Fertility & birth rates in Saint Vincent and Senegal

Fertility rate in Saint Vincent vs Senegal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Saint Vincent was 1.78 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Vincent vs Senegal 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 Vincent	Senegal
1960	7.25	7
1961	7.16	7.04
1962	7.03	7.08
1963	6.92	7.12
1964	6.83	7.16
1965	6.74	7.19
1966	6.64	7.22
1967	6.53	7.24
1968	6.42	7.25
1969	6.28	7.26
1970	6.12	7.26
1971	5.95	7.26
1972	5.77	7.26
1973	5.59	7.26
1974	5.38	7.25
1975	5.17	7.25
1976	4.95	7.26
1977	4.75	7.27
1978	4.55	7.28
1979	4.29	7.29
1980	3.92	7.29
1981	3.85	7.28
1982	3.74	7.25
1983	3.56	7.19
1984	3.28	7.11
1985	3.08	7.01
1986	2.92	6.9
1987	2.82	6.79
1988	2.75	6.58
1989	2.73	6.48
1990	2.73	6.4
1991	2.75	6.27
1992	2.76	6.15
1993	2.74	6.05
1994	2.68	5.92
1995	2.61	5.82
1996	2.53	5.72
1997	2.43	5.64
1998	2.35	5.58
1999	2.31	5.57
2000	2.31	5.5
2001	2.3	5.4
2002	2.22	5.3
2003	2.14	5.25
2004	2.09	5.19
2005	2.07	5.13
2006	2.03	5.06
2007	2.06	5.02
2008	2.15	5.02
2009	2.17	5.03
2010	2.14	5.06
2011	2.08	5.1
2012	2.11	5.13
2013	2.11	5.05
2014	2.14	4.88
2015	2.13	4.75
2016	2.06	4.65
2017	1.94	4.49
2018	1.9	4.29
2019	1.86	4.1
2020	1.83	4
2021	1.81	3.94
2022	1.79	3.86
2023	1.78	3.82
2024	1.76	3.76
2025	1.75	3.71
2026	1.73	3.66
2027	1.72	3.61
2028	1.71	3.57
2029	1.71	3.53
2030	1.7	3.49
2031	1.7	3.44
2032	1.69	3.4
2033	1.69	3.35
2034	1.68	3.32
2035	1.68	3.28
2036	1.68	3.24
2037	1.68	3.22
2038	1.67	3.17
2039	1.67	3.15
2040	1.67	3.11
2041	1.67	3.08
2042	1.67	3.05
2043	1.67	3.02
2044	1.66	2.99
2045	1.66	2.96
2046	1.66	2.93
2047	1.66	2.9
2048	1.66	2.87
2049	1.66	2.85
2050	1.66	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Vincent	Senegal
1960	49%	44.2%
1961	48.8%	44.3%
1962	48.6%	44.3%
1963	48.2%	44.3%
1964	47.7%	44.3%
1965	47.4%	44.3%
1966	47.1%	44.3%
1967	46.8%	44.3%
1968	46.6%	44.2%
1969	46.4%	44.2%
1970	46.2%	44.2%
1971	46%	44.2%
1972	45.8%	44.2%
1973	45.7%	44.3%
1974	45.5%	44.4%
1975	45.3%	44.6%
1976	45%	44.8%
1977	44.7%	45.2%
1978	44.4%	45.6%
1979	44.1%	46%
1980	43.5%	46.4%
1981	42.6%	46.7%
1982	41.7%	46.9%
1983	41%	47.1%
1984	40.4%	47.2%
1985	39.9%	47.3%
1986	39.4%	47.3%
1987	38.9%	47.2%
1988	38.4%	47%
1989	38%	46.9%
1990	37.5%	46.6%
1991	36.8%	46.4%
1992	36%	46.1%
1993	35.1%	45.8%
1994	34.4%	45.4%
1995	33.7%	45.1%
1996	33.1%	44.9%
1997	32.5%	44.6%
1998	32%	44.4%
1999	31.6%	44.2%
2000	31.4%	43.9%
2001	31%	43.7%
2002	30.3%	43.5%
2003	29.7%	43.2%
2004	29%	43.1%
2005	28.4%	42.9%
2006	27.8%	42.8%
2007	27.2%	42.7%
2008	26.7%	42.7%
2009	26.1%	42.7%
2010	25.7%	42.7%
2011	25.2%	42.7%
2012	24.8%	42.7%
2013	24.4%	42.7%
2014	24%	42.6%
2015	23.7%	42.4%
2016	23.4%	42.1%
2017	23%	41.8%
2018	22.7%	41.3%
2019	22.5%	40.9%
2020	22.2%	40.3%
2021	22.1%	39.8%
2022	21.9%	39.2%
2023	21.6%	38.6%
2024	21.3%	38.2%
2025	20.9%	37.7%
2026	20.4%	37.3%
2027	20%	36.9%
2028	19.5%	36.6%
2029	19%	36.2%
2030	18.6%	35.9%
2031	18.1%	35.6%
2032	17.8%	35.4%
2033	17.5%	35.1%
2034	17.3%	34.9%
2035	17.1%	34.6%
2036	17%	34.4%
2037	16.9%	34.1%
2038	16.9%	33.9%
2039	16.9%	33.5%
2040	16.9%	33.2%
2041	16.9%	32.9%
2042	16.9%	32.6%
2043	16.9%	32.2%
2044	17%	31.9%
2045	17%	31.5%
2046	17%	31.2%
2047	17%	30.8%
2048	16.9%	30.5%
2049	16.9%	30.2%
2050	16.9%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.3% of the population in Saint Vincent and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Vincent and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Saint Vincent vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.24% in Saint Vincent and +2.55% in Senegal. 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 Vincent	Senegal
1960	3,029	84,735
1961	3,059	87,322
1962	3,073	89,937
1963	3,086	92,264
1964	3,130	94,797
1965	3,165	97,912
1966	3,194	101,359
1967	3,212	104,824
1968	3,218	108,240
1969	3,200	112,393
1970	3,161	117,264
1971	3,102	122,511
1972	3,033	128,024
1973	2,952	133,834
1974	2,863	139,974
1975	2,775	147,311
1976	2,694	154,776
1977	2,622	161,636
1978	2,581	167,744
1979	2,575	173,425
1980	2,362	179,707
1981	2,429	185,917
1982	2,477	191,309
1983	2,411	197,673
1984	2,248	203,125
1985	2,128	208,218
1986	2,020	212,887
1987	1,937	218,522
1988	1,876	221,772
1989	1,843	227,797
1990	1,825	234,155
1991	1,821	237,713
1992	1,849	241,482
1993	1,832	245,742
1994	1,786	249,115
1995	1,715	252,552
1996	1,610	255,418
1997	1,496	261,200
1998	1,379	267,404
1999	1,315	277,944
2000	1,279	283,946
2001	1,231	289,690
2002	1,166	298,842
2003	1,063	308,856
2004	992	317,286
2005	949	323,908
2006	881	331,364
2007	867	339,963
2008	904	351,661
2009	881	362,238
2010	796	372,934
2011	676	387,290
2012	637	402,243
2013	580	406,582
2014	580	405,019
2015	542	407,008
2016	443	411,480
2017	340	410,366
2018	271	405,454
2019	206	399,436
2020	-10	400,910
2021	-9	403,019
2022	96	415,507
2023	66	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Vincent vs Senegal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 56 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saint Vincent, compared to 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Vincent	Senegal
1985	77	899
1986	71	820
1987	69	760
1988	67	709
1989	70	662
1990	72	640
1991	71	616
1992	89	598
1993	76	589
1994	78	579
1995	80	586
1996	79	601
1997	78	599
1998	77	605
1999	72	602
2000	68	581
2001	64	560
2002	62	531
2003	59	520
2004	56	501
2005	55	488
2006	54	462
2007	54	457
2008	56	463
2009	56	441
2010	59	436
2011	59	415
2012	61	405
2013	73	385
2014	64	373
2015	59	357
2016	52	345
2017	58	325
2018	56	305
2019	58	286
2020	57	252
2021	105	263
2022	56	228
2023	56	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.06% in Saint Vincent and 3.85% in Senegal. 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 Vincent	Senegal
1960	-	29.3%
1961	-	29.4%
1962	-	29.5%
1963	-	29.6%
1964	-	29.7%
1965	-	29.7%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	29.6%
1968	-	29.4%
1969	6.03%	29.2%
1970	6.42%	28.8%
1971	6.82%	28.4%
1972	7.2%	27.8%
1973	7.52%	27%
1974	7.71%	26.2%
1975	7.7%	25.3%
1976	7.45%	24.2%
1977	7.03%	23.1%
1978	6.49%	22.1%
1979	5.91%	21.2%
1980	5.34%	20.4%
1981	4.82%	19.7%
1982	4.34%	19.1%
1983	3.91%	18.5%
1984	3.54%	17.9%
1985	3.22%	17.1%
1986	2.96%	16.3%
1987	2.75%	15.4%
1988	2.59%	14.7%
1989	2.47%	14.1%
1990	2.38%	13.7%
1991	2.31%	13.6%
1992	2.26%	13.5%
1993	2.24%	13.6%
1994	2.23%	13.7%
1995	2.23%	13.8%
1996	2.23%	13.8%
1997	2.24%	13.9%
1998	2.25%	13.7%
1999	2.25%	13.4%
2000	2.25%	12.9%
2001	2.25%	12.2%
2002	2.24%	11.4%
2003	2.25%	10.5%
2004	2.25%	9.59%
2005	2.26%	8.8%
2006	2.26%	8.11%
2007	2.25%	7.52%
2008	2.23%	7.03%
2009	2.19%	6.63%
2010	2.14%	6.3%
2011	2.06%	6.01%
2012	1.98%	5.77%
2013	1.88%	5.57%
2014	1.79%	5.39%
2015	1.69%	5.24%
2016	1.59%	5.11%
2017	1.49%	4.97%
2018	1.39%	4.82%
2019	1.31%	4.65%
2020	1.23%	4.46%
2021	1.17%	4.25%
2022	1.11%	4.04%
2023	1.06%	3.85%