and 21.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Saint Vincent by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 93.4 197.5 369 81.5
1961 92 190.1 364 80.8
1962 90.3 183.9 355 80.5
1963 88.7 173.2 347 80.7
1964 87.9 171.2 341 80
1965 87.1 169.5 333 79.8
1966 86.4 168.8 326 79.6
1967 85.5 168.4 319 79.1
1968 84.5 165.5 311 78.2
1969 83.1 160.9 302 77.1
1970 81.2 156 292.6 75.4
1971 79.2 152.2 282.6 73.5
1972 77.1 148.7 272.6 71.2
1973 74.9 144.2 261.9 68.5
1974 72.5 140.9 251.1 65.2
1975 70.1 136.8 240.1 62.1
1976 67.9 133.1 229.1 58.7
1977 66 130.2 219.2 56.2
1978 64.8 130.1 213.3 52.4
1979 63 130.2 207.1 46.5
1980 59.9 131 192.2 39.5
1981 60.7 138.2 187.7 37.8
1982 61.1 144.1 182.5 36.4
1983 59.3 141.2 174.4 34.9
1984 55.6 132.8 163.1 31.7
1985 52.8 120.2 158.3 29.9
1986 50.5 108.5 154.8 28.5
1987 48.7 103.1 149.1 28.3
1988 47.5 99.7 144.7 28.6
1989 47 96.2 144 29.1
1990 47 93.3 144.3 29.9
1991 47.2 91.3 144.6 30.6
1992 47.6 89.2 145.1 31.4
1993 47.6 87.4 142.9 32.6
1994 46.8 86.8 138.9 32.6
1995 45.7 84 135.2 32.1
1996 44.1 79.6 130.2 31.5
1997 42.4 77.8 124.4 30.1
1998 40.6 74.7 119.7 28.6
1999 39.7 74.3 117.6 27.7
2000 39.3 75.5 117.3 27.1
2001 38.8 75 115.2 26.7
2002 37.4 75.5 109.7 25.1
2003 36.2 73.5 105.6 24
2004 35.2 70.6 103.2 23
2005 34.7 69.2 102.4 22.4
2006 33.9 66.8 100.5 21.9
2007 34.2 66.1 102.1 22.3
2008 35.3 67.3 106.3 23.1
2009 35.4 69.1 107.8 22.7
2010 34.6 67.8 107.2 21.9
2011 33.2 64.7 104.7 20.9
2012 33.4 65.5 107.4 20.8
2013 33 65.1 106.5 20.9
2014 33.2 65 106.7 21.3
2015 32.7 62.2 106.5 21.2
2016 31.2 59.3 101.6 20.2
2017 29.1 57.2 94.7 18.9
2018 28.1 55.3 91.6 18.5
2019 27.2 54 89.4 17.9
2020 26.3 50.8 86.6 17.4
2021 25.9 45.1 87.1 17.3
2022 25.3 43.8 86.6 17
2023 24.8 42.7 85.5 16.7
2024 24.2 41.2 84.4 16.6
2025 23.9 39.7 83.5 16.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Saint Vincent
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Saint Vincent World
1960 49% 37.4%
1961 48.8% 37.5%
1962 48.6% 37.6%
1963 48.2% 37.8%
1964 47.7% 38%
1965 47.4% 38%
1966 47.1% 38%
1967 46.8% 38%
1968 46.6% 37.9%
1969 46.4% 37.8%
1970 46.2% 37.7%
1971 46% 37.6%
1972 45.8% 37.5%
1973 45.7% 37.3%
1974 45.5% 37.2%
1975 45.3% 37.1%
1976 45% 36.9%
1977 44.7% 36.7%
1978 44.4% 36.3%
1979 44.1% 35.9%
1980 43.5% 35.5%
1981 42.6% 35.2%
1982 41.7% 34.9%
1983 41% 34.6%
1984 40.4% 34.3%
1985 39.9% 34%
1986 39.4% 33.8%
1987 38.9% 33.6%
1988 38.4% 33.4%
1989 38% 33.2%
1990 37.5% 33%
1991 36.8% 32.9%
1992 36% 32.7%
1993 35.1% 32.5%
1994 34.4% 32.3%
1995 33.7% 32.1%
1996 33.1% 31.8%
1997 32.5% 31.5%
1998 32% 31.1%
1999 31.6% 30.8%
2000 31.4% 30.4%
2001 31% 30%
2002 30.3% 29.6%
2003 29.7% 29.2%
2004 29% 28.8%
2005 28.4% 28.5%
2006 27.8% 28.1%
2007 27.2% 27.9%
2008 26.7% 27.6%
2009 26.1% 27.5%
2010 25.7% 27.3%
2011 25.2% 27.1%
2012 24.8% 27%
2013 24.4% 26.9%
2014 24% 26.8%
2015 23.7% 26.6%
2016 23.4% 26.5%
2017 23% 26.4%
2018 22.7% 26.2%
2019 22.5% 26%
2020 22.2% 25.8%
2021 22.1% 25.6%
2022 21.9% 25.3%
2023 21.6% 25%
2024 21.3% 24.7%
2025 20.9% 24.4%
2026 20.4% 24.1%
2027 20% 23.8%
2028 19.5% 23.4%
2029 19% 23.1%
2030 18.6% 22.8%
2031 18.1% 22.6%
2032 17.8% 22.3%
2033 17.5% 22.1%
2034 17.3% 21.9%
2035 17.1% 21.7%
2036 17% 21.6%
2037 16.9% 21.5%
2038 16.9% 21.4%
2039 16.9% 21.3%
2040 16.9% 21.2%
2041 16.9% 21.1%
2042 16.9% 21%
2043 16.9% 21%
2044 17% 20.9%
2045 17% 20.8%
2046 17% 20.7%
2047 17% 20.7%
2048 16.9% 20.6%
2049 16.9% 20.5%
2050 16.9% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Saint Vincent was 49% in 1960, 35.1% in 1993, and 21.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Saint Vincent.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Saint Vincent, excluding migration, has been +0.24% annually. On average, 252 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Saint Vincent
1960 3,029
1961 3,059
1962 3,073
1963 3,086
1964 3,130
1965 3,165
1966 3,194
1967 3,212
1968 3,218
1969 3,200
1970 3,161
1971 3,102
1972 3,033
1973 2,952
1974 2,863
1975 2,775
1976 2,694
1977 2,622
1978 2,581
1979 2,575
1980 2,362
1981 2,429
1982 2,477
1983 2,411
1984 2,248
1985 2,128
1986 2,020
1987 1,937
1988 1,876
1989 1,843
1990 1,825
1991 1,821
1992 1,849
1993 1,832
1994 1,786
1995 1,715
1996 1,610
1997 1,496
1998 1,379
1999 1,315
2000 1,279
2001 1,231
2002 1,166
2003 1,063
2004 992
2005 949
2006 881
2007 867
2008 904
2009 881
2010 796
2011 676
2012 637
2013 580
2014 580
2015 542
2016 443
2017 340
2018 271
2019 206
2020 -10
2021 -9
2022 96
2023 66

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Saint Vincent was 56 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -17.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Saint Vincent
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Saint Vincent World
1985 77 460
1986 71 438
1987 69 429
1988 67 414
1989 70 401
1990 72 391
1991 71 395
1992 89 395
1993 76 389
1994 78 382
1995 80 371
1996 79 366
1997 78 358
1998 77 360
1999 72 340
2000 68 328
2001 64 321
2002 62 311
2003 59 301
2004 56 291
2005 55 283
2006 54 276
2007 54 269
2008 56 264
2009 56 258
2010 59 253
2011 59 247
2012 61 239
2013 73 235
2014 64 231
2015 59 228
2016 52 220
2017 58 215
2018 56 211
2019 58 207
2020 57 211
2021 105 242
2022 56 203
2023 56 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Saint Vincent was 10.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.06% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 22.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Saint Vincent
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Saint Vincent World
1960 - 18.5%
1961 - 18.1%
1962 - 17.8%
1963 - 17.5%
1964 - 17.7%
1965 - 17.5%
1966 - 17.3%
1967 - 17%
1968 - 16.5%
1969 6.03% 15.5%
1970 6.42% 15.2%
1971 6.82% 15.1%
1972 7.2% 14.4%
1973 7.52% 14.1%
1974 7.71% 13.7%
1975 7.7% 13.4%
1976 7.45% 13%
1977 7.03% 12.5%
1978 6.49% 12.1%
1979 5.91% 11.7%
1980 5.34% 11.4%
1981 4.82% 11%
1982 4.34% 10.8%
1983 3.91% 10.6%
1984 3.54% 10.4%
1985 3.22% 10.1%
1986 2.96% 9.81%
1987 2.75% 9.47%
1988 2.59% 9.31%
1989 2.47% 9.02%
1990 2.38% 8.81%
1991 2.31% 8.66%
1992 2.26% 8.46%
1993 2.24% 8.19%
1994 2.23% 7.98%
1995 2.23% 7.76%
1996 2.23% 7.52%
1997 2.24% 7.28%
1998 2.25% 7.05%
1999 2.25% 6.76%
2000 2.25% 6.48%
2001 2.25% 6.21%
2002 2.24% 5.94%
2003 2.25% 5.65%
2004 2.25% 5.43%
2005 2.26% 5.16%
2006 2.26% 4.92%
2007 2.25% 4.7%
2008 2.23% 4.5%
2009 2.19% 4.31%
2010 2.14% 4.11%
2011 2.06% 3.97%
2012 1.98% 3.77%
2013 1.88% 3.61%
2014 1.79% 3.48%
2015 1.69% 3.35%
2016 1.59% 3.23%
2017 1.49% 3.11%
2018 1.39% 2.97%
2019 1.31% 2.86%
2020 1.23% 2.75%
2021 1.17% 2.66%
2022 1.11% 2.59%
2023 1.06% 2.49%

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