Fertility & birth rates in Saint Vincent and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Saint Vincent vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Vincent vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	7.25	2.44
1961	7.16	2.52
1962	7.03	2.58
1963	6.92	2.65
1964	6.83	2.66
1965	6.74	2.59
1966	6.64	2.5
1967	6.53	2.39
1968	6.42	2.29
1969	6.28	2.19
1970	6.12	2.1
1971	5.95	2.04
1972	5.77	1.91
1973	5.59	1.81
1974	5.38	1.73
1975	5.17	1.61
1976	4.95	1.55
1977	4.75	1.53
1978	4.55	1.51
1979	4.29	1.52
1980	3.92	1.55
1981	3.85	1.55
1982	3.74	1.56
1983	3.56	1.52
1984	3.28	1.53
1985	3.08	1.52
1986	2.92	1.53
1987	2.82	1.52
1988	2.75	1.57
1989	2.73	1.56
1990	2.73	1.58
1991	2.75	1.58
1992	2.76	1.58
1993	2.74	1.51
1994	2.68	1.49
1995	2.61	1.48
1996	2.53	1.5
1997	2.43	1.48
1998	2.35	1.47
1999	2.31	1.48
2000	2.31	1.5
2001	2.3	1.38
2002	2.22	1.39
2003	2.14	1.39
2004	2.09	1.42
2005	2.07	1.42
2006	2.03	1.44
2007	2.06	1.46
2008	2.15	1.48
2009	2.17	1.5
2010	2.14	1.52
2011	2.08	1.52
2012	2.11	1.52
2013	2.11	1.52
2014	2.14	1.54
2015	2.13	1.54
2016	2.06	1.54
2017	1.94	1.52
2018	1.9	1.52
2019	1.86	1.48
2020	1.83	1.46
2021	1.81	1.52
2022	1.79	1.39
2023	1.78	1.33
2024	1.76	1.33
2025	1.75	1.34
2026	1.73	1.34
2027	1.72	1.35
2028	1.71	1.35
2029	1.71	1.35
2030	1.7	1.35
2031	1.7	1.36
2032	1.69	1.36
2033	1.69	1.37
2034	1.68	1.37
2035	1.68	1.37
2036	1.68	1.38
2037	1.68	1.38
2038	1.67	1.38
2039	1.67	1.38
2040	1.67	1.39
2041	1.67	1.39
2042	1.67	1.39
2043	1.67	1.4
2044	1.66	1.4
2045	1.66	1.4
2046	1.66	1.4
2047	1.66	1.41
2048	1.66	1.41
2049	1.66	1.41
2050	1.66	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Vincent	Switzerland
1960	49%	24%
1961	48.8%	24%
1962	48.6%	24.1%
1963	48.2%	24.1%
1964	47.7%	24.1%
1965	47.4%	24.1%
1966	47.1%	24.2%
1967	46.8%	24.1%
1968	46.6%	24%
1969	46.4%	23.8%
1970	46.2%	23.8%
1971	46%	23.7%
1972	45.8%	23.5%
1973	45.7%	23.2%
1974	45.5%	22.8%
1975	45.3%	22.4%
1976	45%	22%
1977	44.7%	21.4%
1978	44.4%	20.9%
1979	44.1%	20.3%
1980	43.5%	19.7%
1981	42.6%	19.2%
1982	41.7%	18.8%
1983	41%	18.3%
1984	40.4%	18%
1985	39.9%	17.6%
1986	39.4%	17.4%
1987	38.9%	17.2%
1988	38.4%	17.1%
1989	38%	17%
1990	37.5%	17.1%
1991	36.8%	17.2%
1992	36%	17.3%
1993	35.1%	17.5%
1994	34.4%	17.6%
1995	33.7%	17.6%
1996	33.1%	17.7%
1997	32.5%	17.6%
1998	32%	17.6%
1999	31.6%	17.5%
2000	31.4%	17.4%
2001	31%	17.1%
2002	30.3%	16.8%
2003	29.7%	16.6%
2004	29%	16.4%
2005	28.4%	16.1%
2006	27.8%	15.9%
2007	27.2%	15.6%
2008	26.7%	15.4%
2009	26.1%	15.3%
2010	25.7%	15.2%
2011	25.2%	15.1%
2012	24.8%	15%
2013	24.4%	14.9%
2014	24%	14.9%
2015	23.7%	14.9%
2016	23.4%	14.9%
2017	23%	14.9%
2018	22.7%	15%
2019	22.5%	15%
2020	22.2%	15.1%
2021	22.1%	15.1%
2022	21.9%	15.1%
2023	21.6%	15%
2024	21.3%	15%
2025	20.9%	14.9%
2026	20.4%	14.8%
2027	20%	14.7%
2028	19.5%	14.6%
2029	19%	14.5%
2030	18.6%	14.3%
2031	18.1%	14.1%
2032	17.8%	14%
2033	17.5%	13.8%
2034	17.3%	13.6%
2035	17.1%	13.5%
2036	17%	13.3%
2037	16.9%	13.2%
2038	16.9%	13.1%
2039	16.9%	13%
2040	16.9%	12.9%
2041	16.9%	12.8%
2042	16.9%	12.8%
2043	16.9%	12.7%
2044	17%	12.8%
2045	17%	12.8%
2046	17%	12.8%
2047	17%	12.9%
2048	16.9%	12.9%
2049	16.9%	13%
2050	16.9%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.3% of the population in Saint Vincent and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Vincent and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Saint Vincent vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.24% in Saint Vincent and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	3,029	42,090
1961	3,059	48,365
1962	3,073	49,050
1963	3,086	52,956
1964	3,130	59,050
1965	3,165	56,222
1966	3,194	53,854
1967	3,212	52,128
1968	3,218	47,328
1969	3,200	44,182
1970	3,161	42,648
1971	3,102	38,523
1972	3,033	35,061
1973	2,952	30,906
1974	2,863	27,902
1975	2,775	22,820
1976	2,694	17,017
1977	2,622	16,959
1978	2,581	13,820
1979	2,575	14,477
1980	2,362	14,535
1981	2,429	13,979
1982	2,477	15,339
1983	2,411	12,837
1984	2,248	16,105
1985	2,128	14,882
1986	2,020	16,261
1987	1,937	15,708
1988	1,876	21,099
1989	1,843	19,941
1990	1,825	20,146
1991	1,821	23,800
1992	1,849	24,064
1993	1,832	21,509
1994	1,786	20,982
1995	1,715	19,010
1996	1,610	19,801
1997	1,496	17,722
1998	1,379	16,353
1999	1,315	16,431
2000	1,279	15,806
2001	1,231	10,845
2002	1,166	10,199
2003	1,063	8,807
2004	992	13,302
2005	949	11,899
2006	881	12,723
2007	867	13,592
2008	904	15,295
2009	881	15,487
2010	796	17,997
2011	676	18,990
2012	637	18,393
2013	580	17,797
2014	580	21,290
2015	542	19,050
2016	443	22,608
2017	340	20,284
2018	271	20,434
2019	206	18,008
2020	-10	9,502
2021	-9	18,279
2022	96	7,899
2023	66	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Vincent vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Vincent	Switzerland
1985	77	15
1986	71	14
1987	69	14
1988	67	15
1989	70	14
1990	72	14
1991	71	14
1992	89	13
1993	76	13
1994	78	12
1995	80	12
1996	79	11
1997	78	10
1998	77	10
1999	72	9
2000	68	9
2001	64	8
2002	62	9
2003	59	8
2004	56	8
2005	55	8
2006	54	8
2007	54	7
2008	56	7
2009	56	7
2010	59	7
2011	59	7
2012	61	7
2013	73	7
2014	64	6
2015	59	6
2016	52	7
2017	58	6
2018	56	6
2019	58	6
2020	57	5
2021	105	4
2022	56	4
2023	56	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.06% in Saint Vincent and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	6.03%	1.92%
1970	6.42%	1.84%
1971	6.82%	1.76%
1972	7.2%	1.67%
1973	7.52%	1.57%
1974	7.71%	1.48%
1975	7.7%	1.38%
1976	7.45%	1.29%
1977	7.03%	1.21%
1978	6.49%	1.14%
1979	5.91%	1.09%
1980	5.34%	1.04%
1981	4.82%	1%
1982	4.34%	0.97%
1983	3.91%	0.94%
1984	3.54%	0.92%
1985	3.22%	0.9%
1986	2.96%	0.89%
1987	2.75%	0.88%
1988	2.59%	0.86%
1989	2.47%	0.84%
1990	2.38%	0.82%
1991	2.31%	0.78%
1992	2.26%	0.75%
1993	2.24%	0.71%
1994	2.23%	0.67%
1995	2.23%	0.64%
1996	2.23%	0.62%
1997	2.24%	0.6%
1998	2.25%	0.58%
1999	2.25%	0.57%
2000	2.25%	0.56%
2001	2.25%	0.55%
2002	2.24%	0.54%
2003	2.25%	0.53%
2004	2.25%	0.52%
2005	2.26%	0.51%
2006	2.26%	0.49%
2007	2.25%	0.48%
2008	2.23%	0.47%
2009	2.19%	0.46%
2010	2.14%	0.46%
2011	2.06%	0.45%
2012	1.98%	0.44%
2013	1.88%	0.44%
2014	1.79%	0.43%
2015	1.69%	0.43%
2016	1.59%	0.42%
2017	1.49%	0.41%
2018	1.39%	0.41%
2019	1.31%	0.4%
2020	1.23%	0.4%
2021	1.17%	0.4%
2022	1.11%	0.4%
2023	1.06%	0.39%