Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.72 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.72 children per women
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.01 children per women
in 1954
All-time low
1.72 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 1.72 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 6.01 children per women in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.72 children per women, in 2023.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.78 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.85 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 5.89 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.93 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 6.01 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 6.01 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 6 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.98 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 6 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.96 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.89 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.84 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.82 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.78 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.74 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.68 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.62 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.53 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.42 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.3 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.17 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.02 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 4.84 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.67 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.49 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 4.33 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 4.18 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.97 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 3.63 children per women | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 3.57 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.49 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 3.33 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.08 children per women | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 2.9 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.76 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.67 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.61 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.59 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.6 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.62 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.64 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.62 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.56 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.49 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.41 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.33 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.24 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.21 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.21 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.21 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.14 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.05 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.98 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.94 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.97 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.06 children per women | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.08 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.06 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2 children per women | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.03 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.03 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.07 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.06 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.98 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.87 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.84 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.77 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.75 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.73 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.72 children per women | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.94 children per women | 5.78 children per women | 6.01 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.79 children per women | 5.53 children per women | 6 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 children per women | 3.97 children per women | 5.42 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 children per women | 2.59 children per women | 3.63 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 children per women | 1.94 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 129 Georgia 1.78 children per women compare
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- 131 Bulgaria 1.73 children per women compare
- 133 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.72 children per women compare
- 134 Qatar 1.71 children per women compare
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 1.71 children per women compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 101.69 Persons (2050)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4194 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 164.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,849 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1.72 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 children per women in 1954.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 children per women in 2023.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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).