Fertility & birth rates in Saint Vincent and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Saint Vincent vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saint Vincent vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	7.25	5.15
1961	7.16	5.09
1962	7.03	5
1963	6.92	4.91
1964	6.83	4.83
1965	6.74	4.73
1966	6.64	4.64
1967	6.53	4.49
1968	6.42	4.36
1969	6.28	4.23
1970	6.12	4.08
1971	5.95	3.94
1972	5.77	3.81
1973	5.59	3.71
1974	5.38	3.63
1975	5.17	3.58
1976	4.95	3.55
1977	4.75	3.56
1978	4.55	3.59
1979	4.29	3.65
1980	3.92	3.73
1981	3.85	3.8
1982	3.74	3.88
1983	3.56	3.91
1984	3.28	3.95
1985	3.08	3.97
1986	2.92	3.97
1987	2.82	3.94
1988	2.75	3.88
1989	2.73	3.8
1990	2.73	3.75
1991	2.75	3.79
1992	2.76	3.86
1993	2.74	3.92
1994	2.68	3.92
1995	2.61	3.96
1996	2.53	3.95
1997	2.43	3.95
1998	2.35	3.95
1999	2.31	3.92
2000	2.31	3.84
2001	2.3	3.75
2002	2.22	3.64
2003	2.14	3.58
2004	2.09	3.55
2005	2.07	3.55
2006	2.03	3.53
2007	2.06	3.45
2008	2.15	3.42
2009	2.17	3.43
2010	2.14	3.44
2011	2.08	3.46
2012	2.11	3.47
2013	2.11	3.39
2014	2.14	3.33
2015	2.13	3.31
2016	2.06	3.3
2017	1.94	3.3
2018	1.9	3.33
2019	1.86	3.33
2020	1.83	3.31
2021	1.81	3.28
2022	1.79	3.24
2023	1.78	3.21
2024	1.76	3.17
2025	1.75	3.14
2026	1.73	3.1
2027	1.72	3.06
2028	1.71	3.03
2029	1.71	3
2030	1.7	2.97
2031	1.7	2.94
2032	1.69	2.91
2033	1.69	2.88
2034	1.68	2.84
2035	1.68	2.82
2036	1.68	2.79
2037	1.68	2.77
2038	1.67	2.74
2039	1.67	2.72
2040	1.67	2.69
2041	1.67	2.67
2042	1.67	2.65
2043	1.67	2.63
2044	1.66	2.61
2045	1.66	2.58
2046	1.66	2.57
2047	1.66	2.54
2048	1.66	2.52
2049	1.66	2.5
2050	1.66	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saint Vincent	Tuvalu
1960	49%	41%
1961	48.8%	42.1%
1962	48.6%	43.1%
1963	48.2%	43.9%
1964	47.7%	44.1%
1965	47.4%	43.9%
1966	47.1%	43.9%
1967	46.8%	44.1%
1968	46.6%	44.3%
1969	46.4%	43.9%
1970	46.2%	43.2%
1971	46%	42.3%
1972	45.8%	41.3%
1973	45.7%	40.2%
1974	45.5%	39.4%
1975	45.3%	38.9%
1976	45%	38.1%
1977	44.7%	37%
1978	44.4%	35.5%
1979	44.1%	34.5%
1980	43.5%	34%
1981	42.6%	33.4%
1982	41.7%	32.8%
1983	41%	32.1%
1984	40.4%	31.6%
1985	39.9%	31.7%
1986	39.4%	32.3%
1987	38.9%	32.9%
1988	38.4%	33.5%
1989	38%	34.1%
1990	37.5%	34.5%
1991	36.8%	35%
1992	36%	35.4%
1993	35.1%	35.9%
1994	34.4%	36.1%
1995	33.7%	36.2%
1996	33.1%	36.3%
1997	32.5%	36.3%
1998	32%	36.3%
1999	31.6%	36.2%
2000	31.4%	36.3%
2001	31%	36.3%
2002	30.3%	36.3%
2003	29.7%	36%
2004	29%	35.5%
2005	28.4%	35%
2006	27.8%	34.5%
2007	27.2%	34%
2008	26.7%	33.5%
2009	26.1%	33.1%
2010	25.7%	32.8%
2011	25.2%	32.6%
2012	24.8%	32.5%
2013	24.4%	32.4%
2014	24%	32.1%
2015	23.7%	31.9%
2016	23.4%	31.8%
2017	23%	31.6%
2018	22.7%	31.6%
2019	22.5%	31.7%
2020	22.2%	31.7%
2021	22.1%	31.6%
2022	21.9%	32%
2023	21.6%	32.6%
2024	21.3%	32.9%
2025	20.9%	33%
2026	20.4%	32.9%
2027	20%	32.7%
2028	19.5%	32.3%
2029	19%	31.8%
2030	18.6%	31.2%
2031	18.1%	30.6%
2032	17.8%	29.9%
2033	17.5%	29.3%
2034	17.3%	28.7%
2035	17.1%	28.2%
2036	17%	27.8%
2037	16.9%	27.5%
2038	16.9%	27.1%
2039	16.9%	26.9%
2040	16.9%	26.9%
2041	16.9%	26.9%
2042	16.9%	26.9%
2043	16.9%	27%
2044	17%	27.1%
2045	17%	27.3%
2046	17%	27.4%
2047	17%	27.6%
2048	16.9%	27.7%
2049	16.9%	27.8%
2050	16.9%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.3% of the population in Saint Vincent and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saint Vincent and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Saint Vincent vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.24% in Saint Vincent and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	3,029	126
1961	3,059	120
1962	3,073	113
1963	3,086	106
1964	3,130	98
1965	3,165	93
1966	3,194	91
1967	3,212	92
1968	3,218	97
1969	3,200	102
1970	3,161	102
1971	3,102	101
1972	3,033	94
1973	2,952	101
1974	2,863	102
1975	2,775	108
1976	2,694	117
1977	2,622	128
1978	2,581	141
1979	2,575	158
1980	2,362	173
1981	2,429	186
1982	2,477	198
1983	2,411	206
1984	2,248	212
1985	2,128	215
1986	2,020	219
1987	1,937	219
1988	1,876	215
1989	1,843	208
1990	1,825	204
1991	1,821	203
1992	1,849	196
1993	1,832	202
1994	1,786	195
1995	1,715	191
1996	1,610	182
1997	1,496	177
1998	1,379	172
1999	1,315	166
2000	1,279	159
2001	1,231	151
2002	1,166	141
2003	1,063	136
2004	992	132
2005	949	131
2006	881	129
2007	867	125
2008	904	125
2009	881	130
2010	796	136
2011	676	142
2012	637	148
2013	580	148
2014	580	149
2015	542	153
2016	443	157
2017	340	163
2018	271	169
2019	206	166
2020	-10	161
2021	-9	151
2022	96	150
2023	66	137

Maternal mortality chart: Saint Vincent vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saint Vincent	Tuvalu
1985	77	230
1986	71	226
1987	69	252
1988	67	300
1989	70	296
1990	72	291
1991	71	289
1992	89	312
1993	76	286
1994	78	284
1995	80	281
1996	79	277
1997	78	249
1998	77	245
1999	72	242
2000	68	237
2001	64	235
2002	62	234
2003	59	210
2004	56	209
2005	55	230
2006	54	226
2007	54	222
2008	56	219
2009	56	215
2010	59	213
2011	59	169
2012	61	168
2013	73	168
2014	64	168
2015	59	169
2016	52	170
2017	58	171
2018	56	153
2019	58	155
2020	57	206
2021	105	157
2022	56	220
2023	56	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.06% in Saint Vincent and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	-	15.6%
1964	-	14.9%
1965	-	14.2%
1966	-	13.6%
1967	-	12.9%
1968	-	12.3%
1969	6.03%	11.7%
1970	6.42%	11.1%
1971	6.82%	10.5%
1972	7.2%	9.93%
1973	7.52%	9.37%
1974	7.71%	8.81%
1975	7.7%	8.31%
1976	7.45%	7.84%
1977	7.03%	7.43%
1978	6.49%	7.08%
1979	5.91%	6.76%
1980	5.34%	6.49%
1981	4.82%	6.26%
1982	4.34%	6.06%
1983	3.91%	5.9%
1984	3.54%	5.76%
1985	3.22%	5.66%
1986	2.96%	5.59%
1987	2.75%	5.53%
1988	2.59%	5.47%
1989	2.47%	5.42%
1990	2.38%	5.37%
1991	2.31%	5.31%
1992	2.26%	5.24%
1993	2.24%	5.15%
1994	2.23%	5.05%
1995	2.23%	4.94%
1996	2.23%	4.81%
1997	2.24%	4.67%
1998	2.25%	4.52%
1999	2.25%	4.39%
2000	2.25%	4.26%
2001	2.25%	4.16%
2002	2.24%	4.07%
2003	2.25%	3.98%
2004	2.25%	3.89%
2005	2.26%	3.8%
2006	2.26%	3.68%
2007	2.25%	3.56%
2008	2.23%	3.42%
2009	2.19%	3.28%
2010	2.14%	3.14%
2011	2.06%	3.02%
2012	1.98%	2.91%
2013	1.88%	2.8%
2014	1.79%	2.71%
2015	1.69%	2.61%
2016	1.59%	2.52%
2017	1.49%	2.43%
2018	1.39%	2.35%
2019	1.31%	2.27%
2020	1.23%	2.19%
2021	1.17%	2.12%
2022	1.11%	2.05%
2023	1.06%	1.99%