Fertility & birth rates in Saint Vincent and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Saint Vincent vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Vincent vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	7.25	7.16
1961	7.16	7.18
1962	7.03	7.2
1963	6.92	7.2
1964	6.83	7.22
1965	6.74	7.22
1966	6.64	7.25
1967	6.53	7.26
1968	6.42	7.26
1969	6.28	7.28
1970	6.12	7.29
1971	5.95	7.3
1972	5.77	7.31
1973	5.59	7.31
1974	5.38	7.31
1975	5.17	7.33
1976	4.95	7.33
1977	4.75	7.33
1978	4.55	7.33
1979	4.29	7.32
1980	3.92	7.33
1981	3.85	7.33
1982	3.74	7.34
1983	3.56	7.34
1984	3.28	7.35
1985	3.08	7.36
1986	2.92	7.38
1987	2.82	7.39
1988	2.75	7.38
1989	2.73	7.37
1990	2.73	7.38
1991	2.75	7.38
1992	2.76	7.37
1993	2.74	7.36
1994	2.68	7.35
1995	2.61	7.34
1996	2.53	7.32
1997	2.43	7.2
1998	2.35	7.08
1999	2.31	6.94
2000	2.31	6.8
2001	2.3	6.65
2002	2.22	6.52
2003	2.14	6.35
2004	2.09	6.19
2005	2.07	6.02
2006	2.03	5.85
2007	2.06	5.7
2008	2.15	5.57
2009	2.17	5.45
2010	2.14	5.32
2011	2.08	5.19
2012	2.11	5.06
2013	2.11	4.94
2014	2.14	4.82
2015	2.13	4.7
2016	2.06	4.58
2017	1.94	4.48
2018	1.9	4.37
2019	1.86	4.26
2020	1.83	4.16
2021	1.81	4.05
2022	1.79	3.96
2023	1.78	3.86
2024	1.76	3.79
2025	1.75	3.71
2026	1.73	3.63
2027	1.72	3.56
2028	1.71	3.49
2029	1.71	3.43
2030	1.7	3.37
2031	1.7	3.31
2032	1.69	3.26
2033	1.69	3.2
2034	1.68	3.15
2035	1.68	3.1
2036	1.68	3.06
2037	1.68	3.01
2038	1.67	2.96
2039	1.67	2.92
2040	1.67	2.88
2041	1.67	2.84
2042	1.67	2.8
2043	1.67	2.76
2044	1.66	2.73
2045	1.66	2.69
2046	1.66	2.66
2047	1.66	2.63
2048	1.66	2.6
2049	1.66	2.58
2050	1.66	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Vincent	South Sudan
1960	49%	42.5%
1961	48.8%	42.6%
1962	48.6%	42.6%
1963	48.2%	42.8%
1964	47.7%	43%
1965	47.4%	43.3%
1966	47.1%	43.5%
1967	46.8%	43.8%
1968	46.6%	44%
1969	46.4%	44.3%
1970	46.2%	44.5%
1971	46%	44.7%
1972	45.8%	44.8%
1973	45.7%	45%
1974	45.5%	45.1%
1975	45.3%	45.2%
1976	45%	45.3%
1977	44.7%	45.4%
1978	44.4%	45.5%
1979	44.1%	45.7%
1980	43.5%	45.8%
1981	42.6%	46%
1982	41.7%	46.2%
1983	41%	46.3%
1984	40.4%	46.5%
1985	39.9%	46.6%
1986	39.4%	46.7%
1987	38.9%	46.9%
1988	38.4%	46.2%
1989	38%	45.4%
1990	37.5%	45.4%
1991	36.8%	45.5%
1992	36%	45.6%
1993	35.1%	45.7%
1994	34.4%	45.8%
1995	33.7%	45.8%
1996	33.1%	46%
1997	32.5%	46%
1998	32%	45.8%
1999	31.6%	45.6%
2000	31.4%	45.5%
2001	31%	45.5%
2002	30.3%	45.7%
2003	29.7%	45.9%
2004	29%	45.8%
2005	28.4%	45.3%
2006	27.8%	44.8%
2007	27.2%	44.3%
2008	26.7%	43.8%
2009	26.1%	43.4%
2010	25.7%	42.8%
2011	25.2%	42.2%
2012	24.8%	41.9%
2013	24.4%	41.9%
2014	24%	42.5%
2015	23.7%	43.1%
2016	23.4%	43.7%
2017	23%	45%
2018	22.7%	44.9%
2019	22.5%	43.6%
2020	22.2%	42.4%
2021	22.1%	41.6%
2022	21.9%	40.9%
2023	21.6%	39.9%
2024	21.3%	38.9%
2025	20.9%	38%
2026	20.4%	37.1%
2027	20%	36.2%
2028	19.5%	35.5%
2029	19%	35%
2030	18.6%	34.7%
2031	18.1%	34.5%
2032	17.8%	34.4%
2033	17.5%	34.3%
2034	17.3%	34.3%
2035	17.1%	34.2%
2036	17%	34.1%
2037	16.9%	34%
2038	16.9%	33.8%
2039	16.9%	33.7%
2040	16.9%	33.4%
2041	16.9%	33.2%
2042	16.9%	32.9%
2043	16.9%	32.5%
2044	17%	32.2%
2045	17%	31.8%
2046	17%	31.4%
2047	17%	31%
2048	16.9%	30.5%
2049	16.9%	30.1%
2050	16.9%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.3% of the population in Saint Vincent and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Vincent and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Saint Vincent vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.24% in Saint Vincent and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	3,029	42,945
1961	3,059	45,186
1962	3,073	47,406
1963	3,086	46,333
1964	3,130	64,786
1965	3,165	51,682
1966	3,194	38,523
1967	3,212	41,357
1968	3,218	44,213
1969	3,200	42,015
1970	3,161	44,776
1971	3,102	72,308
1972	3,033	74,803
1973	2,952	94,765
1974	2,863	97,181
1975	2,775	99,882
1976	2,694	102,346
1977	2,622	104,886
1978	2,581	107,352
1979	2,575	109,540
1980	2,362	112,307
1981	2,429	115,163
1982	2,477	118,641
1983	2,411	104,107
1984	2,248	90,970
1985	2,128	95,342
1986	2,020	99,502
1987	1,937	5,756
1988	1,876	-125,447
1989	1,843	83,735
1990	1,825	82,900
1991	1,821	87,873
1992	1,849	28,874
1993	1,832	32,779
1994	1,786	165,407
1995	1,715	110,417
1996	1,610	116,728
1997	1,496	121,454
1998	1,379	-12,157
1999	1,315	180,721
2000	1,279	196,055
2001	1,231	204,108
2002	1,166	212,014
2003	1,063	225,822
2004	992	231,877
2005	949	239,272
2006	881	246,706
2007	867	256,546
2008	904	268,268
2009	881	278,859
2010	796	287,409
2011	676	303,181
2012	637	312,974
2013	580	315,983
2014	580	227,611
2015	542	148,542
2016	443	110,553
2017	340	72,193
2018	271	168,497
2019	206	209,708
2020	-10	212,332
2021	-9	213,567
2022	96	211,166
2023	66	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Vincent vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Vincent	South Sudan
1985	77	3,845
1986	71	3,720
1987	69	8,045
1988	67	5,535
1989	70	5,103
1990	72	4,877
1991	71	4,764
1992	89	7,597
1993	76	7,537
1994	78	1,666
1995	80	4,430
1996	79	4,357
1997	78	4,172
1998	77	7,514
1999	72	2,048
2000	68	1,658
2001	64	1,580
2002	62	1,521
2003	59	1,199
2004	56	1,150
2005	55	1,074
2006	54	1,005
2007	54	933
2008	56	858
2009	56	823
2010	59	776
2011	59	770
2012	61	755
2013	73	771
2014	64	1,216
2015	59	1,436
2016	52	1,629
2017	58	1,662
2018	56	913
2019	58	745
2020	57	729
2021	105	749
2022	56	704
2023	56	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.06% in Saint Vincent and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	6.03%	32.6%
1970	6.42%	32.3%
1971	6.82%	31.9%
1972	7.2%	31.6%
1973	7.52%	31.3%
1974	7.71%	30.9%
1975	7.7%	30.6%
1976	7.45%	30.2%
1977	7.03%	29.9%
1978	6.49%	29.5%
1979	5.91%	29.2%
1980	5.34%	28.9%
1981	4.82%	28.5%
1982	4.34%	28.2%
1983	3.91%	27.8%
1984	3.54%	27.5%
1985	3.22%	27.1%
1986	2.96%	26.7%
1987	2.75%	36%
1988	2.59%	76.7%
1989	2.47%	30.7%
1990	2.38%	30.3%
1991	2.31%	29.7%
1992	2.26%	33.8%
1993	2.24%	33.1%
1994	2.23%	23%
1995	2.23%	27%
1996	2.23%	26.1%
1997	2.24%	25.2%
1998	2.25%	42.6%
1999	2.25%	19.2%
2000	2.25%	18.3%
2001	2.25%	17.4%
2002	2.24%	16.5%
2003	2.25%	15.7%
2004	2.25%	14.8%
2005	2.26%	14.1%
2006	2.26%	13.4%
2007	2.25%	12.7%
2008	2.23%	12.1%
2009	2.19%	11.5%
2010	2.14%	10.9%
2011	2.06%	10.5%
2012	1.98%	10.1%
2013	1.88%	9.92%
2014	1.79%	18.2%
2015	1.69%	23.7%
2016	1.59%	26.4%
2017	1.49%	27.8%
2018	1.39%	13.2%
2019	1.31%	9.87%
2020	1.23%	9.87%
2021	1.17%	9.87%
2022	1.11%	9.87%
2023	1.06%	9.87%