Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.47 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.47 children per women
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.02 children per women
in 1957
All-time low
1.47 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 1.47 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 6.02 children per women in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.47 children per women, in 2023.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.31 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.39 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 5.48 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 5.59 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 5.7 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 5.8 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 5.89 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 6.02 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 6.02 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.77 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 5.46 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 5.26 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 5.12 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 5.21 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 5.23 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.2 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.04 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 4.79 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 4.56 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 4.41 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.21 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 4.03 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.74 children per women | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 3.58 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 3.45 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.35 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.28 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.19 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.02 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 2.98 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 3.02 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.06 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.96 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.9 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.71 children per women | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 2.66 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.53 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.48 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.49 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.55 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.59 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.47 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.32 children per women | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.27 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.21 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.16 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.2 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.22 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.04 children per women | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 2 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.96 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.93 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.87 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.84 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.77 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.74 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.71 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.69 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.66 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.63 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.61 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.58 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.56 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.52 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.51 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.49 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.47 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.47 children per women | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.7 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 6.02 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.03 children per women | 4.41 children per women | 5.46 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.49 children per women | 2.98 children per women | 4.21 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 children per women | 2.48 children per women | 3.06 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 children per women | 2.16 children per women | 2.59 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 2.04 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 1.71 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 170 Hungary 1.47 children per women compare
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- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.47 children per women compare
- 174 Croatia 1.46 children per women compare
- 175 North Macedonia 1.45 children per women compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.45 children per women compare
More population data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7739 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7739 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5806 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 46.88 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0975 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8857 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 116.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,231 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.47 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 children per women in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 children per women in 2023.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).